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Tales of Suspense (1959) comic books 1963

  • Issue #37
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 37
    • 7" Internal spine split to 3rd page. Staple added (not manufacturing).
    • Interior tearing with impact to 3 story pages. Cover oxidation. Tape on interior cover.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Haag! Hunter of Helpless Humans!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Steve Ditko; An alien hunter named Haag comes to earth looking for new game to hunt and sets out to capture humans from around the world. "Muscle Man" text story. "A Voice in the Dark," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Paul Reinman; A crook hides in a wax museum, but he is scared off by a phonogram record. The curator finds the record, but no one except the statues could have turned it on. "Behold - the Monster!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A publicity agent has a large paper machete monster created to promote a new movie but is despondent when his boss criticizes him for public complaints the object is generating; Unknown to anyone on Earth, an alien invasion force is drawing near when its commander orders the viewscreen to display a typical Earth creature so they will know what to expect. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $65 Tales of Suspense #37 Silver Age Marvel Comics 1963
    2 days left Auction Tales of Suspense #37 (Marvel 1963) Stan Lee Jack Kirby Steve Ditko Dick Ayers

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  • Issue #39
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 39
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Reattached With 1 Piece Of Archival Tape on Interior. Moderate Amount of Archival Tape on Interior Cover.
    • Label #24-0DA8E5D-001
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4411098011
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    • CGC Signature Series
    • Paper: White
    • Signed by Stan Lee on 05/27/2016.
    • Label #1569527003
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Restoration includes: small amount of glue on spine of cover, tear seal to cover.
    • Label #2095253004
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Cover detached.
    • Label #3692591001
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Cover detached. 2 staples added.
    • Label #16-3C7F95F-003
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4087147002
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4164718002
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. First appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man Is Born!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), art by Don Heck; Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists; While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander. "The Treasure" text story. "The Last Rocket!", art by Gene Colan; When the sun starts dying humanity goes into space, except for two nature lovers; Just as the last rocket leaves a new sun flares to life, and the two remaining humans, Adam and Eve, rename the planet Earth. "Gundar!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A shipwrecked man finds cursed Viking ghosts on an island, and his descent from the captain that cursed them releases them. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $14,999 Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 4.0 SS Stan Lee 1963 First Appearance Of Iron Man TOS
    $15,000 TALES OF SUSPENSE #39 (1963) CGC 5.0 OW/W Pages 1st app IRON MAN Tony Stark

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  • Issue #40
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 40
    Auction opens July 6
    • Writing on interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. Second appearance of Iron Man in "Iron Man versus Gargantus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Introduction and origin of Gargantus. "Wrong Number" text story. "Work of Art!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; An unsuccessful artist tries to force a new painter to show him how to paint lifelike pictures; The painter is a sorcerer, and traps the artist in one of his paintings, the secret to his realism. "Prophet of Doom!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man from the future arrives in the present day in order to set himself up as ruler; He attempts to extort 100 million dollars from the Secretary General of the United Nations only to be shocked when the Secretary reveals that he too is from the future and that there are agents planted in every era in order to apprehend criminals who may attempt to alter the course of events. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $3,400 TALES OF SUSPENSE #40 CGC 8.0 OFF-WHITE PAGES MARVEL COMICS 1963
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  • Issue #41
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 41
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2105986002

    Cover by Jack Kirby. In the third appearance of Iron Man, he battles an evil genius named Doctor Strange - but it's not the Stephen Strange later introduced in Strange Tales - in "The Stronghold of Dr. Strange!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R Berns), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An imprisoned criminal scientist takes control of Iron Man in order to free himself; He threatens to blow up the world unless he is made world ruler. "Music Master" text story. "The Sorcerer's Spell," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A wicked general plots the overthrow of his king, but is too afraid to try; He forces a gypsy sorcerer to enchant him to remove his fear. "The End of the Universe!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In the year 3000 a faster than light space ship is developed to take man to the very end of the universe; Since the scientists think the chances of returning are slim, they choose a pilot with an unhappy life of no family, friends, or job who doesn't really care if he can return as long as he learns the secret of the universe. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $128 Tales of Suspense # 41... Fair 1.0 grade...1963 comic book--3rd Iron Man...hf
    $275 TALES OF SUSPENCE # 41 MARVEL 1963 CGC 3.0 3rd APPEARANCE OF IRON MAN
    $299 Tales of Suspense #41 CGC 4.0 1963 2nd Appearance of Iron Man Marvel Comics
    $360 Tales of Suspense #41 CGC GRADED 3.5 - Kirby a/c - 3rd app. of Iron Man - Lee-s

