Iron Man Annual #3

This 1976 King-Size Annual pits Iron Man against not one but two formidable threats simultaneously — the cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia captures the Armored Avenger staggering under assault from the green-clad Molecule Man while the massive, monstrous Man-Thing looms just behind, with a pair of terrified civilians scrambling to escape in the background. The bold tagline "An Epic Adventure You Dare Not Miss" feels earned when the odds look this stacked against Shellhead. At fifty cents, this all-new oversized issue offered 1976 Marvel readers an unusually wild crossover encounter, written by Steve Gerber with interior art by Sal Buscema and Jack Abel.