Iron Man #32

Iron Man #32 from December 1970 presents a tense cover by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito, with the armored Avenger streaking through the air toward a confrontation on the ground — where a large, muscular figure looms over two frightened civilians, one brandishing a knife. The cover copy demands "Is He Human? Can He Be Killed?" and warns of the Mechanoid, setting up a genuinely unsettling threat for the Armored Avenger. Writer Allyn Brodsky and artist George Tuska bring their talents to this slice of early-'70s Marvel, when fifteen cents bought you pulse-pounding tension and some of the most dynamic cover design in the business.