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Tales of Suspense
#39 · 1963
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Marvel Comics · 1963 · CGC 6.5 · Universal Blue
Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel Comics, 1963) — Origin and first appearance of Iron Man. CGC 6.5, off-white pages.
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Marvel. Origin and first appearance of Iron Man (Tony Stark). Stan Lee and Larry Lieber stories. Jack Kirby and Don Heck cover w/additional art by Steve Ditko and Gene Colan. Off-white pages. Key Silver Age Marvel comic featuring the first appearance of one of Marvel's most popular superheroes.
This copy is encapsulated by CGC at 6.5 on a Universal Blue label. The holder is intact and has not been cracked, re-sealed or altered.
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Collecting
Tony Stark's first comic appearance is Tales of Suspense #39, cover-dated March 1963. Iron Man debuts in the same story, so there is no separate Tony Stark first appearance book: one issue introduces both the man and the armour.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
CGC / CBCS
Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963) is the first appearance of Iron Man, and its price depends mostly on the CGC or CBCS grade, then on page quality, label type and the date of the sale you compare against. No single price applies, so check recent sold prices for the exact grade.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Characters
Iron Man first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39, cover-dated March 1963, in a story plotted by Stan Lee, scripted by Larry Lieber, drawn by Don Heck, with a cover by Jack Kirby. Tony Stark builds the first, grey armour to escape captivity in Vietnam. The armour turned gold in #40 and became the familiar red and gold in #48 (December 1963), designed by Steve Ditko.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Characters
Riri Williams' first full appearance is Invincible Iron Man #9, cover-dated May 2016, by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato, after a cameo in Invincible Iron Man #7 (March 2016). The fifteen-year-old MIT student who builds her own armour took the name Ironheart in the relaunched Invincible Iron Man #1, released in November 2016.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
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