Lot 159
Tales of Suspense #44 CGC 7.0 Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers (Marvel Comics, 1963) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Tales of Suspense #44 CGC 7.0 Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers (Marvel Comics, 1963).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Mad Pharoah!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script) (as R. Bern), art by Don Heck. After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharoah, brings Tony Stark into the past to resume his war against Cleopatra. Stark helps Cleopatra defeat Hatap as Iron Man. "The Tree" text story. "One of Us Must Die!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman. When a space passenger yacht is damaged, one of the passengers must be sacrificed for the others to survive. The captain lies in order to discover which is the most selfish and trick that person into making the sacrifice. "I Come From the Sky!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko. A communist agent in Africa is supplying guns and explosives to tribesmen to encourage uprisings. When flying his plane to another group, he gets struck by lightning and ditches his plane near an unknown tribe. These natives are like the ones in King Kong who have built a huge wall to keep out some horrible beast. 36 pgs., full colour. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4721936018.
Grader Notes: Spine stress lines breaks colour, small tear with crease right top of front cover, finger bends cover, and off-white to white pages.
