Marvel Released March 1963

Tales of Suspense #42 (1963) First Print

Tales of Suspense #42 is an issue of the Tales of Suspense series from Marvel, released March 12, 1963. Written by Robert Bernstein with artwork by Steve Ditko. Notable appearances include Iron Man. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published March 1963

Cover Price $0.12

Pages 36

"Trapped By The Red Barbarian"After learning Tony Stark has developed a new and powerful weapon, the Red Barbarian plots to steal the plans by sending in The Actor, a master of disguise with a rubbery face.Not only does the Actor succeed in stealing the plans, he also discovers Iron Man's true identity, a secret which he takes back behind the Iron Curtain. Iron Man manages to trap the Actor, however, and then goes to the Red Barbarian, pretending to be the Actor disguised as Iron Man. He sends the real Actor back then, who is believed to be a traitor."Discovery""I Speak Of The Haunted House!""Escape Into Space"