Tales of Suspense 1959 #52 - 7.0 - $999.00
The Black Widow and Boris are sent to America to kill Anton Vanko, the Crimson Dynamo, for defecting to America. They are also tasked with killing both Iron Man and Tony Stark.
A TV studio page and aspiring magician gets a lucky break when he meets a real sorcerer time traveling from the past.
A fake medium uses special effects to simulate supernatural powers, but he is taken into the spirit world by real ghosts as punishment.
The Earth of the future is overwhelmingly materialistic, except for one idealistic young man and his lover. They are abducted by aliens, who have determined that he is the best suited to be absolute ruler of their empire.
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1964, page 349, registration number B86107.
- The Magician - Continues in next issue.
- Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! - Advertises Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964) and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964). This shares a page with the statement of ownership.
- Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation - Average monthly paid circulation/print run October 1962?September 1963 (issues #37?48): 188,245/318,952. Paid circulation/print run for issue #48: 189,110/315,053. This shares the page with the promo.
- The Failure! - This is the last general science fiction story narrated by the Watcher in Tales of Suspense. Future issues star the Watcher as a protagonist. Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.
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