Comic Book: Tales of Suspense (1959 series)
Description:
Starting out as a monster book in 1959, this title made history when the invincible Iron Man was introduced in issue #39. At issue #60 Shellhead began splitting the book with Captain America in his first Silver Age series. This arrangement ran up until it hit #99 after which it was retitled CAPTAIN AMERICA with the next issue, and IRON MAN began his own title with issue #1!
Data Sheet:
Jan 1959 to Mar 1968
1959
N/A
Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
Comics Index
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Indexed Comics:
99
Comics sorted by date. Oldest shown first. Up to 25 comics per page. Page navigator at the bottom of the page.
March 1966"The Fury of ... the Freak!"
Script: Stan LeeIron Man catches up to the rampaging Freak (who is his friend Happy Hogan transformed by the use of the untested Enervator during surgery). [...]
April 1966"Here Lies Hidden.. the Unspeakable Ultimo!"
Script: Stan LeeAs the murderous Freak approaches the weakened Iron Man, the feedback from the Enervator is heating the hero’s armor to deadly levels of intensity. Suddenly Iron Man’s scheme works, and the Freak quickly reverts to the form of the faithful chauffeur Happy Hogan. [...]
May 1966"Ultimo Lives!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark is a prisoner of the Mandarin at the villain’s fortress in China, and what’s worse is that the Mandarin has hurled Tony’s briefcase—containing his Iron Man armor—out of the window and into the moat. [...]
June 1966"Crescendo!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Mandarin’s massive monster Ultimo hurls Iron Man to his death against the jagged rocks of a cliff and the hero’s jet boots barely manage to allow him to miss the cliff. [...]
July 1966"Disaster!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark has returned from China, where he won a victory as Iron Man over the Mandarin, to find his factories closed, his money impounded, and a warrant is out for his arrest. Weakened from his battle with Ultimo, he dons his armor and gives himself a temporary charge, then goes in search of aid. [...]
August 1966"When Fall the Mighty!"
Script: Stan LeeStory continued from TALES TO ASTONISH #81.
The angry Sub-Mariner attacks the weakened and confused Iron Man in the Stark factory, hurling the armored hero around like a rag doll. [...]
September 1966"The Return of the Titanium Man!"
Script: Stan LeeHaving made up his mind to testify before Senator Byrd’s committee, Tony Stark packs his Iron Man armor into his briefcase and hopes he can divulge the secrets of the armor without revealing his dual identity. [...]
October 1966"By Force of Arms!"
Script: Stan LeeIn the skies over Washington DC, Iron Man is locked in combat with the sleeker upgraded Titanium Man. The Soviet villain is completely confident of a victory this time worrying the surprised Shellhead. [...]
November 1966"Victory!"
Script: Iron Man tosses a live wire from his armor, shorting out the paralysis beam which kept Pepper Potts a captive of Titanium Man. The enraged Iron Man begins furiously pounding at his foe, overwhelming him with the force of his attack. [...]
December 1966"The Other Iron Man!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark finally appears before Senator Byrd’s Congressional Committee to reveal all of Iron Man’s secrets. Suddenly he collapses from a heart attack and is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. [...]
January 1967"Into the Jaws of Death"
Script: Stan LeeIn a remote fortress in China, the Mandarin is unleashing blasts from his power rings at Iron Man, who is really Happy Hogan. Tony Stark’s faithful sidekick had donned the armor last issue to deflect suspicions that Tony is Iron Man and now he has been teleported away by the hero’s arch-enemy. [...]
February 1967"Death Duel for the Life of Happy Hogan!"
Script: Stan LeeIt’s the Mandarin versus the real Iron Man in the dungeons of the Asian villain’s stronghold in China. Everything the Mandarin dishes out—impact blasts, karate, freezing rays--Iron Man can take, thanks to his new upgraded armor. [...]
March 1967"Crisis—at the Earth’s Core!"
Script: Stan LeeThe story opens in mid-disaster as Tony Stark is testing his new atomic-powered earth-borer. The reactor is heading toward critical mass and Tony orders Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts to evacuate the factory. [...]
April 1967"Beyond All Rescue!"
Script: Stan LeeIron Man digs his way out of the rockslide caused by the Mole Man last issue to discover Pepper Potts, who had refused to leave the Stark factory before it was dragged to the underground land by the villain. [...]
May 1967"The Monstrous Menace of the Mysterious Melter!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark is supervising construction of a new factory to replace the one destroyed by the Mole Man (issues #87-88). [...]
June 1967"The Golden Ghost!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark is a captive of the Melter in his own lab, forced to make a smaller transistorized version of the villain’s melting gun. [...]
July 1967"The Uncanny Challenge of the Crusher!"
Script: Stan LeeAs the story opens, Tony Stark is successfully testing his new transistorized centrifuge machine, which can generate the greatest gravity force ever harnessed. And he’s made a portable version too (rather conveniently for this story)…. [...]
August 1967"Within the Vastness of Vietnam!"
Script: Stan LeeIn Vietnam, Iron Man is testing the new tracer shells Tony Stark has developed for the military by offering himself as a target. The bullets zero in on the hero as he dodges through the air, protected by his super-strong armor. [...]
September 1967"The Golden Gladiator and … the Giant!"
Script: Stan LeeIn a dark tunnel in the castle stronghold of the Vietnamese scientist Half-Face, Iron Man comes face-to-face with the madman’s latest creation…the Titanium Man! Thought to have drowned in the ocean in issue #83, the Russian giant was recovered and improved by Half-Face. [...]
October 1967"The Tragedy and the Triumph!"
Script: Stan LeeA powerless Iron Man hears the scheme of Half-Face to have Titanium Man destroy a peaceful village so that the Americans will be blamed for the atrocity. [...]
November 1967"If a Man Be Stone!"
Script: Stan LeeTony Stark returns from Vietnam and his battle with Titanium Man to find his Long Island plant in turmoil. The guards are scrambling because an intruder has gotten into the facility; Tony joins them in their search for the potential terrorist and they discover him in Stark’s office. [...]
December 1967"The Deadly Victory!"
Script: Stan LeeThe Grey Gargoyle has hurled the petrified Iron Man from the roof of the Stark building, expecting him to smash to pieces when he hits the concrete below. Thinking quickly, SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell drives a truck full of sand and stops below the endangered hero, giving him a (semi-)soft landing. [...]
January 1968"The Coming of…Whiplash!"
Script: Stan LeeIron Man lies unconscious outside the Stark factory, his power drained by his fight with the Grey Gargoyle (last issue). SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell, seeking to aid him, can’t remove the helmet because of defensive safeguards built in. [...]
February 1968"The Claws of the Panther!"
Script: Stan LeeAs Captain America nears Wakanda in the auto-piloted sky craft, a deadly solar ray blasts down from the sky, narrowly missing the craft and melting a mountain. When the craft lands, Cap is beset by Wakandan warriors, whom he easily defeats. [...]
March 1968"At the Mercy of the Maggia"
Script: Archie GoodwinIron Man is now drained of power and at the mercy of the deadly Maggia enforcer Whiplash. He has but one recourse: his emergency booster supply, designed to keep his heart beating in the event of a systems failure. [...]
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