Are you a man, Spectrum? A man who lets an alien rule him?
Appearing in "The Cutting Edge of Death!"
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Other Characters:
Thor
- Edwin Jarvis
- Luke Cage
- Skrulls
- Krimonn
- Dorrek VII (Only in flashback)
- Gamemaster (Grandmaster) (Only in flashback)
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Synopsis for "The Cutting Edge of Death!"
His power weakened, Iron Man fends off Dr. Spectrum. Roxanne flees the scene and meets Eddie March; Eddie hopes to help Iron Man somehow. Happy and Pepper have another confrontation and Happy reveals to her that Tony is Iron Man. In New York, Luke Cage receives a telegram from Obatu asking him to be his bodyguard, but Cage is not interested. As Spectrum nearly has Iron Man beaten he recalls his origins; Iron Man manages to escape him. As Spectrum searches for his foe he finds Iron Man near Roxanne and attacks. Iron Man is swiftly beaten and the Power Prism decides to make Iron Man the new host for its power. Elsewhere, someone phones Avengers Mansion to ask for help; soon enough, the mighty Thor appears to face the possessed Iron Man.
Notes
- In this issue, Pepper Hogan discovers that Tony Stark is Iron Man.
- The first origin of Doctor Spectrum and his Power Prism is given in the second chapter of this story: The Origin of Dr. Spectrum.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Sock It To Shell-Head". Letters are published from: Brian Earl Brown, Bob Blakely, and Jeff Walker.
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- 1973
- 1973, December
- Bronze-Age
- Iron Man Vol 1
- Roy Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
- John Romita Sr./Cover Artist
- Mike Esposito/Cover Artist
- Gaspar Saladino/Cover Artist
- Mike Friedrich/Writer
- George Tuska/Penciler
- Mike Esposito/Inker
- George Roussos/Colourist
- Artie Simek/Letterer
- Roy Thomas/Editor
- Kinji Obatu (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Virginia Potts (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Harold Hogan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Edward March (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Roxanne Gilbert (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Edwin Jarvis (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Luke Cage (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Deviant Skrulls/Appearances
- Krimonn (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Dorrek VII (Earth-616)/Appearances
- En Dwi Gast (Earth-616)/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- Michigan/Appearances
- Detroit/Appearances
- Stark Industries Aerospace Division/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Avengers Mansion/Appearances
- Africa/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 3/Appearances
- Power Prism/Appearances
- Mjolnir/Appearances