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90-569: The Anton Vanko incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #46 (October 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck . The Boris Turgenov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964), and was created by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Don Rico . The Alex Nevsky incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #15 (July 1969), and

180-509: A 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -foot prehensile tail. He has superhuman strength, is an Olympic-level acrobat and gymnast, and is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant. The talons on his hands and feet can be detached and hurled as weapons, then regrow instantly. Tanaraq is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Tanaraq is a member of the Great Beasts . He

270-598: A Marvel Universe supporting character since. The final "Tales of the Watcher" story introduced veteran artist George Tuska as a Marvel regular. Four years later, Tuska would become one of Iron Man's signature artists. Beginning with issue #59 (Nov. 1964), Iron Man began sharing the now "split book" with Captain America , who had guest-starred in the Iron Man feature the previous issue. Jack Kirby , Captain America's co-creator during

360-477: A science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such artists as Jack Kirby , Steve Ditko , and Don Heck , then featured superheroes Captain America and Iron Man during the Silver Age of Comic Books before changing its title to Captain America with issue #100 ( cover-dated April 1968). Its sister title was Tales to Astonish . Following the launch of Marvel Legacy in 2017, Tales of Suspense

450-611: A coup, a criminal cult known as the Choi Faction employs Mongdal, a criminal with the ability to transfer his consciousness into the bodies of others, to possess Taegukgi and threatens to have him destroy Seoul unless their demands are met. However, Mongdal double-crosses the Choi Faction and has Taegukgi kill them before possessing him into taking over the country. The Tiger Division is nearly defeated until their ally Black Cat provokes Mongdal's consciousness into returning to his original body and kills him, freeing Taegukgi. Taegukgi and

540-803: A cover with a clear plastic overlay, featured Captain America and Iron Man in a single story written by James Robinson and drawn by Colin MacNeil . Another one-shot, Tales of Suspense: Captain America and Iron Man Commemorative Edition (Feb. 2005) reprinted the previous month's Captain America vol. 5 #1 and Iron Man vol. 4 #1. Temugin Taegukgi ( Tae-Won ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by Jed MacKay and Alessandro Vitti, first appeared in Taskmaster (vol. 3) #3 (February 2021). Taegukgi

630-670: A fit of anger. Tai also uses her power to heal Chord of his brutal injuries, though she is unable to completely restore him. Tai later returns to Cambodia. She is soon followed by the Folding Circle, now led by the Left Hand , a rogue-powered villain influenced by the energies of the well. The New Warriors also follow in an Avengers' Quinjet . Tai attempts to sacrifice both groups to the well. They work together to try and save each other, but it all comes down to Dwayne, who uses an Uzi submachine gun to injure and seemingly kill Tai. Both she and

720-915: A group called the Jury. Although the Jury fails against Venom, Orwell devises a way to kidnap Spider-Man to be put on trial for bringing the Venom symbiote to Earth. However, the Jury and Orwell are again met with defeat. Orwell later starts a business relationship with the Life Foundation , with the Jury becoming glorified bodyguards for people in the organization's bunkers. Orwell soon becomes paranoid that his men seek to usurp his authority. Orwell slowly begins to show that his hate and desire for revenge has twisted him, and that he has no regard left for anyone but himself. Orwell and Roland Treece are arrested by federal agents for their part in Carlton Drake 's Arachnis Project;

810-730: A group of Russian superhumans put into cryogenic stasis after the Cold War ended. During a fight between the Order and the Infernal Man, Order member Corona set off an enormous explosion which awakened the Super-Soldiers. This Crimson Dynamo was apparently destroyed by Order members Supernaut and Aralune. Boris Vadim , the twelfth Crimson Dynamo, first appears in the premiere issue of Hulk vol. 2 (March 2008). A S.H.I.E.L.D. -sanctioned team consisting of Iron Man, Doc Samson and She-Hulk encounters

900-577: A group of murderous, mutant-hunting U-Men . The Omega Gang starts a riot at Xavier Institute during 'Opening Day' celebrations, an event designed to bring the public to Xavier's. Several members, including Tattoo, confront the X-Men on the front lawn. During the battle, Tattoo manages to phase her hand into Cyclops 's head. She informs him if she became solid, he would die. Emma Frost turns into her diamond form and places her hand inside of Tattoo's head; now Tattoo would also die if she became solid. This eliminates

