Tales of Suspense Vol 1 89

	Published
	May, 1967
"The Monstrous Menace of the Mysterious Melter!"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Gene Colan; Inker Frank Giacoia; Letterer Artie Simek;
"Back From the Dead!"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Gil Kane; Inker Gil Kane; Letterer Sam Rosen;

I always did think gratitude is for the birds!

-- Melter

Appearing in "The Monstrous Menace of the Mysterious Melter!"

Featured Characters:

Iron Man (Tony Stark)

Supporting Characters:

Stark Industries
- Happy Hogan
- Pepper Potts

Antagonists:

The Melter (Bruno Horgan)
Benny (Melter's cell-mate) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Senator Byrd
Joe (First appearance)
Tony Stark's dates
- Cynthia (First appearance)
- Nan (First appearance)
- Babs (First appearance)

Races and Species:

Humans

Locations:

New York City
- Long Island
  - Stark Enterprises
- Penguin Club

Items:

Synopsis for "The Monstrous Menace of the Mysterious Melter!"

While rebuilding the Stark Industries building, there is an on site accident that almost kills Pepper and Happy if not for the intervention of Tony Stark. However, afterward, Pepper seeks Happy for comfort, convincing Tony that she has finally chosen who she cares for more, and so resumes the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy in order to forget about her.

Meanwhile, at a nearby prison, the criminal known as the Melter has built a new melting gun with the aid of a fellow inmate in order to escape. When the weapon works, the Melter turns on his companion and escapes by himself. Donning a new costume, the Melter goes to Stark Industries in an attempt to force Tony Stark to build a new melting gun that operates on his miniaturized transistors.

There the Melter battles Iron Man, a fight which Iron Man is about to win when the Melter puts a number of Stark employees in danger, forcing Iron Man to stop the fight to save them. Figuring that the best way to stop the Melter is in his civilian guise, Iron Man rushes ahead of the Melter and changes back to Tony Stark. There the Melter finds him and forces him to begin building a melting gun.. This story is continued next issue...

Appearing in "Back From the Dead!"

Featured Characters:

Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

Red Skull (Johann Shmidt) (Main story and flashback)
Red Skull's armored robot
Bucky Barnes Robot (Destroyed)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Sea Gull Isle

Items:

Synopsis for "Back From the Dead!"

Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

This issue features a letters page, Mails of Suspense. Letters are published from Bill Bell, Frnak Kessler, John Murphy, and Rocky Karlage.

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