WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Emnu (Marvel) — introduction
- Ikor (Marvel) — introduction, Uatu's father
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1964
- On sale
- February 11, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #53 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- The Black Widow Strikes Again! · 13 pages
To redeem herself in the eyes of the communist leader, Black Widow steals the new anti-grav ray device developed by Tony Stark and attacks Fort Knox. Iron Man destroys the ray device, but the Black Widow escapes.
- The Magician · 1 pages
A TV studio page and aspiring magician gets a lucky break when he meets a real sorcerer time traveling from the past.
- The Omen · 5 pages
A superstitious warlord thinks a flare of light is a good omen for an invasion, but when it is discovered to be a meteor his entire world must evacuate in order to survive.
- The Way It Began... · 5 pages
The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others. When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Fantastic! (1967), Terrific! (1967), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Titan Pocket Book (1980), Essential Iron Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades (2010), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014), The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (2019), Black Widow Epic Collection (2019), True Believers: Introducing the Black Widow (2020), Marvel's Black Widow Prelude (2020), Marvel: February 1964 Omnibus (2023)