Downey's Meal Ticket
Tales of Suspense 54
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Tales of Suspense 54 Universal
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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1243697003
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #54 features the second appearance of the Mandarin. Tony travels to the Mandarin's castle as Iron Man to investigate the disappearance of Stark's newest observer missiles in Vietnam. After crashing through a wall, Iron Man comes face to face against the Mandarin. The villain uses one of his power rings to bury Iron Man below rubble, but Uron Man easily escapes. As he approaches his enemy, Iron Man avoids a paralyzing ray, surprising the Mandarin with his ability to both resist his attacks and keep mocking him.
However, Iron Man is forced to flee from the battle, due the drain on his batteries. He uses his remaining energy to dodge a sword and repel a barrage of miniature attack rockets using magnetic repellant. The Mandarin uses one of his rings to engulf Iron Man in "black light," rendering him blind and finally uses a set of unbreakable steel bands to trap Iron Man, and lowers a group of dynamos that would destroy him.
With no power left to break free, Iron Man accepts his fate, and pledges to not give up or beg for mercy, and show the Mandarin that nothing can shatter the faith of an American.
Our 9.8 is one of just two 9.8s ever certified by CGC. We acquired the book from the 12/5/2017 Pedigree Comics Auction.
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