Fantastic! #39
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Somewhere Lurks the Phantom!", Tony Stark returns from the dead—literally—after faking his demise to protect his identity, only to emerge with a new transistorized chest device that lets him walk among the living without his armor. As Pepper and Happy grapple with the shock of his return, Stark’s reappearance stirs old tensions, especially when he inadvertently hurts Dr. Birch’s feelings, setting the stage for a confrontation with the vengeful industrial saboteur known as the Phantom. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck with inks by Dick Ayers, this 1967 classic features a cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone that captures the mystery and suspense of Iron Man’s return.
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Pepper and Happy are mourning Tony Stark's "death". Meanwhile, Stark builds a transistorized chest device that enables him to appear in public without his armor. Stark then leaves his lab, revealing that he is very much alive. This revelation causes Pepper to faint. Stark realizes that Happy loves Pepper. Stark then upsets an employee, Dr. Birch, by not making time to speak to him. Iron Man goes on to stop industrial saboteur the Phantom, who turns out to be an embittered Dr. Birch. Pepper and Happy go on a date. Tony is left alone to brood because he secretly loves Pepper too.
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