Publishers / Marvel / Tales of Suspense (1959) / #56
56August 1964
$0.12

Tales of Suspense #56

Marvel · August 1964 · on sale 1964-05-12

First appearance: Milos MasarykFirst appearance: UnicornOrigin: Milos Masaryk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
August 1964
Key date
1964-08-00
On-sale date
1964-05-12
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Milos Masaryk - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Unicorn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Milos Masaryk, Unicorn.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Uncanny Unicorn!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekIron Man, Milos Masaryk First, Pepper Potts, Tony Stark, Unicorn First
2The Uncanny Unicorn!comic story18script: Stan Lee; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; letters: S. RosenGiant-Man, Happy Hogan, Iron Man, Milos Masaryk First, Pepper Potts, Hank Pym, Tony Stark, Thor, Unicorn First, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Thor Odinson
3Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Pouf!text story1letters: typesetCharlie Smith; Will
12The Watcher's Sacrifice!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Geo. Bell; letters: Art SimekWatcher [Uatu]; Queen Kalthea; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo)]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #141968On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #211969On 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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Series context

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Sources

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