TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959-68) #33
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Kirby, Ditko art
Tales of Suspense #33 features classic sci-fi and fantasy from some of Marvel's greatest talents (Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers) while also serving as a Silver Age curio of Marvel's transition into becoming the House of (Super) Ideas. We're six issues away from Iron Man making his debut in the fantasy anthology, but there's a big clue of what's to come in the classic "I Was Trapped in the Chamber of Fear!" Stan Lee writes himself into the story as the editor being pitched a fantastic tale, and Kirby's final page has a poster of the Hulk in the background.
Hey, it's the first Hulk crossover! It's also a foreshadowing of Marvel's strategy to introduce superheroes into all their established anthology titles after the success of Fantastic Four #1. ("Marvel Comics Group" was literally a set of comics that distributors sent to retailers, with Marvel's former fantasy books enjoying a sales revival alongside Fantastic Four as characters like Ant-Man and Thor took over the pages.)
Tales of Suspense #33 was released less than a month after Spider-Man broke out in Amazing Fantasy #15, as well. The book represents a veritable “Who’s Who” of a Marvel’s bullpen that would soon pioneer a new age of superhero storytelling — with a nod to DC for reviving the superhero genre (and the Flash) with 1956's Showcase #4.
Tales of Suspense #33 features classic sci-fi and fantasy from some of Marvel's greatest talents (Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers) while also serving as a Silver Age curio of Marvel's transition into becoming the House of (Super) Ideas. We're six issues away from Iron Man making his debut in the fantasy anthology, but there's a big clue of what's to come in the classic "I Was Trapped in the Chamber of Fear!" Stan Lee writes himself into the story as the editor being pitched a fantastic tale, and Kirby's final page has a poster of the Hulk in the background.
Hey, it's the first Hulk crossover! It's also a foreshadowing of Marvel's strategy to introduce superheroes into all their established anthology titles after the success of Fantastic Four #1. ("Marvel Comics Group" was literally a set of comics that distributors sent to retailers, with Marvel's former fantasy books enjoying a sales revival alongside Fantastic Four as characters like Ant-Man and Thor took over the pages.)
Tales of Suspense #33 was released less than a month after Spider-Man broke out in Amazing Fantasy #15, as well. The book represents a veritable “Who’s Who” of a Marvel’s bullpen that would soon pioneer a new age of superhero storytelling — with a nod to DC for reviving the superhero genre (and the Flash) with 1956's Showcase #4.
