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48December 1963
$0.12

Tales of Suspense #48

Marvel · December 1963 · on sale 1963-09-10

First appearance: Pepper PottsFirst appearance: Happy HoganFirst appearance: Nathan DollyOrigin: Mister Doll1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#48
Publication date
December 1963
Key date
1963-12-00
On-sale date
1963-09-10
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pepper Potts - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Happy Hogan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Nathan Dolly - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mister Doll - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Mister Doll, Nathan Dolly.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0See the New Iron Man!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekNathan Dolly First, Iron Man, Mister Doll First, Tony Stark
1The Mysterious Mr. Doll!comic story18script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: S. RosenNathan Dolly First, Happy Hogan First, Iron Man, Mister Doll First, Pepper Potts First, Tony Stark
2The Pacttext story2pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyHenry Conrad; Frances Conrad; the Devil [Uninvited Guest]; Branders Conrad
3Kraddakcomic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: G. Bell; letters: Art SimekHans Hartog; Kraddak

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales Annual #11964On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #20
ISBN 0-87135-912-X		1992On eBay ›
Essential Iron Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-0759-2		2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1
ISBN 0-7851-1186-7		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q23895000 (Pepper Potts), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q23900470 (Happy Hogan), first-appearance property (CC0)

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