Tales of Suspense 1959 #53 - 5.0 - $85.00

To redeem herself in the eyes of the communist leader, Black Widow steals the new anti-grav ray device developed by Tony Stark and attacks Fort Knox. Iron Man destroys the ray device, but the Black Widow escapes.

A TV studio page and aspiring magician gets a lucky break when he meets a real sorcerer time traveling from the past.

A superstitious warlord thinks a flare of light is a good omen for an invasion, but when it is discovered to be a meteor his entire world must evacuate in order to survive.

The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others. When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species.

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Black Widow Strikes Again! - Simek lettering credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index, although Nick Caputo suspects Simek only lettered the new logo design and Rosen the cover copy. A new logo begins this issue, minimizing "Tales of Suspense" and emphasizing "The Power of Iron-Man".
• The Black Widow Strikes Again! - Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/TalesOfSuspense53splash.jpg/220px-TalesOfSuspense53splash.jpg Black Widow next appears in issue #57 (September 1964).
• The Magician - Text story with illustration. Continues from last issue.
• The Omen - Job number revealed on original art. The splash page title of this feature utilizes the same design as the more modern appearance of the X-men logo, first appearing in X-men #50 (1963) and matching the color scheme in #51 (1963).
• Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! - Advertises Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #12 (May 1964) and Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26 (May 1964)
• The Way It Began... - From here on, the Tales of the Watcher stories in Tales of Suspense are about the Watcher and his people.