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  • Issue #42
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 42
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1971615014
    • 1" Spine split from top. Inside cover taped. Water spotting with staple rust.
    • 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached, centerfold detached at one staple. Heavy water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3975635004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 2" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," script by Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), art by Don Heck; A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon; The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent. "Discovery" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Speak of the Haunted House!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Two friends make a bet about the existence of ghosts in a haunted house; The doubting friend thinks he saw no ghosts, but the house itself is a ghost. "Escape into Space," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A convict believes that he escaped his captors on a strange planet, but the plan all along was for him to serve his sentence there, thinking that he is free. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $250 Tales of Suspense #42 CGC GRADED 3.5 - 4th app. Iron Man- 1st app. Red Barbarian
    $260 TALES OF SUSPENSE #42 (MARVEL 1963) 4TH. APPEARANCE IRON MAN VG-/VG
    $350 Tales of Suspense #42 - 4th app Iron Man - OWP - FN (6.0)
    $600 TALES OF SUSPENSE 42 MARVEL COMICS 1963 SILVER AGE CGC 5.0 GRADED! 4TH IRONMAN!
    5 days left Auction Tales Of Suspense #42 cgc .5 4th appearance of Iron Man NO RESERVE

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  • Issue #43
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 43
    • Water spotting. Tape.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1350179001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Cover oxidation. Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4377562023
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    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Kala, Queen of the Netherworld!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script) (as R Berns), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Tony Stark is abducted by the queen of an underground kingdom to help her invade the surface; As Iron Man, Stark shows her that she would rapidly age on the surface, convincing her to call off the invasion. "The Journey" text story. "You Can't Change the Past!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A scientist creates a time machine just to prove that it can be done, but never plans to use it, since he knows that it would be too dangerous to attempt to alter the past. "I Was A Victim of Venus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A criminal steals a valuable diamond from Venus, but it is irradiated and makes him sick; He needs to steal the money to pay a doctor. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $80 Tales of Suspense 43 FR Low Grade Complete
    $80 Tales of Suspense 43 FR 1.0 High Definition Scans *
    $95 Tales of Suspense # 43... Fair 1.0 grade...1963 comic book--5th Iron Man...gh
    $275 Tales of Suspense #43 July 1963 CGC 3.5 VG- First App Kala
    $390 Tales of Suspense #43 CGC 4.5 Marvel Comics 1963 Key 1st Kala OW WHITE PAGES
    $400 TALES OF SUSPENSE 43 / CGC 4.5/3rd IRON MAN/1ST KALA NETHERWORLD/1963/Marvel

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  • Issue #44
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 44
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Extra staple added after manufacturing.
    • Label #0318555010
    • 3" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose at staples.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side edge crack
    • Label #16-3A7D252-046
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 1/2" spine split from top. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Writing on interior pages. Staples added (not manufacturing).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Mad Pharoah!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script) (as R. Bern), art by Don Heck; After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharoah, brings Tony Stark into the past to resume his war against Cleopatra; Stark helps Cleopatra defeat Hatap as Iron Man. "The Tree" text story. "One of Us Must Die!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; When a space passenger yacht is damaged, one of the passengers must be sacrificed for the others to survive; The captain lies in order to discover which is the most selfish and trick that person into making the sacrifice. "I Come From the Sky!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A communist agent in Africa is supplying guns and explosives to tribesmen to encourage uprisings; When flying his plane to another group, he gets struck by lightning and ditches his plane near an unknown tribe; These natives are like the ones in King Kong who have built a huge wall to keep out some horrible beast. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $75 Tales of Suspense #44 1963 Marvel Comics 6th Iron Man Low Grade Fragile Pages
    $250 Tales of Suspense #44 (Aug., 1963) Cgc 4.0 OW-W

