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Tales of Suspense #50 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & George Roussos

Tales of Suspense #50

Feb 1964 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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“The Hands of the Mandarin!”
★ 1st appearance — Mandarin

From the earliest days of Marvel's Silver Age comes this 1964 installment of Tales of Suspense, pitting Iron Man against one of his most formidable adversaries. Jack Kirby and George Roussos's cover crackles with tension as a robed, imperious Mandarin lounges in a grand throne while Iron Man blasts back against him amid castle stonework — armored soldiers looming on the stairs behind them. Stan Lee and Don Heck bring "The Hands of the Mandarin!" to life inside, promising a clash where, as the cover boldly declares, Iron Man fights for his life in the castle of a madman.

writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Don Heck · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Jack Kirby, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Don Heck
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks George Roussos

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The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.

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