Tales of Suspense  (1958)

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Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Prototype of the Watcher, first and only appearance of a pilot disguised as an alien named Zarkorr

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Prototype of the Watcher, first and only appearance of a pilot disguised as an alien named Zarkorr

Marvel ⋅ 1962

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Facsimile ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2020

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Facsimile reprint of Tales of Suspense #39, the first appearance of Iron Man

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1st appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor

1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy

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2nd appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor, colored gold

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2nd appearance of Iron Man

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor, colored gold

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3rd appearance of Iron Man

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4th appearance of Iron Man

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1st appearance of Kala Queen of the Underworld

5th appearance of Iron Man

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1st appearance of Kala Queen of the Underworld

5th appearance of Iron Man

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1st appearance of Crimson Dynamo, Anton Vanko

2nd appearance of Pepper Potts

2nd appearance of Happy Hogan

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1st appearance of the Melter

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Debut of Iron Man's 'Model II' armor, classic red & gold

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Debut of Iron Man's 'Model II' armor, classic red & gold

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Crossover featuring the X-Men and Iron Man

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Crossover featuring the X-Men and Iron Man

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1st appearance of Mandarin

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1st appearance of Mandarin

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1st appearance of Scarecrow, a villain who manipulated fear using dark magic

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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov

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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova

Death of the first Crimson Dynamo

1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov

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2nd appearance of Black Widow

Origin of the Watcher

1st team appearance of the Prosilicans

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2nd appearance of Black Widow

Origin of the Watcher

1st team appearance of the Prosilicans

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2nd appearance of The Mandarin

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2nd appearance of The Mandarin

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3rd appearance of Mandarin

Additional content explaining how Iron Man’s armor works - tap cover and swipe to view additional image

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1st appearance of Unicorn

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Classic battle of Captain America vs Iron Man

2nd appearance of Kraven the Hunter

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First Captain America solo story in the Silver Age

1st appearance of Jarvis, the Avengers' butler

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2nd appearance of Hawkeye

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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Origin of Mandarin, specifically how he obtained his ten rings

1st appearance of Axonn-Kaar, an alien dragon whose ship was powered by ten rings

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Origin of Captain America retold in the Silver Age

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3rd appearance of Hawkeye

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1st appearance of the Red Skull in the Silver Age, George Maxon, the first Red Skull in a retelling of a story from Captain America Comics #1

As of Nov 2023 there are three copies graded 9.8 with the only recorded sale being the Pacific Coast pedigree copy in 2012 for $5,079

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1st appearance of Red Skull, Johann Schmidt, in the Silver Age

Origin of Red Skull

Debut of Iron Man's 'Model III,' equipped with what would become his classic Repulsor Rays

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Titanium Man

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