"At the Mercy of the Mandarin!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito.
Tony must don his old armor to save his life and to confront the solar samurai, Sunfire. Plus, witness the triumphant return of Shell Head's arch enemy, the terrible Mandarin. 32 pages.
"Sunfire Strikes Again!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
Tony's heart is becoming dangerously weak, but there is no rest for the wicked. The fiery mutant known as Sunfire is running wild and Tony must don the armor of the Guardsman to try and stop him. But, does this armor and Tony's heart have enough power to make it through the fight? Plus, who is the mysterious puppet master pulling the strings behind the scenes? 32 pages.
"Showdown with the Guardsman!" Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
The Guardsman is back and he's wiping the floor with the Invincible Iron Man. Can Tony's heart hold out long enough for him to find a way to defeat this armored rogue? 32 pages.
Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
Iron Man has just been defeated by the lumbering juggernaut known as Ultimo. With the Armored Avenger out of the way, who can stop this giant menace from destroying the nation's capitol? 32 pages.
"Frenzy at Fifty Fathoms!" Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cover by Jack Kirby and Al Milgrom.
The devilish corsair known as Commander Kraken has kidnaped Iron Man's friends and lured the Avenger into an impossible situation...become the cybernetic pirate's slave or watch his friends die. 32 pages.
"Kraken Kills!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cover by Jack Kirby and Al Milgrom.
Even if ole Shell Head defeats Commander Kraken, the cybernetic pirate's men will kill Iron Man's friends. But, Kraken's true intentions for the Golden Avenger will shock you. 32 pages.
Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Bob Layton.
It's Round 2 with the Controller. But, can the Golden Avenger hope to triumph when the villain's slaves who feed his strength are legion? And, to make matters worse, one of the dangerous Blood Brothers have just broken free and joined the fray.
"Return of the Freak!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito.
Eddie March is near death after his heroic effort to stop Dr. Spectrum in the previous issue. Tony Stark and Dr. Don Blake use the enervator to try to save Eddie's life, but the procedure goes awry and Eddie becomes the Freak! Now Iron Man has to stop his friend's rampage!
"Crisis and Calamity!" Story by Allyn Brodsky. Art by Don Heck and Joe Gaudioso. Cover by Sal Buscema.
With Tony Stark as their prisoner, the Espionage Elite appear to be in control of Stark Industries; however, Kevin O'Brien and Jasper Sitwell are fighting back! Kevin frees Tony, and that means Shell-head can join the battle!
"My Friend, My Foe...The Freak!" Script by Archie Goodwin. Art by Johnny Craig. Cover by Johnny Craig.
After rescuing a work crew at the Stark Industries Long Island rocket construction site, Iron Man experiences chest pains when his armor runs out of power. To repair and rebuild his armor Tony needs help from his close friend Happy Hogan.
Reprinted from issue #72. Two Guns Against Geronimo! - Written by Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers. Cover by Jack Kirby and George Roussos. Blazing action and thrilling drama with the Two-Gun Kid! 32 pages, full color.
Reprints. Cover by Dick Ayers. Stories by Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers and Frank Giacoia. Thrills and action as you like them! This is it! It's the Two-Gun Kid alone, facing..."The Guns of the Galloway Gang" by Stan Lee, Dick Ayers and Frank Giacoia, reprinted from issue #73. Also in this issue: Back-up story "Highway Robbery!" by Lee and Ayers, reprinted from Kid Colt Outlaw (1948) #62. 32 pages, full color.
Last 20c cover-priced issue. Reprints. Cover by Ogden Whitney and John Romita, Sr. (alterations). Stories by Gary Friedrich and unknown. Art by Ogden Whitney, Jack Kirby and George Klein. This is it...the biggest Western of them all! The Two-Gun Kid, the Rawhide Kid and Kid Colt star in "Three Rode Together!" by Gary Friedrich and Ogden Whitney, reprinted from issue #89. Also in this issue: Black Rider in the back-up story "Trouble in Leadville!" with art by Jack Kirby and George Klein, reprinted from Gunsmoke Western (1955 Marvel/Atlas) #47.
32 pages, full color.
Reprints. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman and Vince Colletta.
The Fox has outsmarted the Two-Gun Kid! What good is a fast draw against someone as tricky as him? And is the Fox truly the most dangerous villain of all time?
All reprints. "Six-Gun Gamble," "Losers Take Nothing," and "The Riddle of Scorpion Creek" (all with art by Doug Wildey), and a Wyatt Earp story, "The Man Who Outsmarted Earp" (script by Stan Lee). New Herb Trimpe cover.
All reprints. New Herb Trimpe cover.
"The Fast Draw," art by Doug Wildey; The Outlaw Kid is drawn to the local saloon when Brady King begins shooting after losing big in a card game; When the Kid tries to stop him, Brady wings the masked hero and makes a break for it and escapes. "Stand Up and Fight," art by Doug Wildey; Gus Barrow, a local braggart, has come to challenge the Outlaw Kid calling him a coward who won't accept his challenge to a fight; When the Kid refuses to fight, Gus tries to pull his guns on the masked hero, but the Kid easily shoots them out of his hands. "Renegade Rout," art by Doug Wildey. "The Protector," script by Stan Lee, art by Al Williamson. "The Man Behind the Guns," art by Doug Wildey.
36 pgs., full color.
Newsstand Edition. Final Issue - "Hell's Gate!" Doctor Strange cameo. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Val Mayerik and Bob Wiacek. A story unlike any seen in quite a while, containing guest appearances by some very "strange" characters, more than a few surprises, and death (actually three of them). Thog, a dreaded demon of the underworld, threatens mankind and Earth's mightiest sorcerers have already fallen. The only thing left standing in his way is the shambling, muck monster known as the Man-Thing.
"Came the Dark Man Walk In, Walk In...!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. While Barbie Bannister desperately seeks to learn what happened to her beloved, Sheriff John Daltry, and whether or not it's possible to rescue him from an eternity of torment, a new character enters the series. A man seemingly like other men - a man who is also the deadliest and, in many ways, most powerful being in existence! A man that no force can stand against and no power can defeat. A man who's come to Citrusville to claim the soul of Barbie Bannister! 32 pages.
Direct Edition. "The Echo of Pain!" Written by Dickie McKenzie. Art by Larry Hama and Danny Bulandi. While Barb's quest begin, the Man-thing finds himself in a whole other kind of trouble as he suddenly becomes responsible for the life of an infant! 32 pages.
Newsstand Edition. "Red Sails Burning!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. Kidnapped by immortal pirates, trapped on a flying pirate ship miles above the ground and outnumbered by the villains three-score to one! What a situation! Do Daltry, Barb, and the Man-Thing have any chance of escape? More importantly, do they have any chance of stopping Captain Fate from continuing his reign of terror in the skies over Florida? 32 pages.
"Whatever Happened to Captain Fate?!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The Man-Thing takes on a band of sky pirates! Plus, witness the triumphant return of Captain Fate! 32 pages
"Whatever Happened to Captain Fate?!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by Don Perlin and Bob Wiacek. The Man-Thing takes on a band of sky pirates! Plus, witness the triumphant return of Captain Fate! 32 pages
