Aboard the
Maggia sub which is under attack by
A.I.M., the powerless
Iron Man is held fast to a magnetic lab table, unable to move as the waters rush in. In a desperate move he manages to connect his recharge cable to the short-circuiting wire from the laser overhead, restoring his power. In the gambling ship above all is chaos, as A.I.M. agents board the ship in search of the cash aboard.
Big M orders
Whiplash and the Maggia thugs to retaliate and the battle is on, as the undercover
SHIELD Agent
Jasper Sitwell searches for the imprisoned Iron Man. Below, the
Armored Avenger manages to escape the lab and seal the hatches slowing the flow of water to the ship above. In a secret control room, Big M activates the
Gyro-Oscillator which sends the ship tilting back and forth to upset the A.I.M. gang’s plans. The rogue scientists respond with a shock ray blast that disables the Maggia weapon. Whiplash captures Jasper Sitwell just as Iron Man arrives on the ship. He blasts the baddie with his repulsor rays but suddenly the A.I.M.
Vortex-Suction Beam pulls Iron Man through the ship’s hull toward the A.I.M. vessel….
This story continues in
IRON MAN #1.
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Story #2Call Him Destiny... or Call Him Death!
Writer:
Roy Thomas.Penciler:
Gene Colan. Inker:
Frank Giacoia. Colorist:
Unknown. Letterer:
Sam Rosen.
Synopsis
This story continues from
TALES TO ASTONISH #101.
After his battle with a giant ice warrior in the Antarctic,
Sub-Mariner crashes through into a dark chamber where he comes face-to-face with the sinister figure who has been haunting his dreams. He strikes…but misses because his opponent dodges, as he can read
Namor’s mind. Subby is overwhelmed by a feeling of overwhelming evil from this enemy who calls himself
Destiny, and who seems familiar—and dreaded. Destiny freezes Namor in place as he tells his story: he was originally a mentalist in a cheap sideshow but he had genuine psychic powers—and sought a way to profit from them. Research revealed to him the existence of a forgotten race called the
Ancients who were master of mental abilities. The man who would become Destiny joined the crew of the icebreaker
Oracle on its voyage to Antarctica and persuaded the captain to mount an expedition for the lost city of the Ancients. And that captain was
Leonard McKenzie, Namor’s father. Searching a remote cavern alone, McKenzie and the villain discover a massive machine sealed in the ice. While McKenzie headed back to summon the rest of his crew, Destiny, unwilling to share the secrets of the Ancients’ power, breaks through the ice to the dynamo—but caused an avalanche. He was saved by the mysterious
Helmet of Power, which he now wears…. Namor, now realizing the paralysis is only an illusion, breaks free and attacks Destiny. The villain reaches a
Sonar-Cannon and fires at the hero. Namor destroys the cannon but in so doing causes the frozen ceiling to fall in on them. Destiny is protected by the Helmet of Power, but Namor is buried alive under tons of ice….
This story continues in
SUB-MARINER #1.
Enemies
Destiny (Paul Destine).
Story #3Astonishing Mails of Suspense
Writer:
.Penciler:
Gene Colan. Inker:
Unknown. Colorist:
Unknown.
Synopsis