Appearing in "Death Duel For the Life of Happy Hogan!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Referenced)
- People's Liberation Army Air Force (Mentioned)
- Fu Manchu (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Barracudas (Mentioned)
- Guppies (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth
- Asia
- China
- Mandarin's Castle (Destroyed)
- Peking (Mentioned)
- Okinawa, Japan (Mentioned)
- China
- Asia
Items:
Synopsis for "Death Duel For the Life of Happy Hogan!"
Continued form last issue... Having kidnapped Happy Hogan thinking that he is really Iron Man, the Mandarin is about to execute him when the real Iron Man arrives to stop him.
After a pitched battle between the Mandarin and Iron Man, however Iron Man manages to fight off his foe. As he's rescuing Happy Hogan from the Mandarin's soldiers, Iron Man learns that they have altered the course of a test missile being launched in Peking to target the United States.
Iron Man redirects the missile to the Mandarin's castle, and escapes with Happy, and the Mandarin is seemingly killed in the explosion.
Appearing in "The Secret!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Agent 60 (Kuro Chin) (First appearance; dies)
- Agent 13 (Sharon Carter) (Mentioned)
- Colonel Nick Fury (Mentioned)
Antagonists:
- Yashonka (First appearance)
- General Li Chou (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed agents
- Beeper Dog (First appearance) (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- Avengers (Referenced)
- Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Location:
- Earthspace
- Earth
- Asia
- Yoshonka Arms Research Center (First appearance)
- Asia
- Earth
- Heaven (Invoked)
Items:
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield
- Solar Gun
- Z-Ray (1st appearance; Destroyed)
Vehicles:
- Robotic Exoskeleton
- Experimental Armored Air-Car
Synopsis for "The Secret!"
- —Agent 60's final words
On a mission to rendezvous with Agent-60, a double agent working in a secret lab of a Communist country, Captain America has come to find and destroy the plans for the Z-Ray. Tipping off security, Captain America has to convince Agent-60, who is afraid to get caught, to be brave. During the combat, Agent-60 sacrifices his life trying defend Captain America, and Cap manages to destroy the Communists Z-Ray weapon before they can use it against the US.
Notes
- The Mandarin will appear next in Avengers Annual #1.