Iron Man Vol 1 33

Iron Man #33
Previous Issue	Iron Man #32
Next Issue	Iron Man #34
Art by: Sal Buscema
Release Date	October 6, 1970
Cover Date	January, 1971
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Stan Lee

1. "Their Mission: Destroy Stark Industries!!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Allyn Brodsky
Penciler(s)	Don Heck
Inker(s)	Joe Gaudioso
Letterer(s)	Jean Izzo
Editor(s)	Stan Lee

Holy Hannah!

—Tony Stark

Appearing in "Their Mission: Destroy Stark Industries!!"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• Jasper Sitwell
• Kevin O'Brien

Antagonists:

• Spymaster (First appearance)
• Espionage Elite (First appearance)
  • Number One (Marya Penskiyov) (First appearance)
  • Number Two (Samson Washington) (First appearance)
  • Number Three (Farley London) (First appearance) (Impersonates Nick Fury)
  • Number Four (Godfried Herter) (First appearance)
  • Number Five (Roger Phillips) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Gayl (First appearance) (secretary for Tony Stark)
• Joe (First appearance) (Stark Industries guard)
• Mac (First appearance) (Stark Industries guard)
• Avengers (Only in recap)
  • Thor (Only in recap)
  • Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in recap)
  • Ant-Man / Giant-Man (Henry Pym) (Only in recap)
  • Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Only in recap)
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
  • Quicksilver (Pietro) (Only in recap)
  • Scarlet Witch (Wanda) (Only in recap)
• Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Only in recap)
• Mole Man (Only in recap)
• Kang (Only in recap)
• Minotaur (Only in recap)
• Val-Larr (Only in recap)
• Sons of the Serpent (Only in recap)
• Controller (Basil Sandhurst) (Only in recap)
• Monster Master (Mentioned)
• Janice Cord (Mentioned)
• Myrmidon (Only in recap)
• The Overseer (Mentioned)
• Mechanoid (Only in recap)
• Belinda Thompkins

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Asgardians (Only in recap)
• Deviant Mutates (Only in recap)
• Robots (Only in recap)

Locations:

• Orient Point (First appearance)
• Stark Industries
• Avengers Mansion (Only in recap)

Items:

• Iron Man Armor Model 3
• Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Only in recap)

Synopsis for "Their Mission: Destroy Stark Industries!!"

Spymaster prepares his Espionage Elite to destroy Stark Industries. The next day Stark is contacted by Nick Fury to discuss a possible threat to his company, and they set up a meeting. As the Espionage Elite infiltrate Stark Industries, Stark chastises Kevin O'Brien for bursting into his office unannounced. Later Stark meets with Sitwell to discuss things when they're distracted by an explosion: Stark changes into Iron Man, but it turns out to be O'Brien experimenting. When Iron Man scolds him, O'Brien notices the similarity to Stark's earlier telling off. That night Stark leaves for his meeting with Fury. While he's away Spymaster's team set off explosions at Stark Industries. O'Brien attempts to stop them but is captured. Stark meets Fury, but is shot by him: he awakens in the Espionage Elite's headquarters as "Fury" rips off his mask to reveal he is really #3.

Solicit Synopsis

The target is Stark Enterprises - and the enemy is the villainous Spy-Master and his Espionage Elite! Face it - this is Shellhead's darkest hour!

Notes

• Farley London impersonates Nick Fury for a great part of this issue.
• Spymaster is spelled Spy-Master only on the cover.
• Kevin O'Brien is also spelled once O'Brian in the story.
• The Espionage Elite members use code names Number One to Number Five.
• This issue contains a letters page, "Sock It to Shell-Head". Letters are published from J.J. Friel, Paul De Pastine, Peter Rother, and Lester G. Boutillier.

See Also

• 11 image(s) from Iron Man Vol 1 33
• 6 reprint(s) of Iron Man Vol 1 33

Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database, Iron Man Volume 1 [1]