990-485: A happy-go-lucky screw-up on the team since, when looked at properly, the Guardians were not a superhero team, but rather a light army." Talon has some superhuman abilities thanks to his genetically superior Inhuman physiology; he has also possibly been exposed to the mutagenic Terrigen Mist . He has a feline form: an orange fur-covered body, razor-sharp talons on his hands and feet, pointed ears, pronounced canine teeth, and

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1080-669: A new and improved Crimson Dynamo armor and bested Iron Man. Finally, he worked towards undermining Tony Stark by romancing Janice Cord, Stark's girlfriend at the time and a relative of Cord Industries's CEO Edwin Cord . After he donned the Crimson Dynamo armor in public, his old Soviet masters sent the Titanium Man to kill him. When Titanium Man killed Janice, Nevsky blamed Iron Man for the tragedy and swore to avenge her. Although he held Titanium Man just as responsible for Janice's death, Nevsky

1170-413: A plot to take down Iron Man. Mandarin and Zeke Stane gave Galina a new Crimson Dynamo armor. The Crimson Dynamo wears an armored battle suit that serves as an exoskeleton, providing the wearer with superhuman strength and durability. The suit's outer layer was composed of a carborundum matrix alloy, and is equipped with hand-blasters that can fire high-frequency electrical bolts, small missiles contained in

1260-681: A pocket dimension created by Franklin Richards appears in Heroes Reborn as a member of Loki 's Masters of Evil . An unidentified alternate universe variant of Crimson Dynamo from Earth-2149 appears in Marvel Zombies 2 . An alternate universe variant of Yuri Petrovich / Crimson Dynamo from Earth-58163 appears in House of M as a member of the Soviet Super-Soldiers. Two characters based on

1350-518: A same-name criminal scientist and Ph.D. , Carl Strange. Making his sole appearance in the Iron Man story "The Stronghold of Dr. Strange" in Tales of Suspense #41 (May 1963), the character gained mental powers in a freak lightning strike. The Mandarin debuted in issue #50 (Feb. 1964) and would become one of Iron Man's major enemies. The Black Widow first appeared in #52 (April 1964) and Hawkeye followed five issues later. The first Marvel superhero work by future company editor-in-chief Roy Thomas

1440-588: A threat and has no qualms about beating up Tatterdemalion in public. Tattoo , also known as Longstrike , is a mutant, a student of the Xavier Institute . Created by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely , the character first appeared in New X-Men #126. She can display messages or designs on her skin, as well as phase through solid matter. Tattoo is one of the many students who were mentally controlled by Cassandra Nova to attack Wolverine and Beast . Tattoo and

1530-552: Is a Marvel Comics supervillain with gloves coated with a chemical solution that dissolves paper products, such as dollar bills. Created by Tom Sutton , the character first appeared in Werewolf by Night #9 (September 1973). Tatterdemalion was a wealthy business investor until the Las Vegas mob swindled him out of his money, which led to him becoming an insane homeless person. With an army of derelicts hired by Sidney Sarnak on behalf of

1620-553: Is a South Korean superhero and field leader of the Tiger Division, the country's superhuman response team, and is regarded as its greatest national hero. Orphaned as a baby in 1950 during the Korean War , Tae-Won was adopted by a similarly orphaned young woman whom he saw as his ajumma . Despite her best efforts, a young Tae-Won fell in with a group of thieves, which eventually became a criminal gang as they got older. In 1978, when

1710-602: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A member of the Morlocks who can secret tar-like substances, he once tried to help Annalee capture Power Pack and force them to become her children. He helped another group of Morlocks in a second attempt, which was thwarted by the X-Men . Tar Baby survived the " Mutant Massacre ", where the Marauders hunted down and killed many Morlocks. Tar Baby

1800-667: Is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley , first appeared in Venom: Lethal Protector #1 (February 1993). Orwell Taylor is the founder of the Jury . Orwell is the father of Maxwell (Max) Taylor and Hugh Taylor. His oldest son, Hugh, a guard at a prison for super-powered criminals , is murdered during Venom 's escape. In response, Orwell recruits some of Hugh's co-workers ( Sentry , Firearm , Bomblast ), Ramshot (Samuel Culkin), and his youngest son Maxwell (as Screech ) to hunt Eddie Brock as

