Stark Industries is once again under siege by a super-powered saboteur, threatening Stark's reputation and fortune as well as America's national defense. But how can Iron Man defend himself against a foe with the ability to simply melt his armor?
Notes:
- In this issue, we meet The Melter--the third prominent Iron Man villain to appear in as many months. Bruno Horgan is a former competitor who lost his contract when Tony Stark proved he used inferior materials to build tanks for the Army. Appropriately enough, it is another one of Horgan's defective products, an electronic inspection beam that actually starts to liquefy the items it inspects, that gives him the means to launch his vendetta against Stark.
- In their first encounter, The Melter completely melts the armor around Stark's left arm but somehow Stark doesn't lose the limb or suffer serious burns. It's more like the armor simply evaporates . . . but "The Evaporator" doesn't sound very cool.
- Steve Ditko illustrates this issue but very little of his unique style remains after a heavy ink job by Don Heck. At least Heck's brush makes Pepper look prettier than Ditko's usual oddly featured women. Stan Lee sheds Berns as a scripter but his solo story is just as formulaic as most of the preceding ones.
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