Iron Man

One of the worst surprises that can happen to a comic collector is to spend a large sum on a first appearance of Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #39 or Ant Man in Tales to Astonish #27 or an early issue of Batman, Superman, or Amazing Spider-man and end up finding out that the comic has been restore...

By Brian Cronin Tales of Suspense #47 (1963).... Fantastic, a weekly reprinting of various Marvel comics, began in early 1967, with reprints of Thor, Iron Man and the X-Men. And, naturally, by the time the Avengers really got going, Iron Man had ditched the gold armor and had moved on to the red and gold armor.

By Brian Cronin I'm surprised there's no Tales of Suspense covers, especially the Jack Kirby cover from Iron Man's first appearance. I'm surprised there's no Tales of Suspense covers, especially the Jack Kirby cover from Iron Man's first appearance.

By Kevin Melrose The $100 omnibus edition won’t appeal to someone wandering into the comic store from the theater, it’ll undoubtedly lure the die-hard Iron Man fan. It collects Tales of Suspense #39-83 and Tales to Astonish #82 (with letters columns, unused covers, pinups and essays) — classic tales by t...

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) The Mandarin made his Marvel Comics debut in February 1964 in Tales of Suspense #50. The character is one of the world’s greatest scientific geniuses and a skilled martial artist. Seeking world domination, The Mandarin has no superhuman powers to speak of, he instead makes us of technolog...