Die ruhmreichen Rächer #68
In "Möge das Spiel beginnen!", Iron Man finds himself trapped by the Mandarin, bound to a spinning wheel of titanium as his archenemy recounts his origins and vows to conquer the world by slowly spinning him to death. Unbeknownst to the Mandarin, the relentless motion is recharging Iron Man’s armor, turning his prison into a weapon. With the help of a timely intervention, Iron Man thwarts a missile launch and turns the tide against the Mandarin, forcing him to flee as Chinese forces arrive to expose him as a traitor. Written by Stan Lee and Hartmut Huff, with art by Don Heck and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1977 issue features a dynamic cover by Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger.
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Iron Man is a prisoner of the Mandarin, held fast to a giant wheel by concentrated titanium bonds, Mandarin proceeds to relate his origin. The Mandarin then declares his intentions to conquer the world and to "spin" Iron Man to death. The Mandarin leaves, not realizing that the spinning wheel is recharging Iron Man's armor, like a bicycle wheel recharges a small generator. Iron Man then thwarts Mandarin's world-domination plan by disrupting a Chinese missile launch and then redirecting the missile back to China. They fight until the Chinese turn up, branding Mandarin a traitor. Mandarin flees.
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