Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #40

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1963-01-10

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Don Heck
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:His size alone does not worry me! But...

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Gargantus
Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Reprints (14)

in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #43 (1964)
in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #20 ([October] 1992)
in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (November 2000) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003)
in Biblioteca Marvel: Iron Man (Panini España, 2005 series) #1 ([Febrero] 2005)
in Tales of Suspense No. 39 [Marvel Legends] (Marvel, 2006 series) (February 2006)
in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008), #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #8 - The Invincible Iron Man
in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Iron Man (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #8 - Homem de Ferro 1 (junho 2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #6 - El Invencible Iron Man 1 ([Febrero 2023])
in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 [Second Edition] (2023)

This issue has 1 variant

#40 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: MC
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1963, page 429, registration number B17487.

Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education with the Amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia

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Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

Iron Man versus Gargantus!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited) (plot) Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns) (script)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited as J. Kirby)
Inks:	Don Heck (credited as D. Heck)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	John Duffy (credited as Duffi) (sourced)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-131

First Line of Dialogue or Text:History has recorded many a bitter duel to the death!

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Gargantus
(origin) (villain) (introduction)
Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Jeanne; Marion; aliens

Synopsis:: Tony takes his newest date, Marion, to the circus. When the wild animals escape, he rounds them up as Iron Man. His grey armor scares the onlookers. Marion suggests that a golden metal might make him look more heroic. A golden Iron Man then battles Gargantus, who turns out to be a mighty robot built by aliens. Iron Man defeats Gargantus by hurling three magnets at him. The magnets float around the robot, ripping its body to pieces. Iron Man then throws the magnets at a flying saucer he just spotted. The aliens flee and, next day, Tony has another date with Marion.; in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #43 (1964)
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #3 (4 March 1967) [part 1], #4 (11 March 1967) [part 2]
in Fakkelen og Jernmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #1/1968 (1968)
in El Hombre de Hierro (Ediciones Vértice, 1969 series) #21 (1972)
in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #51 (February 2, 1974), #52 (February 9, 1974)
in Der Eiserne (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #2 ([November] 1975)
in Titan Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #1 (1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #8
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #20 ([October] 1992)
in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (November 2000) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003)
in Biblioteca Marvel: Iron Man (Panini España, 2005 series) #1 ([Febrero] 2005)
in Tales of Suspense No. 39 [Marvel Legends] (Marvel, 2006 series) (February 2006)
in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008), #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #8 - The Invincible Iron Man
in Iron Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The Golden Avenger (2014)
in True Believers: Kirby 100th - Iron Man (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (October 2017)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #8 - Homem de Ferro 1 (junho 2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #6 - El Invencible Iron Man 1 ([Febrero 2023])
in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 [Second Edition] (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #6 - Iron Man 1 (1963) ([November] 2023)

Wrong Number

(Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1.75 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Genre:horror-suspense
Job Number:H-721

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Joey Doakes dozed fitfully and dreamed of bygone days.

Characters:

Joey Doakes; Phil Turner

Synopsis:: An ordinary man realizes that he is really a medieval knight.; from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #39 (January 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration. The first page of this story is printed after page 5 of the Iron Man story, while the second, split with the statement of ownership, is printed between the two back-up stories.

To Men who Want Big Money but Don’t Know How to Get Started

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Draw the First Day

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Learn Any Dance Fast!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Famous Dance Course / advertisement / 0.25 page

Live Sea Horses!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Live Sea Horses [Live Seahorses] / advertisement / 0.25 page

Work of Art!

(Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited) (plot) Larry Lieber (credited) (script)
Pencils:	Larry Lieber (credited)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Vivian Berg (credited as V. Berg)

Genre:horror-suspense
Job Number:X-132

First Line of Dialogue or Text:All his life he had longed for a masterpiece!

Characters:

Frans Ridderkerk; Henrick Rammp

Synopsis:: An unsuccessful artist tries to force a new painter to show him how to paint lifelike pictures. The painter is a sorcerer, and traps the artist in one of his paintings, the secret to his realism.; in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #1 (1962)
in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #7/1968 ([juli] 1968)
in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #83 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #21 (août 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
in Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #25 (Januar 1976)
in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 (2012)

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

1001 Things That You Can Get Free

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1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)

(Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average sales per issue October 1961–September 1962 (issues #26–36), despite monthly cover dates): 126,140. This shares the last page of "Wrong Number".

Prophet of Doom!

(Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
Inks:	Steve Ditko (signed as S. DITKO)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:science fiction
Job Number:V-817

First Line of Dialogue or Text:There didn't seem to be anything strange about him--until he took off his hat!
Keywords:time travel

Characters:

Charlie; Joe

Synopsis:: A man from the future arrives in the present day in order to set himself up as ruler. He attempts to extort 100 million dollars from the Secretary General of the United Nations only to be shocked when the Secretary reveals that he too is from the future and that there are agents planted in every era in order to apprehend criminals who may attempt to alter the course of events.; in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #1 (1962)
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #11 (29 April 1967) [Black and white.]
in Fantastic Annual (IPC, 1967 series) #1969 [2-color reprint, black and red]
in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968) [pages 1-3], #4/1968 ([april] 1968) [pages 4-5]
in Captain America (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[2] - Prisonnier du Mandarin (2ème trimestre 1979)
in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 (2012)
in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education with the Amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page

Iron Man versus Gargantus! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 13 pages

Wrong Number (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1.75 pages

Indexer Notes

To Men who Want Big Money but Don’t Know How to Get Started (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Draw the First Day (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Learn Any Dance Fast! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Famous Dance Course / advertisement / 0.25 page

Live Sea Horses! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Live Sea Horses [Live Seahorses] / advertisement / 0.25 page

Work of Art! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5 pages

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

1001 Things That You Can Get Free (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

1001 Things You Can Get Free / advertisement / 0.5 page

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) (Table of Contents: 12)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Indexer Notes

Stamps Shop by Mail (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Prophet of Doom! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages

104 Kings' Knights (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page

Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page

Learn Radio Television Electronics (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Saturday Morning Shoe Store (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents)

Fill the Gaps in Your Family's Education with the Amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man versus Gargantus!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Wrong Number

(Table of Contents: 3)

To Men who Want Big Money but Don’t Know How to Get Started

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Draw the First Day

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Learn Any Dance Fast!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Live Sea Horses!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Work of Art!

(Table of Contents: 9)

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

1001 Things That You Can Get Free

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)

(Table of Contents: 12)

Stamps Shop by Mail

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Prophet of Doom!

(Table of Contents: 14)

104 Kings' Knights

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Learn Radio Television Electronics

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Saturday Morning Shoe Store

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)