Appearing in "Wanted: Captain America"
Tales of Suspense #87
(originally printed as "Crisis -- At the Earth's Core!")
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- Mole Man (Harvey Elder)
- Communist saboteurs
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- Earth-Digger (First appearance)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3
Synopsis for "Wanted: Captain America"
Tales of Suspense #87
(originally printed as "Crisis -- At the Earth's Core!")
Tony Stark is testing a brand new atomic powered earth-boring device, however the tests of such a device begins to anger nearby citizens who believe Stark's inventions will eventually destroy everybody. Donning his Iron Man armor to test the new device, an earthquake causes a nearby building to collapse at the same time. People soon believe that Stark's invention was the cause, and as a result people begin protesting, and a number of petty crooks decide it may be in their benefit to steal the device.
Breaking into Stark's lab, they end up in a battle with Iron Man, who easily knocks them out, however just as he's finished the entire Stark Industries factory also falls to through the Earth. Climbing out of the building which is mostly intact, Iron Man discovers that the Mole Man and his Moloids were the cause. Upon being discovered, Mole Man fires a missile at Iron Man which causes a cave-in in the underground cavern.. This story is continued next issue.
Appearing in "The Tragedy and the Triumph!"
Tales of Suspense #94The Tragedy and the Triumph!
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- Jasper Sitwell(In Shadow)
- Half-Face's wife
- Half-Face's son
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Synopsis for "The Tragedy and the Triumph!"
Tales of Suspense #94The Tragedy and the Triumph!
Continued from last issue... Iron Man has been defeated by the Vietnamese scientist Half-Face and the newly revived Titanium Man, and now the two villains plan to destroy a small village that has been sympathetic to the US Army that operate in the area in order to win a propaganda victory for their masters.
Iron Man manages to revive himself and fight his way through Half-Face's men, while Half-Face himself and Titanium Man reach their destination. Half-Face then instructs Titanium Man to start wreaking havoc on the town. While in the United States, the mysterious visitor trying to get inside Stark Industries, knocks out the guard and scales over the wall, having become too impatient for Stark's return.
Back in Vietnam, Iron Man has arrive in the town is attempting to stop the Titanium Man from destroying the village, but is making minimal progress. Meanwhile, Half-Face while wandering the village, finds that his wife and child now live there. In the meantime, Iron Man manages to knock the Titanium Man into a dried out river bed and believes his foe to be defeated. While talking to the villages, Iron Man is unaware that the Titanium Man has revived and is about to attack him until his opponent's armor explodes and he is knocked out again.
Iron Man soon learns the cause was Half-Face, who has decided to change his ways now that he has rediscovered his wife and child.