CATALOG RECORD
Tales of Suspense #52
first appearance of Black Widow
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) — introduction
- Crimson Dynamo (Boris Turgenev, Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1964
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #52 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverThis edition’s page
Publisher’s description
When Natasha met Tony: the first appearance of the Black Widow! Iron Man vs. the Crimson Dynamo with Marvel's original spider woman in the middle!
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)