CATALOG RECORD
Tales of Suspense #82
first appearance of Super-Adaptoid
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Super-Adaptoid (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- October 1966
- On sale
- July 7, 1966
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #82 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- By Force of Arms! · 12 pages
Iron Man battles Titanium Man in the skies above Washington D.C. A large crowd gathers to watch them fight. Pepper and Happy are among the onlookers. Titanium Man fixes Iron Man with a paralysis beam. Iron Man short circuits the electric beam by pulling out a live wire from his armor. Titanium Man then turns his beam on Pepper and orders Iron Man to surrender.
- The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid! · 10 pages
The Adaptoid escapes from his A.I.M. creators and invades Avengers Mansion to attack Captain America.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Captain America Omnibus (2011), Iron Man Special (1970), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Marvel Double Feature (1973), Essential Iron Man (2000), Essential Captain America (2000), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), True Believers: Annihilation - Super-Adaptoid (2020), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2022)