TALES OF SUSPENSE featuring IRON MAN and CAPTAIN AMERICA ##79
Marvel Comics • Tales of Suspense Vol. 1
Writer
Stan Lee
Interior Artist
Gene Colan (Iron Man) and Jack Kirby (Captain America)
Cover Artist
Jack Kirby and Don Heck
Publication Date
July 1966
Cover Variant
Regular/Direct Edition
Printing
First Printing
Comic Description
Features two stories: 'The Tragedy and the Triumph!' starring Iron Man and 'The Red Skull Lives!' starring Captain America. Iron Man battles Namor the Sub-Mariner (continued from previous issue), while the Captain America story marks the Silver Age return of his arch-nemesis, the Red Skull.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Good (CGC 2.0)
Condition Details
Significant spine wear with color-breaking stress lines and chipping. Top edge of front cover is heavily frayed with several small tears and creases. Bottom right corner is blunted/rounded. Surface scuffing and minor soiling visible across the cover. Visible vertical creasing near the center top. General tanning consistent with age.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $15.00 - $25.00; Graded CGC 2.0: $40.00 - $60.00
Recent Sales
Recent low-grade (GD 2.0) raw copies have sold for approximately $20.00. Mid-grade (FN 6.0) copies range from $75-$100.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading. The cost of CGC/CBCS grading fees and shipping would likely exceed the potential market value increase for a 2.0 (Good) condition comic. Best kept as a nostalgic reader copy or in a protective bag and board.
Notable Features
Early Silver Age appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner in the Iron Man series. Notable for being the issue where the Red Skull is revealed to have survived since WWII, a major status quo shift for Captain America's rogues gallery.
Authentication Notes
Consistent with authentic 1966 Marvel production: 12-cent cover price, non-glossy newsprint paper stock, and 'IND.' abbreviation below the Captain America logo. No indications of reproduction or restoration visible.