—Iron Man (Tony Stark)Not another one, you caped creep! The real Iron Man!
Appearing in "THEM!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- THEM
- Chemical Androids (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed agents of THEM
Other Characters:
- Nazis (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Referenced)
- United States Government (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Goliath (Hank Pym) (Referenced)
- Mentallo (Mentioned)
- Fixer (Mentioned)
- Imperator (Mentioned)
- Sam Hill (Invoked)
- Nick Fury's Mother (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Androids
- Chemical Androids (First appearance)
- Cats (Mentioned)
Locations:
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Shock Rollers (First appearance)
- Chemical Android (First appearance)
Events:
- World War II (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "THEM!"
Captain America's training in the Avengers Mansion is interrupted by the arrival of Nick Fury, of SHIELD. Fury has arrived to show Cap a miniaturized brain that SHIELD had taken from enemies, the organization known as "Them". As Fury briefs Captain America on the possibility that Them would be be able to create an artificial man, they are attacked by just such a creature when it phases through the wall of Avengers Mansion.
Battling the artificial man, they find that it utilizes different chemicals as weapons and work together to defeat it when Fury is able to drop a knock out drop down the artificial man's mouth causing it to pass out. However, before they can do anything else, the artificial man then self destructs, leaving no evidence behind.
After the encounter, Captain America explains that he'd been trying to contact Fury for some time to join up SHIELD, but decides against making his offer again because he has made a commitment to the Avengers. Fury, however leaves Captain America a SHIELD A-1 priority card should he ever need SHIELD's help in a future mission.Appearing in "Into the Jaws of Death"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Happy Hogan (Impersonates Iron Man)
Antagonists:
- Mandarin
- Mandarin's Guards
- Numerous unnamed guards
Other Characters:
- Stark Industries
- Stark Industries Security
- Charlie
- Unnamed Security Guard
- Stark Industries Security
- Lyndon B. Johnson (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Senator Harrington Byrd
- Smith (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "Into the Jaws of Death"
Continued from last issue... When posing as Iron Man in order to protect Tony Stark's secret identity, Happy Hogan is teleported to the secret lair of the Mandarin, who -- thinking that Happy is really Iron Man -- easily defeats Happy and makes him his prisoner.
Back in the States, Tony leaves his hospital room and returns to Stark Industries where he builds a new and even more powerful suit of armor to save his friend. Then using a new rocket, Iron Man launches himself into the proximity of the Mandarin's castle and fights his way into the castle's dungeon where walks in on the Mandarin just before he can execute Happy. This story is continued next issue...