*Marvel: One of the cleverer menaces fought by Hank Pym/Ant-Man in his early days was the Protector, a super-villain with an unusual twist to his modus operandi. The Protector is one of the handful of Marvel villains never to make a second appearance, for spoilerific reasons, but I’m sure we can expect him to be optioned for a movie franchise any day now, so seize the opportunity to collect your ‘Protector set!’. This engaging Lee/Kirby tale is backed up by Lee & Heck’s ‘Afraid To Dream’, and the Lee/Ditko ‘The Star Pirates’, in the period when the title was transitioning from a ‘Big Panty Monster’ showcase to an integral part of the Marvel Universe. This is a sound copy with light to moderate spine creasing, cover scene unimpaired, but with a small cover edge tear, around the top of the Protector’s – is that a beret? No style, these villains!
PICTURED: TALES TO ASTONISH #37 VG+ p £75