Tales of Suspense #39 (1963)

In Tales of Suspense #39 (1963), witness the birth of Iron Man! Tony Stark, a weapons manufacturer for the U.S. government, heads to Vietnam to test out his new miniaturized armaments. However, things take a turn for the worse when he falls prey to a Vietcong booby trap, leaving him a prisoner of a Communist warlord. With only days to live and shrapnel dangerously close to his heart, Stark is forced to build high tech weaponry for the V.C. But with the help of a captured Chinese physicist, Yinsen, he creates a powerful suit of armor that not only saves his life, but also gives him the ability to fight back. When Yinsen sacrifices himself to buy Stark time, Iron Man is born. His mission: to liberate the Vietnamese village and put an end to the reign of terror caused by the Communist warlord. If you have a copy of Tales of Suspense #39, contact us for a free appraisal or to sell your comic book collection to us for a fair price. At Comics Into Cash, we're experts in all things comics and we're here to help you get the most out of your collection.