Tales of Suspense #57 Curator Pedigree (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $102,000
Sold: Jun 19, 2022
Tales of Suspense #57 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1964
About Tales of Suspense #57
Origin and first appearance of Hawkeye (Clint Barton). Features Iron Man and Black Widow. Watcher backup story. Don Heck cover and art. Larry Lieber art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: Don Heck
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Sam Rosen
Notes: Letters credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index. Cover comprised of figures from interior story.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (introduction, origin); Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Parker
Synopsis: A carnival marksman tries to become a super-hero, but after a misunderstanding with the police he falls in with the Black Widow. Hawkeye attacks Iron Man at the Widow's request, but when he accidentally injures his partner in the fight he flees to get her to safety.
Pages: 18.000
Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: Don Heck
Letters: Sam Rosen [as S. Rosen]
Reprints: Giant-Size Iron Man (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (October 1975), | Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #17 (October 1968)
Notes: Black Widow last appears in issue #53 (May 1964), the Widow and Hawkeye next appear in issue #60 (December 1964).
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
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Universal |
24 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 65 | 103 | 166 | 223 | 287 | 256 | 270 | 243 | 167 | 179 | 157 | 131 | 116 | 88 | 65 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2669 |
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Qualified |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
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Signature Series |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
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Restored |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 71 | 121 | 189 | 247 | 328 | 292 | 309 | 261 | 188 | 202 | 175 | 145 | 125 | 96 | 74 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2998 |
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