Tales of Suspense 1959 #45 - 4.5 - $325.00

First appearance of Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts.

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. He attacks Stark and Iron Man stops him.

Advertises the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963). Printed between the pages of the Iron Man story.

Advertises Fantastic Four Annual (Marval, 1963 series) #1 (1963), Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 (1963) and the launch of the X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series). Printed between the Iron Man story and the back-up story.

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.

Includes 9 pages of paid advertisements. Is the first issue without text story pages. On-sale date is the publication date reported in U.S. Copyright Office filings.

• The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost - Art credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006). Iron Man figure statted from splash page of the Iron Man story in issue #43 (July 1963).
• The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost! - Happy Hogan is based on pro wrestler-turned-actor Nat Pendleton; Pepper Potts is based on actress Ann B. Davis. [per Henry Kujawa]