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Tales of Suspense, #54

Published: June 1964

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Tales of Suspense #54

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The Mandarin's Revenge!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Mandarin
Credits
Story Notes

Letters credits from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.

The Mandarin's Revenge!
Story 1 13 pages superhero

"Being a superhero like Iron Man isn't all fun and glamor!"

Storyline

Tony's observer missiles have failed in Vietnam. So, he goes to investigate, wich leads him to the Mandarin. He attacks the Mandarin's castle, but he is captured.

Characters
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Mandarin
  • Pepper Potts
  • Happy Hogan
Credits
Story Notes

The Mandarin last appears in issue #50 (February 1964). This story continues next issue.

Secret Mission
Story 2 2 pages spy

""The effect of sound waves upon matter have always been a problem of interest to scientists, Mr. Bolton," Professor Carmichael told..."

Storyline

A bookkeeper dreams that he is a government agent hunting a mad scientist with a destructive sound device.

Characters
  • Ezra Bolton
  • Prof. Carmichael
  • Prof. Greever
Story Notes

Sequence inclusion due to David Postle via the GCD Error List (27 February 2007). The first page is printed between the pages of the Iron Man story, while the second page is printed between the back-up story and Tales of the Watcher story. The last page is split with a promo.

Skrang Strikes Tonight!
Story 3 5 pages science fiction

"If you're a faithful reader of our mags, you know that fantasy tales can begin at the most unlikely places... even on..."

Storyline

An invincible alien invader has weapons that can disable all Earth's armed forces, but he is frightened off when he see's an old lady's fox-fur collar, since his people have never been able to beat a fox-like alien race, and he thinks that the humans have beat and skinned them.

Characters
  • Skrang
  • Miss Hotchkiss
  • Fox-People
Credits
Story Notes

This is the last non superhero comic story to appear in Tales of Suspense.

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Featuring The Avengers

Story 4 0 pages
Story Notes

Advertises The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #5 (May 1964). This shares the last page of "Secret Mission".

Hands Off!
Story 5 5 pages science fiction

"On a distant spinning sphere stands the strangest figure in the heavens--the majestic Watcher, whom we now..."

Storyline

The Watcher is tempted to break his vow of non-interference, but sees that it is for the best to obey.

Characters
  • Watcher [Uatu]
  • Ikor (Uatu's father, flashback)
  • Emnu (flashback)
Credits