Tales of Suspense #42
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," Iron Man faces a cunning Soviet spy known as the Red Barbarian, who uses a masterful disguise to infiltrate Stark Industries and steal the blueprints for a new weapon. With help from a mysterious ally and his own sharp instincts, Iron Man turns the tables on the enemy, setting a trap that exposes the agent’s true allegiance. Written by Stan Lee and R. Berns, with art by Don Heck and cover by Jack Kirby, this 1963 issue delivers a tense Cold War thriller in a 12-cent comic.
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A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon. The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent.
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