Lot 38
Tales of Suspense #65 CGC 7.5 1st Silver Age Appearance of the Red Skull (Marvel Comics, 1965) 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 #65 CGC 7.5 1st Silver Age Appearance of the Red Skull (Marvel Comics, 1965).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. "When Titans Clash!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Don Heck, inks by Mike Esposito (as Mickey Demeo). Small-time burglar Weasel Wills stumbles upon Iron Man's armor and Tony Stark must don his old armor to stop his crime spree. First Silver Age appearance of the Red Skull (turns out to be an imposter; the real one appears next issue) in "The Red Skull Strikes!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone. Cap and Bucky track down the Red Skull, only to discover that he is an imposter who replaced tycoon Maxon; The real Red Skull is manipulating the "Maxon" Skull. This is a re-telling of "The Riddle of the Red Skull" from Captain America Comics # 1, March 1941. 36 pages, full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4721936007.
Grader Notes: spine stress lines breaks colour, small multiple crease cover breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
