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Iron Man, the armor-clad superhero of the free world may be doomed to die.

Yes, the life of America's most dramatic Avenger may well hinge upon a delicate

sub-miniature component containing the strange secret which keeps his injured

heart beating and enables him to live as Tony Stark,

one of the nation's leading scientists, head of Tony Stark Industries and as Iron Man.

Possessor of the greatest armored powers on Earth.

I won't have the strength of a strong man unless this

radionic influence problem can be licked.

There's got to be a way.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away at a prison camp of an enemy land,

another man is also concerned with the life of Iron Man.

His death will be my passport to greatness.

I'm tired of being stationed out here in the middle of nowhere.

But Colonel Bulldog, Iron Man, he is invincible.

His remarkable armor is supreme.

Mine will be better.

I shall have more powerful armor equipped with the deadliest of weapons

that will destroy Iron Man.

And you gentlemen, the greatest scientific brains in this camp have the choice.

Either remain here for the rest of your lives or cooperate by creating for

me the greatest suit of armor the world has ever known of titanium.

Titanium, it will be stronger than iron.

Yeah, with deadly devices built into it for the sole purpose of destroying.

Iron Man.

What fame there shall be for me, Colonel Bulldog is conqueror.

And so work on Colonel Bulldog's titanium armor begins.

We are making it as light as possible, but still the suit will be too heavy for

any man to carry, it will require 1,000 transistors at least.

The hours are not nearly as miniaturized as Iron Man.

I have the strength of a giant.

I can carry anything, so build it strong, impregnable to him.

Every conceivable type of weapon is built into the great armor.

Observe this deadly disintegrator rage.

And this super amplified magnetic power beam.

Finally, the suit is ready.

Magnificent, I must put it on at once.

For me it is practically weightless.

The power assisted control give you ease of movement.

Yeah, with my limitless power, I don't need that, but

I am not one to waste effort.

Iron Man won't have a chance against you, Colonel Bulldog.

Yeah, now to issue my challenge.

Tony Stark is at his factory with Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan,

when the news reaches him.

Potts, look, it's in all the papers.

It's some guy who calls himself Titanium Man.

Titanium Man?

Challenging Iron Man to fight him on a neutral battleground.

Iron Man will have to fight him, boss, won't he?

Or America might lose face in the eyes of the world.

It says that Titanium Man sent a copy of his challenge to every major newspaper

in the world.

Yes, I see, but I'm afraid this decision can only be made by Iron Man.

He acts as if he doesn't even want Iron Man to do it.

Throughout the world, the big question is,

why doesn't Iron Man accept Titanium Man's challenge?

Only Iron Man knows the answer, as he works desperately on his chest device

to correct the malfunction that has made every breath he takes a deadly hazard.

I've gotta be careful, with my energy unit off, I can't keep going long.

It has to work right now, gotta get recharged, or it'll be the end.

In the nick of time, a thin flow of electric current saves Iron Man.

And one of the strongest superheroes on Earth lives to fight again.

Thus the newspapers receive Iron Man's answer.

Iron Man ready.

Iron Man has snapped at the great.

Are all traps positioned and ready?

Ready, Colonel Boda, Iron Man is doomed.

A special satellite will beam the event to the entire world.

A carnival atmosphere fills the tiny neutral nation,

where the greatest hand-to-hand combat of all time is to take place.

But when the gladiators meet, the crowd is struck dumb.

Pepper and Happy can barely believe their eyes.

Iron Man faces a towering giant who is almost twice his size,

wearing armor especially equipped to destroy him.

With only temporary repairs to his chest device, how can Iron Man possibly win,

or even survive a battle with titanium man?

An official disposes of opening preliminaries and

asks both contestants if they will respect the international rules agreed upon.

Yes, yes, yes, let us begin.

Iron Man will be hopelessly outclassed.

He is doomed.

What a propaganda victory will be for us.

The field is cleared and the combatants face each other.

I've waited a long time for this moment, but now it will be worth it.

I hope so, wouldn't want you to go away disappointed.

Not me, Iron Man, one blast is all it will take.

Don't expect me to just stand around, big man.

Let's see what my repulsor ray blast can do to you.

He's as strong as he looks.

I'm not hurting him a bit.

No, it's my turn.

What, he's putting me to him by magnetic attraction.

See how powerless you are against my superior size and strength.

He's not just whistling Dixie.

Look, the giant is beating you.

No, Iron Man's reversing his jets.

Better not get careless.

Look out, Iron Man.

Yes, mosquitoes.

Those negative particles of ionic energy are draining the protective qualities

right out of your clumsy tin overcoat.

He has scientific weapons.

I never dreamed existed.

Get him, Iron Man.

I am getting weaker.

But for me, it will be only temporary.

His end will be permanent.

And in moments, wow.

What's his game?

