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Tales of Suspense #52

Marvel · Series began 1959 · April 1964

first appearance of Black Widow

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Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) — introduction
Crimson Dynamo (Boris Turgenev, Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1964
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #52 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
This edition’s page
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Reprinted in

The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Fantastic! (1967), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Terrific! (1967), Titan Pocket Book (1980), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Essential Iron Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (2006), Black Widow: The Sting of the Widow (2009), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Magazine (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010), Marvel's The Avengers: Black Widow Strikes (2012), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel's Mightiest Heroes (2014), Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014), The Black Widow Strikes Omnibus (2019), Black Widow Epic Collection (2019), Marvel Tales: Black Widow (2019), Marvel's Black Widow Prelude (2020)