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Issue: Tales of Suspense #54

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Publication Date: June 1964

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Issues: #54 of 99 Issues (166 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications, Inc.

On Sale Date: 03/10/1964

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

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Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Notes: Distributed to newstands in March 1964. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.

Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Tales of Suspense #54 [U.S. Cover Price]

Tales of Suspense #54 [UK Cover Price]

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Content Items (6 total)

The Mandarin's Revenge!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin

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Pages: 1

The Mandarin's Revenge!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan

First Line: Being a superhero like Iron Man isn't all fun and glamor!

Synopsis: Tony's observer missiles have failed in Vietnam. So, he goes to investigate, wich leads him to the Mandarin. He attacks the Mandarin's castle, but he is captured.

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Pages: 13

Job Number: X-672

Notes: The Mandarin last appears in issue #50 (February 1964). This story continues next issue.

Secret Mission

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Character(s): Ezra Bolton; Prof. Carmichael; Prof. Greever

First Line: "The effect of sound waves upon matter have always been a problem of interest to scientists, Mr. Bolton," Professor Carmichael told...

Synopsis: A bookkeeper dreams that he is a government agent hunting a mad scientist with a destructive sound device.

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Pages: 1.67

Job Number: H-487

Skrang Strikes Tonight!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Skrang; Miss Hotchkiss; Fox-People

First Line: If you're a faithful reader of our mags, you know that fantasy tales can begin at the most unlikely places... even on...

Synopsis: An invincible alien invader has weapons that can disable all Earth's armed forces, but he is frightened off when he see's an old lady's fox-fur collar, since his people have never been able to beat a fox-like alien race, and he thinks that the humans have beat and skinned them.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: X-656

Now on Sale!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Avengers

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Advertises The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964). This shares the last page of "Secret Mission".

Hands Off!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Watcher [Uatu]; Ikor (Uatu's father, flashback); Emnu (flashback)

First Line: On a distant spinning sphere stands the strangest figure in the heavens--the majestic Watcher, whom we now...

Synopsis: The Watcher is tempted to break his vow of non-interference, but sees that it is for the best to obey.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: X-654