Category: Tales of Suspense 1959

  • Tales Of Suspense #46:Iron Man Faces The Crimson Dynamo!

    Tales Of Suspense #46:Iron Man Faces The Crimson Dynamo!

    Cover Date: Oct 1963 | Review: 3.75 Stars

    For today’s comic book review, i read the Iron Man story from Tales Of Suspense #46.  this  is the 8th time iron man graced the pages of that comic book, but the first time his foe is another like himself, a human with a technologically enhanced suit. The story starts off behind the iron curtain, as Professor Vanko  better…

  • Tales Of Suspense #45:The Icy Fingers Of Jack Frost!

    Tales Of Suspense #45:The Icy Fingers Of Jack Frost!

    Cover Date: Sep 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    For Today’s comic book review i read  the Iron Man story from Tales Of Suspense #45, it was titled “The Icy Fingers Of Jack Frost!” and much more important than seeming like a good comic book to pick to review for this december week, is that this story introduces us to  Pepper Pots and Happy Hogan. a short…

  • Tales Of Suspense #44:Iron Man Faces the Menace of The Mad Pharaoh!

    Tales Of Suspense #44:Iron Man Faces the Menace of The Mad Pharaoh!

    Cover Date: Aug 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    we have already had The Fantastic Four, Thor and Ant-Man travel though time.  This Month its Iron Man’s turn at time travel; sending him 2000 years back into the past to ancient Egypt and the court of Cleopatra. what can lead to an amazing and suspenseful tale like this, how about i offer us a bit of a summary.  Tony Stark…

  • Tales Of Suspense #43:Iron Man Versus Kala, Queen Of The Netherworld!

    Tales Of Suspense #43:Iron Man Versus Kala, Queen Of The Netherworld!

    Cover Date: Jul 1963 | Review: 2.5 Stars

    When reading a story, ever get that sense that you read it before? Well that is exactly what I felt like when i sat down to read “Iron Man Versus Kala, Queen Of The Netherworld!” From Takes Of Suspense #43 for my comic book review.   In this case, I can’t help but feel every aspect of the plot…

  • Tales Of Suspense #42:Iron Man Trapped By The Red Barbarian

    Tales Of Suspense #42:Iron Man Trapped By The Red Barbarian

    Cover Date: Jun 1963 | Review: 3 Stars

    For today Comic Book Review I cover the Iron Man story from Tales Of Suspense #42 titled “Trapped By The Red Barbarian”.  a tale that features a wonderfully expected communist plot to steal the latest weapons plans from Tony Stark, however in this tale,  the menace working for the red barbarian known as the actor learns Iron Man’s secret identity as…

  • Tales Of Suspense #41:The Stronghold of Doctor Strange

    Tales Of Suspense #41:The Stronghold of Doctor Strange

    Cover Date: May 1963 | Review: 3.5 Stars

    OK, let me get this out-of-the-way before I go any further In this Iron Man story we have Doctor Strange. However this Doctor Strange is not the Doctor Strange you may think he is, that Character by the same name had not yet made his mark on the comic book page in May 1963, He…

  • Tales of suspense #40:Iron Man Versus Gargantus!

    Tales of suspense #40:Iron Man Versus Gargantus!

    Cover Date: Apr 1963 | Review: 4 Stars

    Even from the cover, our second iron man story seems to feature our hero, now gold-colored facing off what seems to be some ancient monster of a brute. But what the real question comes down too, is does this story build upon what we were given as an origin the month before? Also what of…

  • Tales of Suspense #39:Iron Man Is Born!

    Tales of Suspense #39:Iron Man Is Born!

    Cover Date: Mar 1963 | Review: 4.75 Stars

    Who? or what, is the newest, most breath-taking most sensational super hero of all…? In todays comic book review, we learn the response to the question posed on the cover. I do love origin stories of long running classic hero’s, ones that are well-known and even had movies made after them.  Iron man is one…