Publishers / Marvel / Tales of Suspense (1959) / #79
79July 1966
$0.12

Tales of Suspense #79

Marvel · July 1966 · on sale 1966-04-12

First appearance: Bornag Royale1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series)
Issue
#79
Publication date
July 1966
Key date
1966-07-00
On-sale date
1966-04-12
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 Bornag Royale - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0Disaster!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenIron Man, Sub-Mariner, Tony Stark, Namor
1Disaster!comic story12script: Stan Lee, Gene Colan; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Jack Abel; letters: Artie SimekIron Man, Krang, Dorma, Sub-Mariner, Tony Stark, Namor
2Incredible, Indubitable, Interminable Items to Startle Your Senses and Soothe Your Soul!in-house column1letters: typeset
3The Red Skull Lives!comic story10script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jolly Jack; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Bornag Royale First, Johann Shmidt
4-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Don Heck, Jack Kirby; inks: Wally Wood, Joe Sinnott

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

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Marvel Masterworks #14
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Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn]
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Essential Captain America #1
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The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
Essential Iron Man #2
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Marvel Masterworks: Captain America #1
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Captain America Sentinel of Liberty #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-25232-1		1979On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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