Tales of Suspense, #46 British
Published: October 1963
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The Crimson Dynamo!
"It is time for Anthony Stark to become Iron Man once again!!"
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko]
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.
Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!
"The rocket isn't falling naturally!"
Storyline
Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo to the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man." Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect.
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko] (introduction, origin)
- Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
- Happy Hogan
- Pepper Potts
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Marie-Christine Demeure
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Letters: Sam Rosen
The Utopia
"Every year Bob Winkle and Fred Dunn met for lunch in the city."
Storyline
Two old friends deceive each other about their own success, until a dream of a heavenly restaurant teaches them the importance of honesty.
Characters
- Bob Winkle
- Fred Dunn
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
The Gargoyles
"He knew he had to warn the world about the gargoyles!"
Storyline
A man discovers a race of creatures that come up from below ground that the African natives base their wood carvings upon. Since they keep their presence secret, the man worries they mean humanity harm, but everyone he speaks to refuses to believe his fantastic tale. Finally, an African expert agrees to listen to his story, but convinces the man he is imagining things. After he leaves the expert's office, the expert is shown removing a rubber mask revealing him as one of the gargoyles.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Letters: Ray Holloway
Mr. Flubb's Flashlight
"When is a flashlight not a flashlight??"
Storyline
A lazy and incompetent reporter saves a stranger's life. When he's offered a flashlight as a reward he is offended and turns it down, so the stranger uses the light (a transporter) to return to Alpha Centauri.
Characters
- Fenwick Flubb
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Sol Brodsky
- Inks: Sol Brodsky
- Letters: Xenia Pamfil