Fantastic! #38
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I, Lucifer...", Iron Man finds himself imprisoned by the Mandarin, bound to a spinning wheel as his enemy recounts his twisted origins. With the Mandarin confident in his plan to destroy Iron Man and conquer the world, the hero begins to find an unexpected advantage in his captivity. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck, with inks by Dick Ayers and letters by Sam Rosen, this 1967 classic features a cover by Jay Gavin and Dick Ayers, capturing the tension of a villain’s monologue and a hero’s quiet defiance.
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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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