Tales of Suspense, #73
Published: January 1966
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Issue Contents:
My Life for Yours!
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Jack Abel
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Sam Rosen
My Life for Yours!
"If anything happens to Happy -- if I should reach him -- too late -- how can I live with myself??"
Storyline
Tony, in his Iron Man armor, goes to the hospital to see an ailing Happy, but he has been abducted by the Black Knight. A weakened Iron Man battles the Black Knight in and around a castle on the outskirts of Washington. Both are injured in a fall. Iron Man radios for help and Happy is rescued by the emergency services. As they take Happy away they fail to see Iron Man collapsed on the floor and in distress. Meanwhile, Senator Boyd continues to issue threats against Stark for not revealing the secret of Iron Man's armor.
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]
- Senator Harrington Byrd
- Pepper Potts
Credits
- Script: Roy Thomas
- Script: Flo Steinberg
- Pencils: Nicole Goux
- Inks: N. C. Wyeth
- Colors: Marie Severin
- Letters: Blake Seals
- Letters: Ben Oda
Story Notes
There are no specific credits for this issue. Instead the splash caption reads: "ALL these bullpen buddies had a hand in THIS one: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Adam Austin, Gary Michaels, Sol Brodsky, Flo Steinberg and merrie ol' Marie Severin!" As Roy Thomas and others have explained in greater detail this was Roy's first superhero script at Marvel with some plot assistance from Flo and editing by Stan. Sol Brodsky was production manager.
More Nutty News and Notes from One Marvel Madman to Another!
"We Goofed Again! Department - Remember how we tried to change our name to Marvel Pop-Art Productions?"
Characters
- Spider-Man
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
Story Notes
We Goofed Again Department; Scoop!; The Season's Biggest Surprise!; Didja Know? Department; The Wrap-Up!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; M.M.M.S. membership form; Let's Meet 25 More M.M.M.S. Members; The Mystery Is Solved (reveal of Spider-Man poster).
Where Walks the Sleeper!
"Two decades ago, upon the eve of his defeat, the evil Red Skull..."
Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- First Sleeper
- Second Sleeper
- Erica Wolfmann [Agent Two]
- Agent Three
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Pencils: George Tuska
- Inks: George Tuska
- Letters:
"We thought you'd be surprised when you saw who was drawing ol' Shell-Head this ish!"
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
Story Notes
Letters from: Bob Pence, Alfred Attanasio, Joseph D. Kaposta, Donald McGregor (future Marvel writer and editor), Linda Crowe.