Tales of Suspense Vol 1 53

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 #53

May, 1964

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby

Publisher

Marvel Comics

"The Black Widow Strikes Again!"
Writers Stan Lee N. Korok Pencilers Don Heck Letterers Sam Rosen

"The Omen"

"The Way it Began"
Writers Stan Lee Larry Lieber Pencilers Larry Lieber Inkers Paul Reinman Letterers Artie Simek

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Appearing in "The Black Widow Strikes Again!"Edit

Featured Characters:

•  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 

Supporting Characters:

• Stark Industries
  •  Happy Hogan 
  •  Pepper Potts 

Adversaries:

•  The Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) 
• Crimson Dynamo (Boris Turgenov) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

•  Senator Harrington Byrd 
•  Nikita Khrushchev 
• United States Army
  • Unnamed officers
• Igor (First appearance)
• Stansky (Single appearance)^[1]

Locations:

• Stark Industries
• The Pentagon in Washington DC
• Fort Knox, Kentucky

Items:

• Iron Man Armor MK III
• Iron Man's Briefcase
• Tony Stark's Anti-Gravity device (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Black Widow Strikes Again!"Edit

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  Appearing in "The Omen"Edit

Featured Characters:

• Lokar (Single appearance)^[1] (Venturite warlord)

Items:

• Gamma anti-matter guns

Locations:

• Venturas (Single appearance)^[1]
• Parthea (Single appearance)^[1]
  
  

Synopsis for "The Omen"Edit

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  Appearing in "The Way it Began"Edit

Featured Characters:

•  The Watcher (Uatu) 

Supporting Characters:

• Watchers

• Ikor (First appearance) (Uatu's father)
• Emnu (Single appearance)^[1]

• Prosilicans (First appearance)

Locations:

• Planet of the Watchers (First appearance)
• Prosilicus (First appearance)
  
  

Synopsis for "The Way it Began"Edit

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NotesEdit

• This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.^[2]
  

TriviaEdit

• No trivia.

See Also

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• Cover gallery for the Tales of Suspense series

Recommended ReadingEdit

• This story takes place between the events depicted in Avengers #5.
• The Black Widow last appeared in Tales of Suspense #52 (Last Issue); She appears next in Tales of Suspense #57.
• Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin Vol 1

Links and ReferencesEdit

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