Publishers / Marvel / Tales of Suspense (1959) / #78
78June 1966
$0.12

Tales of Suspense #78

Marvel · June 1966 · on sale 1966-03-10

First appearance: UltimoDeath of Ultimo1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
June 1966
Key date
1966-06-00
On-sale date
1966-03-10
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 Ultimo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Ultimo.

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
0Them!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenCaptain America, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers
2Crescendo!comic story12script: Gene Colan, Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gary Michaels; letters: Artie SimekHappy Hogan, Iron Man, Gene Kahn, Mandarin, Tony Stark, Ultimo First
3Greater, Groovier, Goofier Goodies Than Ever, Gathered from the Four Corners of Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Them!comic story10script: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America, Nick Fury, Steve Rogers
15-letters page1letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

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Essential Captain America #1
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Essential Iron Man #2
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Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1
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Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #3
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ISBN 0-7851-2686-4		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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