TALES OF SUSPENSE #89

Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a mid-grade Silver Age book: a distinct vertical crease running down the center-left of the cover, some corner softness at top right, and light overall handling wear with slight surface scuffing. Colors remain bright with no notable fading, and there is no evidence of tears, missing pieces, or writing on the cover. The book is in a protective sleeve, which limits close inspection of spine ticks and edge chipping; interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Tales of Suspense #89 (Marvel, May 1967) arrived near the end of the title's run as a split book, pairing an Iron Man adventure with a Captain America backup before the two characters were spun off into their own numbered series later that year. The issue reflects Marvel's mid-1960s house style, with Stan Lee scripting both features and veteran artists handling the pencils; it is a representative, well-produced installment of the era rather than a landmark issue, with no first appearance, origin, or death attached to its contents.

The GoCollect census shows a large surviving population (478 Universal copies out of 510 graded) with steady but modest demand across the grading spectrum. Values are flat through the low-to-mid grades, clustering around $26-$36 from grade 2.0 up through 7.0, before climbing more steeply above 9.0 as the population of top-census copies thins dramatically at 9.6 and 9.8. This curve is typical of a solid, collected-but-not-chased Silver Age Marvel issue: broad supply keeps entry-level and mid-grade prices low, while genuine high-grade rarity (only 12 copies at 9.8) drives a real premium at the top of the census.

This is a book for completists building a run of Tales of Suspense, Iron Man, or Captain America Silver Age sets rather than a stand-alone investment target. Low- and mid-grade raw copies trade cheaply and are readily available, making them attractive for readers or set-builders rather than speculators. High-grade certified copies, particularly 9.6 and 9.8, see meaningfully stronger demand from grade-conscious collectors chasing census-registry standing, and that segment of the market is where any appreciation is most likely to concentrate.