Tales of Suspense, #48
Published: December 1963
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See the New Iron Man!
"Iron Man is defeated!!"
Characters
- Nathan Dolly (mainstream Universe)
- Iron Man (mainstream Universe)
- Mister Doll (mainstream Universe)
- Tony Stark (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Sol Brodsky
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
The Mysterious Mr. Doll!
"I warned you, Iron Man!!"
Storyline
Mister Doll uses magic dolls to take over whole companies. Iron Man stops him with the help of a new suit of armor. In the process Tony enrages Pepper by toying with her affections to create a diversion.
Characters
- Nathan Dolly (mainstream Universe) [Origin]
- Happy Hogan (mainstream Universe)
- Iron Man (mainstream Universe)
- Mister Doll (mainstream Universe) [Origin]
- Pepper Potts (mainstream Universe)
- Tony Stark (mainstream Universe)
- Charleton Carter (introduction)
- Bill
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Letters: Xenia Pamfil
Story Notes
Iron Man gets his new, modern-looking red and gold armor designed by Steve Ditko. Mister Doll was originally named Mister Pain, a change noticeable in the lettering and confirmed in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1. It was presumably changed to meet the restrictions of the Comics Code. (Note added by Haydn via the GCD Error Tracker.) Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.
The Pact
"The tall, young man sat at his desk and stared steadily at the sheet of paper in his typewriter."
Storyline
A historian writing about the trial and execution of his ancestor for witchcraft interviews the only remaining party concerned in the case: the Devil.
Characters
- Henry Conrad
- Frances Conrad
- the Devil [Uninvited Guest]
- Branders Conrad
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Maneely
- Inks: Joe Maneely
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
Kraddak
"It has been written that no man can escape his fate!"
Storyline
An alien tells a greedy mine owner that he will be killed in a fall. The mine owner hides at the lowest possible point in his mine, but is killed in a cave-in.
Characters
- Hans Hartog
- Kraddak
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Inks: Jannicke Storm Glomsrød
- Letters: Blake Seals
Story Notes
This is a retelling of "The Man Who Fell!" drawn by Paul Reinman in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #85 (June 1961).