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Love to see Bleeding Cool playing themselves like that. "But when it comes to Iron Man, Marvel isn’t making any sense. When it came to Hulk, Marvel included Tales to Astonish, even where Hulk himself wasn’t in the book. But for Iron Man, Marvel leaves out Tales of Suspense, even the issues that did feature Iron Man!"

That's because both Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense were bifurcated around their #100 issue. They continued their regular numbering, but renamed the book to one of the co-features, while the other co-feature was given their own series that started with #1.

Tales to Astonish #102 became Incredible Hulk #102, while Tales of Suspense #100 became Captain America #100. Meanwhile, Namor moved to Sub-Mariner #1 and Iron Man to Iron Man #1.

So, previous Tales of Suspense issues aren't included in Iron Man's overall numbering because they "belong" to Captain America's numbering, solely because his series was Tales of Suspense renamed. The opposite applies to Hulk. And that's also why the Hulk's chart includes even the Tales to Astonish issues he didn't star.