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Tales of Suspense #56

Marvel · Series began 1959 · August 1964

first appearance of Unicorn

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Unicorn (Milos Masaryk) — introduction · origin

Dates

Cover date: August 1964
On sale: May 12, 1964
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #56 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page

Creators

script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieberpencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Larry Lieberinks: Dick Ayers, Don Heck, George Roussoscolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Stories

The Uncanny Unicorn! · 18 pages
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.
Pouf! · 1 pages
A boy stumbles across a secret disintegrating formula stolen from a government lab.
The Watcher's Sacrifice! · 5 pages
The Watcher falls in love with a courageous alien queen, but his duty forces him to leave her.

Characters

Tony StarkIron ManThorThor OdinsonHank PymJanet Van DyneWaspGiant-ManPepper PottsHappy HoganMilos MasarykUnicorn

Reprinted in

The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Fantastic! (1967), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Terrific! (1967), Essential Iron Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014)