Tales of Suspense #77

In "Ultimo Lives!", the Mandarin unleashes his colossal war machine, Ultimo, in a brutal bid to eliminate Iron Man. With his chest device shielding him from the robot’s onslaught, Tony Stark dives into the moat to recover his armor, only to find himself outmatched and cornered as Ultimo lays waste to the battlefield. Meanwhile, Senator Harrington Byrd, furious over Stark’s absence from a congressional hearing, moves to shut down Stark Industries—leaving the hero with no safe haven as the giant robot’s rampage threatens to consume everything.

In "If a Hostage Should Die!", Captain America finds himself pulled into a harrowing memory from World War II while watching a wartime documentary. Flashing back to a tense mission in occupied Europe, he faces off against the Gestapo in a desperate bid to protect innocent lives during the war’s final, chaotic days. With Agent 13 by his side, Steve Rogers must navigate a deadly game of survival where every choice could mean the difference between life and death.