Why isn't he even making another try?

He's going right into the minefield we prepared for him.

Something's not right.

A minefield.

No.

I've got to fly out of here, but one of my group jets was damaged in the minefield.

Your fight is useless.

Now you cannot escape my radar ring.

They've encircled me.

They're shrinking, becoming so tight I can't move.

They're forcing me down.

Iron Man is helpful as anything.

No, I can't look.

And now that I've brought you back to Earth, this power supper beam will make.

You're weaker by the moment.

I've got to apply full pressure no matter how it drains my power.

I'm free.

But you're weakening, Iron Man.

Don't kid yourself, mister.

Your ring-a-ding rings didn't weaken me.

Iron Man's hand drops quickly from his controls.

His fingers have told him what's missing, dislodged by his monumental burst of power.

That one small transistorized replacement part.

And before he can reach it.

Brave words cannot stop the ass and the self of titanium man.

But realizing his supply of super energy is hopelessly crippled by the loss of the vital

component, Iron Man makes a desperate effort to end the conflict with chemical fire.

Fire!

He's smart, he's rolling, rubbing the chemicals off in the dirt.

But it's my chance to, happy.

Happy!

Here.

My energy supply, happy, a last component, unless you get me a transistor replacement

from Tony Stark's hotel room, I may not be able to last out.

Gosh.

I'll get it, Iron Man.

Hurry, boy.

My life may depend on you.

As Iron Man turns to meet a new onslaught.

Happy burns up the tortuous mountain road back toward the hotel, knowing that Iron Man's

life may depend on him alone, but will he be back in time?

With no energy reserve to call upon, Iron Man is fading fast in his life and death struggle

with titanium man.

The great Iron Man, just a toy in the hands of titanium man.

Look, world, I am your new champion.

Iron Man can't last much longer, hurry, happy, please.

Everything depends on Happy Hogan.

At the hotel, he fairly flies up to Tony Stark's suite.

Now, where would the boss keep Iron Man's electronic gear in the case?

This small gizmo's got to be it.

Seconds later, Happy is scorching back up the tortuous grade to the battle site.

I've got to be in time.

But Iron Man's time is running out.

Is this the great Iron Man?

At last.

At last, but is Happy in time?

Iron Man, I've got it.

At the sound of Happy's voice, Iron Man summons his last ounce of strength.

You're just prolonging the agony, you're already doomed.

Here it is, Iron Man.

Happy, no, don't come out here.

But you need this.

Stop the young clown, or he dies with you, Iron Man.

It's time to end this.

My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow.

Happy, get down.

Oh, no.

Take it, boss.

Don't worry about me.

Her buttons won't help you.

He called me boss.

Happy new.

Recoil in place, Iron Man pauses and makes a solemn vow.

Well, a breath still remains within me.

I'll fight him, Happy.

You won't have died in vain.

Join him, fool.

But with new electronic energies surging through his body,

Iron Man molds like darting light.

Good, he's losing his temper.

I'll try a new angle.

Oh, he's falling.

My blast, or he more than he dares admit.

No, you make a great target for my kind of power.

Challenge the foe who has something to fight for, mister.

Whoa, whoa, this is the payoff murderer.

I only regret his that it didn't happen sooner.

It's time to save, poor Happy.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Just remember you asked for it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I give up, I surrender.

Fine, you'll be happy to know your brave words are being broadcast all over the earth.

Congratulations, Iron Man, the entire free world is proud of you.

You'll be happy to know there is hope for your brave young friend.

Happy, still alive.

Lovely lady had him taken to hospital.

I've got to go to him.

Wait, what about the parade in your honor?

Iron Man has won his battle, but can Happy win his?

Pepper, is Happy going to be?

Oh, I hope so, Iron Man.

There's nothing we can do but wait.

I'll tell Mr. Stark.

Mr. Stark, our cold-hearted boss didn't care enough even to be there when you risked

your life against Titanium Man.

I'm sure he had some good reason, Pepper.

Well, what about now?

What about a man who doesn't even care about a dying friend?

He's heartless, selfish.

Oh, Pepper, oh, I wish I could tell you Tony Stark was there.

He does care.

Oh, no, the strain in my heart.

The battle with Titanium Man took too much from me.

I've got to get back to my hotel room, or it'll be the end of Tony Stark and his secret.

Alone in his room, the heartless, selfish Tony Stark fights again for survival, and

by just a thin thread of electric current, wins another victory.

While at that same moment, he's going to be all right.

He survived that molecule ray blast only because his body is pliant, not a resistant

armor.

He has to call me softy.

Mr. Stark is sorry he wasn't here sooner, Happy.

I had some business to attempt to.

Sure you did.

Tell that to Iron Man.

I will, old friend.

Tony Stark makes you feel he's a cool exec from the hottest deal.