Tales of Suspense, #47 British
Published: November 1963
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The Mysterious Melter!
"How can I fight a super-foe who has the power to melt my iron armor within seconds??!"
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- the Melter [Bruno Horgan]
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: George Roussos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006); the original indexer credited Dick Ayers.
Iron Man Battles the Melter!
"How can a man of iron save himself from a supervillain with the power to melt iron??"
Storyline
A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants. Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter. He defeats him by constructing an aluminum suit that he cannot melt.
Characters
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]
- the Melter [Bruno Horgan] (introduction, origin)
- Pepper Potts
- Happy Hogan
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Don Heck
- Letters: Sam Rosen
Story Notes
Aluminum actually has a significantly lower melting point than iron.
The Green Man
"It was a hot sticky summer night when I stopped in to Barney's for a cool beer before I went home."
Storyline
A former pilot can't get anyone to believe his story about the fatal radium poisoning he picked up from an alien, and so keeps spreading it.
Characters
- Barney
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
Shock!
"Once again we take you into the future for another gripping tale!"
Storyline
A radar operator turns off Earth's defenses when alien raiders offer him the most beautiful woman in the universe, but he finds out too late that she is only beautiful to them.
Characters
- Athena
- Bimmus (extraterrestrials)
- Carl Collins
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Script: Larry Lieber
- Pencils: Larry Lieber
- Inks: Jannicke Storm Glomsrød
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
This is a retelling of "The Coming of the Krills" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko from Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (January 1962). Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.