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Reprinted From41 Tales of Suspense #39 [U.S. Cover Price]
published March 1963
was Iron Man! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #39 [U.S. Cover Price]
published March 1963
was Iron Man Is Born! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #40 [U.S. Cover Price]
published April 1963
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #40 [U.S. Cover Price]
published April 1963
was Iron Man versus Gargantus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #41 [U.S. Cover Price]
published May 1963
was The Stronghold of Dr. Strange! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #41 [U.S. Cover Price]
published May 1963
was The Stronghold of Dr. Strange! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #42 [U.S. Cover Price]
published June 1963
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #42 [U.S. Cover Price]
published June 1963
was Trapped by the Red Barbarian [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #43 [U.S. Cover Price]
published July 1963
was Kala, Queen of the Netherworld! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #43 [U.S. Cover Price]
published July 1963
was Kala, Queen of the Netherworld! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #44 [U.S. Cover Price]
published August 1963
was The Mad Pharoah! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #44 [U.S. Cover Price]
published August 1963
was The Mad Pharoah! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #45 [U.S. Cover Price]
published September 1963
was The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #45 [U.S. Cover Price]
published September 1963
was The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #46 [U.S. Cover Price]
published October 1963
was The Crimson Dynamo! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #46 [U.S. Cover Price]
published October 1963
was Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #47 [U.S. Cover Price]
published November 1963
was The Mysterious Melter! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #47 [U.S. Cover Price]
published November 1963
was Iron Man Battles the Melter! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #48 [U.S. Cover Price]
published December 1963
was See the New Iron Man! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #48 [U.S. Cover Price]
published December 1963
was The Mysterious Mr. Doll! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #49 [U.S. Cover Price]
published January 1964
was The Angel [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #49 [U.S. Cover Price]
published January 1964
was The New Iron Man "Meets the Angel!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #50 [U.S. Cover Price]
published February 1964
was The Mandarin! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #50 [U.S. Cover Price]
published February 1964
was The Hands of the Mandarin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #51 [U.S. Cover Price]
published March 1964
was The Scarecrow! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #51 [U.S. Cover Price]
published March 1964
was The Sinister Scarecrow! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #52 [U.S. Cover Price]
published April 1964
was The Crimson Dynamo Strikes Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #52 [U.S. Cover Price]
published April 1964
was The Crimson Dynamo Strikes Again! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #53 [U.S. Cover Price]
published May 1964
was The Black Widow Strikes Again! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #53 [U.S. Cover Price]
published May 1964
was The Black Widow Strikes Again! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #54 [U.S. Cover Price]
published June 1964
was The Mandarin's Revenge! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #54 [U.S. Cover Price]
published June 1964
was The Mandarin's Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #55 [U.S. Cover Price]
published July 1964
was No One Escapes the Mandarin! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #55 [U.S. Cover Price]
published July 1964
was No One Escapes the Mandarin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #55 [U.S. Cover Price]
published July 1964
was All About Iron Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #56 [U.S. Cover Price]
published August 1964
was The Uncanny Unicorn! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #56 [U.S. Cover Price]
published August 1964
was The Uncanny Unicorn! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #57 [U.S. Cover Price]
published September 1964
was Hawkeye [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #57 [U.S. Cover Price]
published September 1964
was Hawkeye, the Marksman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Tales of Suspense #58 [U.S. Cover Price]
published October 1964
was In Mortal Combat with Captain America! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Tales of Suspense #58 [U.S. Cover Price]
published October 1964
was In Mortal Combat with Captain America! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Inside of dust jacket, front.
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Reverse side of dust jacket.
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Title of volume number, silver on black. No illustrations or additional text.
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Reprints detail from the Iron Man story in Tales of Suspense #73 (January 1966) (splash page) and the Marvel Masterwork pin-up, "The Golden Avenger Iron Man" in Tales of Suspense #61 (January 1965)
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Kala next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #127 (October 1972).
