Appearing in "Why Must There Be an Iron Man?"
Featured Characters:
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
(Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Mr. O'Brien
- Kevin O'Brien (Named only)
- NYPD
- Ho Yinsen (Recap)
- Wong-Chu (Recap)
- Janice Cord (Recap)
- Happy Hogan (Recap)
- Pepper Potts (Recap)
- Thor (Recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Recap)
- Mandarin (Recap)
- Titanium Man (Boris Bullski) (Recap)
- Melter (Bruno Horgan) (Recap)
- Crimson Dynamo (Alexander Nevsky) (Recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians (Recap)
Locations:
- Earth
- Asia
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- Long Island
- Nassau County
- Oyster Bay (First appearance)
- Farmingdale (First appearance)
- Long Island Cemetery (First appearance)
- Farmingdale (First appearance)
- Oyster Bay (First appearance)
- Nassau County
- New York City
- Long Island
- New York
- United States of America
Items:
Synopsis for "Why Must There Be an Iron Man?"
A detailed origin is given for the Golden Avenger. Focuses primarily on his first adventure as told in Tales of Suspense #39.
Solicit Synopsis
"Shall Iron Man Live?" That's the dreaded question the golden Avenger must ask himself - as he relives anew his awesome origin!
Notes
- Iron Man's first origin story was presented in Tales of Suspense #39. His next detailed origin is given in Iron Man #122.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Sock it to Shell-Head". Letters are published from: Bettino C. Helms, Bruce Roland, and David Copson.
See Also
Footnotes
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- Comics
- 1972
- 1972, June
- Bronze-Age
- Iron Man Vol 1
- Roy Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
- Eli Katz/Cover Artist
- Vincent Joseph Colletta/Cover Artist
- Roy Thomas/Writer
- Barry Windsor-Smith/Penciler
- Jim Mooney/Inker
- Artie Simek/Letterer
- Stan Lee/Editor
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Marianne Rodgers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Simon Gilbert (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kevin O'Brien (Earth-616)/Mentions
- New York City Police Department (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ho Yinsen (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Wong-Chu (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Janice Cord (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Harold Hogan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Virginia Potts (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Mandarin (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Boris Bullski (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Bruno Horgan (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Alexander Nevsky (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Asgardians/Minor Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- Asia/Appearances
- Southeast Asia/Appearances
- North America/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- Long Island/Appearances
- Nassau County/Appearances
- Oyster Bay/Appearances
- Farmingdale/Appearances
- Long Island Cemetery/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Queens/Appearances
- Flushing/Appearances
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 3/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 1/Minor Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 1/Appearances
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