1890-484: Is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe . Tagak is a blind extra-dimensional humanoid with a pet leopard. Tagak was summoned to Earth to catch a thief from his home dimension. Daredevil mistook Tagak for the thief, whom he was also trying to find, and subdued Tagak. After Tagak explained his mission to Daredevil, the two teamed up, allowing Tagak to capture the thief and return with him to his world. Tagak

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1980-601: Is dead, becomes a mercenary and travels the world. Eventually, he arrives in Cambodia and renews his association with his mother-in-law. Together they return to America. Tai worries her son-in-law fears his place in the pact is moot now that his son is dead. Tai urges Chord to resume his friendship with army buddy Daryl Taylor (the one who rejected the pact). Chord does so and becomes godfather to Daryl and his six-year-old son Dwayne. Tai then demands Chord kill Daryl and his wife Melody; Chord does so, unwillingly, in front of Dwayne. Dwayne

2070-523: Is introduced in Iron Man vol. 4 #7 (June 2006), where he is apprehended by Iron Man after attempting to rob a bank. It was later revealed that this armor had been bought on the black market and that the designs for Crimson Dynamo-based technology have been for sale for a while. This Crimson Dynamo was later slain by the Punisher . The eleventh Crimson Dynamo was a member of the "Alpha Gen Soviet Super-Soldiers",

2160-452: Is responsible for the symbiosis that turned Walter Langkowski into Sasquatch during his gamma ray experiment. In flashbacks, it was revealed that Tanaraq was a member of the Avengers of 1000 A.D. Tangerine is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . She appears in two separate future timelines and in the present day as a member of MI-13 . Tar Baby

2250-473: Is then introduced to Tai and his memory is wiped. Chord and Tai raise Dwayne and train him to be a crime fighter. They also manage Daryl's charitable organization, the Taylor Foundation, often using it to finance questionable activities around the world. Dwayne becomes Night Thrasher and is briefly part of a team with Tai's grandchildren Midnight's Fire and Silhouette. At the time, the three are unaware of

2340-680: The Griffin , Rampage , and the original Titanium Man ) fought the Black Widow and her teammates, the Champions . When Yuri learned of the true nature of his "Western" captors, he went berserk. Darkstar teamed up with the Champions to subdue Yuri, and after he and his other allies were defeated, Yuri was returned to Russia, convicted by the Soviet government, and exiled to a Siberian labor camp. Dmitri Bukharin ,

2430-524: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): The Alexander Nevsky incarnation of the Crimson Dynamo is referenced in Paul McCartney and Wings 's song " Magneto and Titanium Man ". Tales of Suspense Tales of Suspense is the name of an American comic book anthology series, and two one-shot comics , all published by Marvel Comics . The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as

2520-492: The Sentry . Taegukgi also possesses superhuman longevity, as he still retains the health, appearance, and vitality of a young man in his prime well into the 21st century despite being born during the Korean War . Taegukgi is fluent in both his native Korean and English. Despite his strength and invulnerability, Taegukgi is highly susceptible to psionic abilities, including mind control, body possession, and psychic attacks. Tagak

2610-578: The Unicorn 's helmet and instructed the Russian agent in its use. As the Crimson Dynamo, Vanko was sent by the Soviet Government to sabotage Stark Industries and defeat his American counterpart Iron Man in battle. Vanko's armor allowed him to generate and control electricity in all of its forms, such as firing devastating bolts of lightning and flying using electromagnetic propulsion. Unlike Iron Man, who at

2700-681: The Winter Guard , a Russian superhero team of which Vadim is a member, while investigating the apparent murder of the Abomination in Russia. In War Machine: Weapon of SHIELD , Vadim was seen ignoring orders from his superiors and helping War Machine defeat invading Skrulls . He later flees to the United States seeking political asylum, joining the Red Hulk 's mercenary group. Some time later, while battling

2790-484: The 1940s Golden Age of comic books , had drawn the character as part of the superhero team the Avengers earlier that year, and was now illustrating his hero's solo adventures for the first time since 1941. Issue #63 (March 1965), in which editor-scripter Stan Lee retold Captain America's origin, through #71 (Nov. 1965) featured period stories set during World War II , and co-starred Captain America's Golden Age sidekick, James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky . Sharon Carter

