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Tales of Suspense, #63

Published: March 1965

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Tales of Suspense #63

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Issue Contents:
The Origin of Captain America!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Phantom [Dr. Birch]
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Agent R (introduction
  • called Agent X-13 in original telling of origin story, "Captain America Comics" #1, March 1941)
Credits
Story Notes

Reprint information and character appearance supplied by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007). Brodsky inks per Nick Caputo, Jan 2011. Former indexer listed Frank Giacoia. Iron-Man insert taken from interior scenes, per Nick Caputo.

Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!
Story 1 12 pages superhero

"How do you fight a foe you cannot see?"

Storyline

Pepper and Happy are mourning Tony Stark's "death". Meanwhile, Stark builds a transistorized chest device that enables him to appear in public without his armor. Stark then leaves his lab, revealing that he is very much alive. This revelation causes Pepper to faint. Stark realizes that Happy loves Pepper. Stark then upsets an employee, Dr. Birch, by not making time to speak to him. Iron Man goes on to stop industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be an embittered Dr. Birch. Pepper and Happy go on a date. Tony is left alone to brood because he secretly loves Pepper too.

Characters
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Pepper Potts
  • Happy Hogan
  • Phantom [Dr. Birch]
  • Sam
  • Pete
  • Bill
  • Adams
Credits
Story Notes

Some reprint information for this sequence supplied by Henry Kujawa via GCD Errors list (August 2007).

The Origin of Captain America!
Story 2 10 pages superhero

"Out of the dark, dramatic, danger-packed years of World War II..."

Storyline

President Roosevelt institutes the top-secret program, "Project Rebirth." In a secret lab, scientist Dr. Erskine gives army 4F reject and volunteer Steve Rogers the "Super-soldier serum," which turns him into a virtual superman. But a Nazi spy who got past security murders Erskine before he can create an army of men like Rogers, and is killed when he runs headlong into some electrical machinery. Rogers becomes the costumed Captain America, as a symbol of freedom, and begins a career of smashing spy rings and the like. When Bucky discovers Steve's double-identity, he becomes Cap's partner.

Characters
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Bucky Barnes
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • General Phillips
  • Dr. Anderson (introduction)
  • Agent R [Cynthia Glass] (security, "Project Rebirth")
  • Dr. Erskine (inventor, super-soldier formula, dies)
  • Heinz Kruger (Nazi spy, dies)
  • Sarge [Sgt. Duffy] (unnamed, Camp Lehigh instructor)
Credits
Story Notes

Retelling of the story by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941). Professor Reinstein from the original version renamed Dr. Erskine here. Summary, notes, and other corrections submitted by Henry Kujawa via the GCD Errors list (August 2007).

Story 3 1 page

"Dear Stan and Don and Jack, Now that you have double features in most of your..."

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Joe Adams, Richard Wilkee, Ira Friedman, George Hagenauer, Richard Dickson and a special announcements section. The Mighty Marvel Checklist: comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #36, Spider-Man #22, Avengers #13, Daredevil #6, Thor (Journey Into Mystery) #113, Strange Tales #130, Astonish #65 and Sgt. Fury #15.