Tales of Suspense #57

(September 1964)

Hawkeye, the Marksman! (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Don Heck (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number

X-742

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look out, fella!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (introduction, origin); Happy Hogan; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Pete (introduction); Pepper Potts; Parker; Charlie

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

A carnival marksman tries to become a super-hero, but after a misunderstanding with the police he falls in with the Black Widow. Hawkeye attacks Iron Man at the Widow's request, but when he accidentally injures his partner in the fight he flees to get her to safety.

Reprints

• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #29 (2 September 1967) [First part of the story, pages 1 to 7 and page 8 (panels 1 to 4) reprinted], #30 (9 September 1967) [Second half of the story, page 8 (panels 5 to 7) and pages 9 to 18 reprinted.]
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #17 (October 1968)
• in Marvel Comic Annual (World Distributors, 1970 series) #1970 (1969)
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #84 (21 September 1974) [Pages 1-10], #85 (28 September 1974) [Pages 11-19 plus new splash, o.t. "Hawkeye, the Marksman!"]
• in Giant-Size Iron Man (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (October 1975)
• in The Avengers (Newton Comics, 1974 series) #8 (18 October 1975)
• in Die ruhmreichen Rächer (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #57 ([März 1977]), #58 ([April 1977])
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #132 (5 décembre 1980)
• in Thunderbolts (Marvel, 1997 series) #39 (June 2000)
• in Essential Iron Man (Marvel, 2000 series) #1 (November 2000) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2005)
• in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008), #1 (2008)
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009)
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012)
• in Iron Man Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The Golden Avenger (2014)
• in Black Widow Epic Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 - Beware the Black Widow (2019)
• in The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Hawkeye Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Avenging Archer (2021)
• in The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 [Second Edition] (2023)

Keywords

Coney Island

Indexer Notes

Black Widow last appears in issue #53 (May 1964), the Widow and Hawkeye next appear in issue #60 (December 1964).

The Runner (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

[G-555]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The kids who lived in Mapleton weren't ecstatic, to put it mildly, about the newcomer in town.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mike; Hermes; Snaky Blake

Synopsis

A chance encounter with Hermes teaches a boy how to run fast.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #26 (September 1955) [page 1]

Keywords

baseball; Mapleton

Indexer Notes

Continues next issue. Printed between the pages of the Iron Man story. Below the story is a teaser for the next issue: "Iron Man Battles Captain America Next Issue! Don't Miss It!"

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Amazing Spider-Man; Marvel Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Watcher's Power! (Table of Contents: 4)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-732

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Although he is the most powerful being in the galaxy, the Watcher is actually helpless...

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Watcher [Uatu]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Space Pirates plan to attack a rich planet, thinking the Watcher will not interfere. They are destroyed, because they unknowingly targeted the Watcher's home world, the one planet that he can interfere with.

Reprints

• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #35 (9 December 1967)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #23 (October 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #62 (21 Agosto 1973)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)

Keywords

delta-ray cannon; Planet T-37X