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2880-593: The Crimson Dynamo armor from Dmitri Bukharin for his own use. He was the founder of Remont-4, a group of Russian superhumans who sought to return the Soviet Union to Stalinism . Shatalov and his allies (the cyborg Firefox and the original Unicorn among others) recruited the original Titanium Man to their cause. The Remont-4 fought the Soviet Super Soldiers and a group of Russian mutant exiles in addition to plaguing Iron Man . In Shatalov's first appearance as

2970-470: The Crimson Dynamo fell into a degree of obscurity after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since Shatalov, there have been seven people to bear the Crimson Dynamo mantle, almost all of them anonymous, short-lived, or otherwise unremarkable foes. The seventh Crimson Dynamo, Gregar Valski , was defeated by Nick Fury and Captain America . He wore Dmitri Bukharin's former armor, though his skill piloting it

3060-628: The Crimson Dynamo from Earth-1610 appear in the Ultimate Marvel universe: Alex Su , a Chinese member of the Liberators who was fused with his armor under unspecified circumstances and controls an army of drones; and an alternate version of Valentin Shatalov who is a government agent and the first Crimson Dynamo. Characters based on the Anton Vanko incarnation of the Crimson Dynamo appear in media set in

3150-578: The Crimson Dynamo, he was in a training session with Devastator in Russia at the same time Iron Man had encountered an out-of-control mutant dubbing himself Freak Quincy in Los Angeles. Quincy's out-of-control powers tapped into Devastator's satellite uplink from the other side of the world, and he managed to switch the minds of Stark and Shatalov. His unfamiliarity with the Iron Man armor resulted in Shatalov firing pulse bolts that destroyed Quincy's arms, although

3240-521: The Dynamo armor in Shatalov's place, and with radio assistance from Shatalov and the Widow, fought Bullski. When Bullski refused to surrender, Shatalov overrode Stark's control of the Dynamo armor, firing a blast that killed Bullski. Shatalov took the fall with his superiors, who had wanted to recover Bullski alive, and he was relieved of his duties as the Crimson Dynamo. Like many of Iron Man's Cold War-era villains,

3330-615: The Galaxy #18 (November 1991). According to creator Jim Valentino, he wanted to use Wolverine in a storyline where the Guardians had briefly returned to Earth, but Bob Harras , the X-Men editor of the time, did not want it established that Wolverine could live that long. Thus, Valentino created Talon, influenced by Steve Englehart 's take on the Beast during his time with the Avengers . Valentino later stated that Talon "wasn't gay, as some people thought. I thought it would lighten things up to have

3420-563: The Gem. At this moment, Min-Jae's benefactor Doctor Doom arrives to take the Gem's powers for himself, but Taegukgi convinces Min-Jae to help fight against Doom. Taegukgi is able to reclaim his powers from the Gem, which is destroyed during the battle; Doom leaves empty-handed while Min-Jae flees. Taegukgi's relationship with his teammates becomes strained due to him not disclosing his past to them, but they forgive him when he opens up about his ajumma . Taegukgi travels to Santa Cruz, California , when

3510-651: The Golden Age revival series All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes , and with Howard the Duck and Spider-Man . Mary Stensen ( Teena the Fat Lady ) is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is an American sideshow performer who works for a criminal organization called the Circus of Crime . Teena leaves the Circus for a time in the hope of marrying and raising

3600-527: The Iron Man miniseries Enter the Mandarin , where it is revealed that Temugin (the Mandarin's son) witnessed the event. Alexander Nevsky was Anton Vanko's up-and-coming protege, with a greatly admired and respected scientific genius. However, his promising career was ruined when the Soviet government discredited Vanko after he fled to the West. Sent into exile for his association with the turncoat, Nevsky grew to hate

3690-455: The Jury parts from Orwell and redefine their modus operandi . Orwell's methods led him to clash most often with his younger son, Maxwell. He also routinely clashes with Ramshot, whose conscience interferes with Orwell's way of running the Jury. Maxwell abandons the Screech identity to serve as a defense attorney for the Jury's victims, with Wysper taking his place. Maxwell severs all ties with

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3780-578: The Jury, just like his father, and was not on the Jury when the group is reformed by U.S. Agent and Edwin Cord . Jim "Taxi" Taylor is a Marvel Comics adventurer who made his debut in Mystic Comics #2 (April 1940). He drove a submersible flying machine called the 'Wonder Car' and stabbed enemy agents from "Swastikaland" as part of a day's work as a taxi driver . Taylor was created by an unknown creative team for Harry "A" Chesler Studios. The Taxi Taylor feature did not appear again, but he appeared in