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The unaltered version of this cover was used on Creepy Worlds #68. Note misspelling of "Pharaoh"
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Note misspelling of "Pharaoh" on the splash page and throughout the story.
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Iron Man figure statted from splash page of the Iron Man story in issue #43 (July 1963).
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Happy Hogan is based on pro wrestler-turned-actor Nat Pendleton; Pepper Potts is based on actress Ann B. Davis. [per Henry Kujawa]
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Aluminum actually has a significantly lower melting point than iron.
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Iron Man gets his new, more modern-looking, red and gold armor.
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In this story Pepper gets a makeover and is consequently redrawn as a more attractive woman.
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Black Widow next appears in issue #57 (September 1964).
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The Mandarin next appears in issue #61 (January 1965).
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The first time we learn Pepper's real name: Virginia Potts.
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Unicorn next appears in a cameo in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (1965), before appearing in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966).
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Black Widow last appears in issue #53 (May 1964), the Widow and Hawkeye next appear in issue #60 (December 1964).
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This story sets up the launch of an ongoing Captain America feature in the next issue.
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Letters from Joe Miller, Mike Collins, Joe Bryant, Rick Weingroff and Suzie Modar;
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Letters from Bill Elliott, Don Eden, Margaret Gemignani, Bob Giles, Bill Light and a special announcements section. A line-up of some of the Marvel-ous mags on sale right now. Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #33, Spider-Man #19, Avengers #10, X-Men #8, Strange Tales #127, Thor #110, Astonish #62 and Sgt. Fury #12.
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Letters from Robert Lyle, Varian Waller, Jerry W. Pritchett, Pete Von Sholly (future comics artist), Jim Tapson, George King; Special Announcements Section.
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Detail from page 1 of the "All About Iron Man" special feature comic story in Tales of Suspense #55 (July 1964)
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Letters from Arthur Shimkus, Steve Goss, Lynn Barber, Paul Moslander, Michael Havery, and a special announcements section.
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Letters from Joe Adams, Richard Wilkee, Ira Friedman, George Hagenauer, Richard Dickson, and a special announcements section.
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Letters from Cathi Manfredi, David Banks, Donald Taylor, John Burchfield, and a special announcements section.
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist and an illustration of Iron Man.
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist and an image of Iron Man from the Iron Man story in Tales of Suspense #67 (July 1965) (detail from page 9, panel 7).
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Page two consists of panels taken from the previous issue, i.e. page 6, panels 1-2; page 8, panel 4; page 10, panel 7 (reversed); page 12, panel 6
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Letters page includes Mighty Marvel Checklist and an illustration of Iron Man.
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Letters page includes a "cut-out" application form for M.M.M.S. membership.
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Letters from readers Robert Matthews, Ian Forrest, Louis J. Della Fiore, Joe Hartlaub, William Peters; order blank for joining M.M.M.S.
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Letters from Bob Pence, Alfred Attanasio, Joseph D. Kaposta, Donald McGregor (future Marvel writer and editor), Linda Crowe
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Letters page includes an image of Iron Man statted from Tales of Suspense #71 (November 1965) page 2, panel 2.
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Nick Caputo says "It appears as though Colan inked the Freak and Pepper figures himself, with the rest of the cover inked by Jack Abel."
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Letters from readers Terry McBride, Kenny Chance, Wilfred Khan, Gerald Kreienkamp. Philip Biggs; a promo ad for Fantasy Masterpieces #1.
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Letters page includes an image of Tony Stark statted from page 12, panel 2 of this issue's Iron Man story.
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Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 367,728.
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Letters from Nolan Pottorff, Sal Iacopelli, Joseph Herton, Joseph Martinez, Terry Cook, Yocel Alonso; next issue blurb; a previously-printed picture of Captain America.
