Lot 44
Tales of Suspense #56 CGC 6.5 1st Appearance of the Unicorn (Marvel Comics, 1964) 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 #56 CGC 6.5 1st appearance of the Unicorn (Marvel Comics, 1964).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance of the Unicorn in "The Uncanny Unicorn!", script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck. A Soviet agent with high-tech armor comes to the US to capture Iron Man. He kidnaps Pepper and injures Happy to draw Iron Man out, and then threatens to blow up Stark's factory unless Iron Man comes with him. Iron Man boards Unicorn's plane, but then destroys it, though the Unicorn escapes. Thor, Wasp, and Giant-Man cameos. Part of this story continues in Avengers #7. "Pouf!" text story. "The Watcher's Sacrifice!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos (as George Bell). The Watcher falls in love with a courageous alien queen, but his duty forces him to leave her. 36 pages, full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4721936005.
Grader Notes: moderate finger prints back cover, spine stress lines breaks colour, crease right bottom of front cover
crease right top of front cover breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