3870-563: The Left Hand are sucked down into the well. Tai has appeared a couple times since her death in time travel storylines. In a storyline in Darkhawk , Tai's granddaughter Silhouette is sent back in time to stop Tai from murdering Miyami. In a storyline in the Night Thrasher comic book series, Silhouette is sent back in time to Tai's childhood, where she encounters Tai and her peers as children in

3960-567: The New Warriors to the well instead of the super-powered members of the Folding Circle (the children born from the mating of the soldiers and the brides). Tai and Chord's illegal business dealings are exposed, and Chord attempts suicide rather than admit the truth. While in the hospital, his wife Miyami visits him. Tai discovers this and is enraged that her daughter had faked her death and the deaths of her grandchildren. Tai murders her daughter in

4050-636: The Night Shift for some time. In the Civil War storyline, Tatterdemalion was among the supervillains who were apprehended and given a choice between jail or assisting the Thunderbolts . Tatterdemalion appears in the M.O.D.O.K. episode "This Man... This Makeover!", voiced by Jonathan Kite . This version is an actual homeless man who claims to have been a victim of the dot com crash . While he has not shown any villainous dealings, Wonder Man considers him

4140-422: The Soviet Union as well as Iron Man for besting Vanko. Nevsky also sought vengeance against Tony Stark, whom Nevsky felt exploited Vanko under the American capitalist system (not knowing that Stark and Iron Man are the same person). Disguised as brilliant new scientist Alex Niven behind Cord Industries, he planned to help the struggling competitor beat out Stark Industries in the marketplace. From there, Nevsky used

4230-557: The Soviets came for Vanko, just as he predicted. The KGB sent their top agent Black Widow as well as Boris Turgenev to apprehend him. Vanko died saving Iron Man by firing an unstable, experimental laser pistol at Turgenev, killing himself in the process. Boris Turgenov , the second Crimson Dynamo, had a very short career as a supervillain. Turgenov came to the United States with the Black Widow to kill Anton Vanko, Tony Stark and Iron Man (at

4320-457: The Tiger Division are sent to recover the Psylot Gem when it is stolen from its storage unit and track the theft to the mysterious MTO Corporation. The true leader of MTO is revealed to be Min-Jae, Taegukgi's childhood best friend and former partner-in-crime, who reveals the truth behind the Psylot Gem. Despite the efforts of the Tiger Division, Min-Jae steals Taegukgi's powers and seals them back in

4410-400: The USSR dissolved. When the new government confiscated his armor, he was given another suit and adopted the codename Airstrike . By the events of Dark Reign , however, he had returned to the identity and armor of the Crimson Dynamo, albeit as an ally of Iron Man instead of an enemy. He is currently a member of the Winter Guard , a Russian counterpart of the Avengers . Bukharin's tenure is

4500-412: The ability to use an older avatar of herself with superhuman abilities. She is used as a weapon for Reverend Daemond and the Caretakers of Arcturus IV, and battles alongside Morbius, the Living Vampire , against her creators before dying from the confrontation. Tarot ( Marie-Ange Colbert ) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who first appeared in The New Mutants #16 (June 1984) and

4590-445: The back shoulder area of the battle-suit, computers and radio transmitter and receiver and boot jets that allow flight. Subsequent versions of the battle-suit have featured upgrades of various kinds, by the Gremlin and other Russian scientists. As the Crimson Dynamo, Valentin Shatalov's version of the armor was equipped with a powerful chest-mounted fusion-caster weapon. An alternate universe variant of Anton Vanko / Crimson Dynamo from

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4680-442: The best Iron Man stories and, alongside Tony Stark's origin in Tales of Suspense #39, the best Iron Man story of the Silver Age of Comics . Yuri Petrovich , the fourth Crimson Dynamo, first appeared in The Champions #7 (Aug. 1976) as the son of Ivan Petrovich - a friend of the Black Widow (now-reformed). When Western agents (presumably Americans) failed to convince Ivan to defect to the West, they assassinated Yuri's mother; in

4770-447: The chaos that followed, Ivan and Yuri each believed the other dead. Yuri was brought to the West, where Soviet agents posing as Westerners indoctrinated him to hate the West. When Black Widow and Ivan defected to the United States, Yuri was "rescued" by the Soviets, returned to Russia, and trained as a KGB assassin. He was given the Crimson Dynamo armor and sent to kill the Black Widow and Ivan. Yuri and his allies (his girlfriend Darkstar ,

