Tales of Suspense #87 [Regular Edition]
(March 1967)

Marvel, 1959 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications, Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

Crisis at the Earth's Core! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Moloids
Reprints
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Crisis -- at the Earth's Core! (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts; Moloids
Synopsis
Iron Man investigates the collapse of a house and enters the subterranean world.
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Nutty Notes and Nonsensical Name-Dropping, Featuring Naturally Non-Essential News of the Nation's Top Non-Entities! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wanted: Captain America! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Planner; Edwin Jarvis
Synopsis
Disguised as Cap, the Planner robs banks with his gang, but is foiled by the real Cap.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Mails of Suspense / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mike Collins, Tom Alpert and James Grosbach; includes M.M.M.S. membership form.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Crisis at the Earth's Core!
    Iron Man
  2. 1. Crisis -- at the Earth's Core!
    Iron Man
  3. 2. Nutty Notes and Nonsensical Name-Dropping, Featuring Naturally Non-Essential News of the Nation's Top Non-Entities!
    Marvel Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Wanted: Captain America!
    Captain America
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mails of Suspense
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