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  • Issue #45
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 45
    • 7" Cumulative spine split (partially taped).Cover detached and anchored with tape. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Misc debris in case
    • Label #1289216006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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    • 2" cumulative spine split. Book-width tear on front cover with tape.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • INCOMPLETE. Remainder strip torn from cover and first page (cut through next few pages), missing story page 7/8 and one ad page. Staples removed.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Back Cover Missing. INCOMPLETE. Centerfold Detached. Wrong Back Cover Attached to Front With Moderate Amount of Tape on Interior Cover.
    • Label #23-24AAA48-003
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck. "The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (as R. Berns) (script), art by Don Heck; A washed up boxer saves Stark's life, and he hires him as a chauffeur; Meanwhile, a scientist fired by Stark creates a suit that gives him the power to freeze whatever is near him. Ad for The Avengers. "I Come From Far Centaurus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Matt Fox; A greedy man is delighted when an alien shows that he will be rich, but he is sentenced to exile for fraud, and imprisoned on an asteroid where his money is useless. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $299 Tales Of Suspense #45 GD/VG 3.0 1st Pepper Potts & Happy Hogan! Marvel MCU 1963

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  • Issue #46
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 46
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0356516006
    • Water spotting.
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #4077685018
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Water damage and residue.
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of glue on cover.
    • Label #3975635008
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script) (as R. Berns), art by Don Heck; Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo in the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man"; Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect. "The Utopia" text story. "The Gargoyles," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man discovers a race of creatures that come up from below ground that the African natives base their wood carvings upon; Since they keep their presence secret, the man worries they mean humanity harm, but everyone he speaks to refuses to believe his fantastic tale. "Mr. Flubb's Flashlight," script by Stan Lee, art by Sol Brodsky; A lazy and incompetent reporter saves a stranger's life; When he's offered a flashlight as a reward he is offended and turns it down, so the stranger uses the light (a transporter) to return to Alpha Centauri. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $125 Tales of Suspense #46 - 1st app Crimson Dynamo - Iron Man - OWP - VG+ (4.5)
    $220 TALES OF SUSPENSE #46-- comic book-- 1963--IRON MAN--1st CRIMSON DYNAMO
    $460 Tales of Suspense #46 CGC 6.5 1st app Crimson Dynamo, Early Iron Man Gold Armor
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    2 days left Auction Tales of Suspense #46 (1963) VG (4.0) Iron Man! 1st Crimson Dynamo! Kirby Cover!
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  • Issue #47
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 47
    Auction opens June 24
    • Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2141147003
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos. "Iron Man Battles the Melter!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Don Heck; A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants. Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter; He defeats him by constructing an aluminum suit that he cannot melt. "The Green Man" text story. "Shock!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); A radar operator turns off Earth's defenses when alien raiders offer him the most beautiful woman in the universe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $125 Tales of Suspense #47 - 1st app The Melter - Iron Man - OWP - VG+ (4.5)
    $160 Tales Of Suspense #47 (CGC 3.0) (1963, Marvel) 1st Melter!
    3 days left Auction Tales of Suspense 47 Silver Age Marvel comic book
    2 days left Auction Tales Of Suspense #47 CGC 7.0 Iron Man 1st Appearance Melter! Marvel 1963
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  • Issue #48
    Tales of Suspense (1959) 48
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #3982976004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Writing on interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Water spots, cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Centerfold detached at one staple, water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky. Iron Man gets a snazzy new costume in "The Mysterious Mr. Doll!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Dick Ayers; Mister Doll uses magic dolls to take over whole companies; Iron Man stops him with the help of a new suit of armor. "The Pact," art by Joe Maneely; An historian writing about the trial and execution of his ancestor for witchcraft interviews the only remaining party concerned in the case: the Devil. "Kraddak," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); An alien tells a greedy mine owner that he will be killed in a fall; The mine owner hides at the lowest possible point in his mine. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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    $466 TALES OF SUSPENSE #48 KEY ISSUE FIRST NEW ARMOR 1964 FN + 6.5/7.0 IRON-MAN

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