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Part 3 of 3. The Mandarin would return 7 months later in TALES OF SUSPENSE #84 (December 1966); Ultimo would eventually return in IRON MAN #69 (August 1974), though his true origins would not be revealed until IRON MAN #23-25 (December 1999-February 2000).
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Letters from Mark Campbell, Gene Brown, John Bemus, Paul Gurian, Stephen McMichael; next issue blurb; order blank for joining M.M.M.S.
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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
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Part 1 of 3. The Avengers were apparently off fighting Power Man & The Swordsman during this story, as shown in THE AVENGERS #29 (June 1966). Warlord Krang plot continues from TALES TO ASTONISH #81 (July 1966), even though that issue probably came out a week or two after this one. Because of Stark's problems with the law, SHIELD was forced to seek other sources of weapons & technology, seen in STRANGE TALES #146-149 (July-October 1966).
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Letters from Larry Ahokas, Steve Martinex, Earl Davis, Ronald W. Lindenboom; order blank for joining M.M.M.S.; a small illustration of Iron Man.
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Story continued in the Sub-Mariner story in Tales to Astonish #82. Reprint correction and addition supplied by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007).
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Letters from Edward Rippy, Gilbert Mazur, Bill Kirchner, Richard Cundari; next issue blurb, order blank for joining M.M.M.S.; Small illustration of Iron Man
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Letters from Bruce Long, Mark Taylor, Gary McCullough, Dave Harrer; next issue blurb; order blank for joining M.M.M.S.
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Letters from Sterling Evans, Raun Nelson, Timothy Kuhn, James Taylor, Bill Todd; includes an ad for the MMMS and an image from an earlier issue.
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Letters from Ray Rodriguez, Dan Madaj, Marvin Wolfman (future comics writer).
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Black and white. Artwork is for Tales of Suspense #42 (June 1963) but copy is from Tales of Suspense #41 (May 1963). It is unclear whether this unusual piece of artwork is simply a mix-up, or whether the name "Dr. Strange" was simply swapped-out for the story which eventually saw print as issue #41.
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Black and white unedited version. The Mandarin has a closed fist and longer finger nails.
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Page 1 of story, original art.
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Black and white original artwork. Page 1 only.
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Black and white unedited artwork. Page 1 only.
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Cover credits per Nick Caputo, July 2012. Spider-Man figure by Ditko, taken from page 14, panel 2 of Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. The rest of the cover is by Kirby and Brodsky.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #4, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #40, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #3.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #7, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #3, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #36. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #111 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 3, panel 3.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #8 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #42. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #111 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #4 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 1 and Hulk story, page 1.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #9, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #43 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #5. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #116 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #13 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #44. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #117 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #5 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 3, panel 8 and Hulk story, page 11, panel 5.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #10, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #45, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #2. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #118 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #14 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #464. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #119 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #2 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 2, panel 5 and Hulk story, page 3, panel 7.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #15 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #47. Also, an image from the Watcher from the Tales of the Watcher story, page 5, panel 4 and the Hulk from the cover of Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 Series) #60.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #60, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #51, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #6. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #120 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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FF cover scene is an amalgamation of images: Dr. Doom is a blow-up of a Kirby/Ayers image; FF figures are taken from Kirby/Sinnott images.
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Possible Verpoorten alterations per Nick Caputo, March 2011. Background has been changed/removed from the original cover.
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Cover based on the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #27
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Cover is altered from original: backgrounds have been changed, the Watcher figure was moved and the FF figures were enlarged.
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Esposito may have inked the bottom tier Iron-Man vignette. Info per Nick Caputo, Aug 2012.
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Unused cover for Marvel Super-Heroes #29. 1/4 page.
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Creator biographies of Stan Lee, Don Heck, Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Larry Lieber and Roy Thomas.
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Inside of dust jacket, rear.
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Blank rear cover.
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Cover gallery featuring mini reprints of covers to Tales of Suspense #39-83 and Tales to Astonish #82
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