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Iron Man's origin retold in this issue. "Night of the Rising Sun!" Guest-starring Sunfire. First 25¢ cover price issue. Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin. Tony Stark follows Roxanne Gilbert to Vietnam in an attempt to find Eddie March's brother, who is listed as MIA after the war. But instead Iron Man finds Sunfire, the Mandarin, and the Unicorn! First, Sunfire attacks Iron Man, and then the Mandarin abducts Sunfire! What is going on? The story features a 1-page retelling of Iron Man's origin. (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer and artist Jerry Ordway. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #29 Baron Mordo.) 32 pages Cover price $0.25.


Artists Information

David Emmett Cockrum was an American comics artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus as well as the antiheroine Black Cat. Cockrum was a prolific and inventive costume designer who updated the uniforms of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He did the same for the new X-Men and many of their antagonists in the 1970s and early 1980s.

After leaving the Navy as a photographer Jim Starlin began his career in comic books where he enjoyed success as both a writer and artist. Starlin credits legendary artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko as major influences to his illustration style which is apparent in his early works. For over 40 years he's been known for his space opera-esque stories where he created popular characters such as Thanos, Drax, and Gamora. His most notable works include Iron Man, Adam Warlock, and the Infinity Gauntlet.

George Tuska who used a variety of pen names including Carl Larson, was an American comic book and newspaper comic strip artist best known for his 1940s work on various Captain Marvel titles and the crime fiction series Crime Does Not Pay and for his 1960s work illustrating Iron Man and other Marvel Comics characters. He also drew the DC Comics newspaper comic strip The World's Greatest Superheroes from 1978–1982.