Tales of Suspense #83

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Key Facts

1st appearance of The Tumbler, a criminal with exceptional acrobatic skills

Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Artist

Jack Kirby

Writer

Stan Lee

Published

November 1966

Synopsis

While battling the Titanium Man in Washington D.C., Iron Man soon finds that Pepper Potts, the girl he loves, is caught in the Titanium Man's paralyzer ray.Iron Man Story - "Victory!"Although Titanium Man has Pepper Potts paralysed with a beam and threatens to kill her, Iron Man manages to save Pepper by telling her to duck, just as he throws an electrical cable which short-circuits the beam. He then starts punching Titanium Man, before Titanium Man shoots some power bolts at him. Iron Man realises that he needs a quicker way of defeating Titanium Man, and so equips a diamond-edged drill to his hand. Unfortunately, the armour is too tough for the drill, and Titanium Man tries attacking Iron Man.Iron Man punches Titanium Man back, before going behind Titanium Man. At the back of his helmet, Iron Man finds the power circuits for Titanium Man's armour, and manages to deactivate it just as Titanium Man throws him off. To finish Titanium Man off for good, Iron Man punches him once last time, which creates a sonic boom. For some reason, this restores Happy's memory, which he lost after he was transformed back from being the Freak a few issues ago. Titanium Man then tries fleeing with his last remaining power, but upon reaching the ocean where his Russian masters are waiting to pick him up in a submarine, they refuse to, since he was shamefully defeated. Titanium Man is then stuck in the water, calling for his masters. Back in Washington, Iron Man changes to Tony Stark, and whilst Pepper Potts is happy to see him, Happy can only think about how with his memory back, he knows that Tony Stark is Iron Man.Captain America Story - "Enter... The Tumbler!"In the previous issue, Captain America was drugged by an android called the Adaptoid, and the Adaptoid then used his powers to make himself look like Captain America. At the start of this issue, a villain called the Tumbler has just burst into Avengers Mansion, challenging Captain America to a fight, not realising that it's the...

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