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    Published Mar 1963 by Marvel.

    Tales of Suspense (1959) 39 CBCS 1.8

    1st app. Iron Man

    Paper: Off white to white

    Cover detached. 1 piece of tape on cover.

    Label #17-336F563-007

    Ended Nov 9 2019
    Winning Bid $2,285

    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. Grade: CBCS 1.8 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)