• FS: Tales of Suspense #50 Marvel February, 1964 VG+ 4.5

    From Comic Museum@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 25 11:30:23 2015
    $115.00 + freight.
    Tales of Suspense #50 VG+ 4.5
    1st app. of Mandarin.
    Cover art by Jack Kirby.
    1) "The Hands of the Mandarin!" 13 Pages.
    Art by Don Heck;
    Writer: Stan Lee.
    Genre:
    superhero
    Characters:
    Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin (villain, introduction); "Pepper" Potts; "Happy" Hogan; Bill; General Ho Lee
    Synopsis:
    The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.
    In this story Pepper gets a makeover and is consequently redrawn as a more attractive woman.
    2) "Them!" 5 Pages.
    Art by Larry Lieber;
    Writers: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber.
    Genre:
    horror-suspense
    Characters:
    Adam Bentley; Larry Lieber
    Synopsis:
    A man frantically tries to convince passersby that he is being chased by storybook characters. He is arrested by the police, but disappears from his jail cell, as he himself is a fictional character created by Larry Lieber.
    3) "Journey's End!" 5 Pages.
    (Tales of the Watcher)
    Art by Larry Lieber;
    Writers: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber.
    Genre:
    science fiction
    Characters:
    Watcher [Uatu] (narrator); Wilbur Weems; Sally
    Synopsis:
    A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud. The cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them.

    This comic book is complete and in VG+ 4.5 condition with NO restoration and has been accurately graded by myself, a professional comic book dealer for over 37 years, so please bid with confidence.
    The comic ships with a backing board in a protective sleeve between two pieces of sturdy cardboard in a box to preserve your investment and GUARANTEE
    it arrives in the same condition as it was sent out in.
    SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

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