Tales of Suspense, #44
Published: August 1963
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The Mad Pharoah!
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Cleopatra VII
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
The unaltered version of this cover was used on Creepy Worlds #68. Pharaoh misspelled as "pharoah" on the cover (and throughout the story).
The Mad Pharoah!
"This is incredible!"
Storyline
After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharoah [sic], brings Tony Stark in the past to resume his war against Cleopatra. Stark helps Cleopatra defeat Hatap as Iron Man.
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Mad Pharoah [sic] [Hatap] (introduction)
- Cleopatra VII
- Paul (archeologist)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Robert Bernstein
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Letters: Sam Rosen
Story Notes
Pharaoh misspelled as "pharoah" throughout the story (and on the cover).
The Tree
"Living far out in the country was going to be a lot of fun, young Wally decided."
Storyline
When a family moves to a house in the country their son finds a gnarled little tree on their land that grants wishes.
Characters
- Wally Hadley
- Mr. Hadley
- Mrs. Hadley
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
One of Us Must Die!
"I've had to make lots of tough decisions since I became a space jockey, but the..."
Storyline
When a space passenger yacht is damaged, one of the passengers must be sacrificed for the others to survive. The captain lies in order to discover which is the most selfish and trick that person into making the sacrifice.
Characters
- Darius Wentworth
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Inks: Dan McHugh
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Perhaps with an oxygen shortage the captain shouldn't be smoking a pipe.
I Come From the Sky!
"This is the startling tale of a man who almost became a god!"
Storyline
A communist agent in Africa is supplying guns and explosives to tribesmen to encourage uprisings. When flying his plane to another group, he gets struck by lightning and ditches his plane near an unknown tribe. These natives are like the ones in King Kong who have built a huge wall to keep out some horrible beast. The agent uses his lighter and last bullet to convince them he is a sky-god, but they deposit him outside the wall, alone and unarmed, with instructions to use his divine powers to defeat their huge beast.
Characters
- Serge Plotski
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Letters: Artie Simek