Publishers / Marvel / Tales of Suspense (1959) / #55
55July 1964
$0.12

Tales of Suspense #55

Marvel · July 1964 · on sale 1964-04-09

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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
July 1964
Key date
1964-07-00
On-sale date
1964-04-09
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0No One Escapes the Mandarin!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenIron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin
1No One Escapes the Mandarin!comic story13script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Artie SimekIron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts
2Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko
3All About Iron Mancomic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam RosenIron Man [Tony Stark]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Melter [Bruno Horgan]; Mandarin; Scarecrow [Ebenezer Laughton]; Mister Doll [Nathan Dolly]; Gargantus; Crimson Dynamo [Anton Venko]; Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]; Pepper Potts [Virginia Potts]; Happy Hogan
4Pepper Potts' Pin-Up Pageillustration1pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: Sam RosenPepper Potts [Virginia Potts]; Happy Hogan
5The Atomizertext story1letters: typesetCharlie Smith; Will; Joe; Charlie's mother
6The Sun-Stealer!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Larry Lieber; letters: Artie SimekWatcher [Uatu]; Xakku

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #151968On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #201969On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #20
ISBN 0-87135-912-X
1992On eBay ›
Essential Iron Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0759-2
2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #2
ISBN 0-7851-1771-7
2005On eBay ›

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