4860-460: The committee, he battles the Werewolf . The Committee outfits Paffenroth with a sophisticated costume and equipment, which he uses to sneak up on unsuspecting victims and destroy their money. He battles the Werewolf and the superhero Spider-Man . Tatterdemalion later joins the Night Shift , a group of villains tricked by the Shroud into doing good. He and Captain America battle the Power Broker and his augmented mutates . He remains with

4950-403: The cult. The five-year-old Tai tells Silhouette she can send her home if Silhouette will murder one of her rivals. Silhouette refuses and murders her grandmother as a child. Talon is a fictional character in the Earth-691 timeline of the Marvel Universe . He is a feline Inhuman and sorcerer apprentice to Krugarr , and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy . Talon debuted in Guardians of

5040-406: The early "MC" box. It contained science-fiction mystery /suspense stories written primarily by editor-in-chief Stan Lee and his brother, Larry Lieber , with artists including Jack Kirby , Steve Ditko , and Don Heck . Issue #9 (May 1960) introduced Chondu the Mystic as an anthological-story character; he would be reintroduced as a supervillain in the 1970s. Issue #39 (March 1963) introduced

5130-430: The fifth Crimson Dynamo, was given Yuri Petrovich's armor by his masters in the KGB. He joined the Soviet Super-Soldiers , but was expelled after his teammates decided to sever their connections to the Soviet government. Afterward, he received a new, redesigned suit of armor. He later joined the Supreme Soviets , a group of superhumans who were loyal to the Soviet government; the group became the People's Protectorate after

5220-405: The gang broke into a government facility to steal valuable materials, Tae-Won was exposed to energies created by the Psylot Gem, an Asgardian artifact left behind in Korea by Loki many years ago, which was being experimented on by the South Korean government. Instead of harming him, the Psylot Gem granted Tae-Won superhuman abilities. After his ajumma helped him control his powers and showed him

5310-508: The ghost of Wrenley Fischer, a telepathic serial killer who once terrorized Seoul until his death twenty years ago, resurfaces and begins killing again. With the help of Ghost Rider , Taekguki is able to exorcise Fischer's spirit. Due to exposure from the mystical Psylot Gem, Taegukgi possesses superhuman strength, durability, speed and stamina, flight, and the ability to shoot energy beams from his eyes. Taegukgi's strength and powers are noted to be on par with Hyperion , Blue Marvel , and

5400-436: The helmet, inadvertently leaving a trail of destruction. He would eventually, if briefly, wear the entire armor in a standoff with the Russian military. He kept the armor afterward. The ninth Crimson Dynamo appeared in the Secret War miniseries as a member of Lucia von Bardas 's army of villains which she gathered to defeat the Avengers. This Crimson Dynamo's armor was created by the Tinkerer . The tenth Crimson Dynamo

5490-420: The longest of anyone in the Crimson Dynamo's publication history and occurred during such seminal Iron Man storylines as " Demon in a Bottle ", " Doomquest ", and " Armor Wars ". As a result, Bukharin's Crimson Dynamo is considered by some to be the definitive version of the character. Valentin Shatalov , a Colonel-General in the Soviet Army and a KGB agent, is the sixth Crimson Dynamo. He used his rank to obtain

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5580-424: The modern, sleek red-and-golden armor appeared in #48 (Dec. 1963), drawn by Ditko (though whether he or Kirby, singly or in collaboration, designed it, is uncertain). From #53-58 (May-Oct. 1964), the cover logo was "Tales of Suspense featuring The Power of Iron Man". Two months before the debut of the sorcerer-hero Doctor Strange , Lee, Kirby and scripter Robert Bernstein , under the pseudonym "R. Berns", introduced

5670-427: The mutant survived. After Stark and Shatalov struggled to maintain each other's identities, Shatalov was able to get the hospitalized Quincy to recreate the transmission that switched their minds. Out of respect for Stark, Shatalov did not reveal Stark's identity. Sometime after the fall of the Soviet Union, Shatalov received an upgraded Crimson Dynamo armor. Less bulky than Bukharin's model and with silver accents, this

5760-480: The mutated Igor Drenkov, Vadim was devoured. Galina Nemirovsky replaced Boris Vadim to become the thirteenth Crimson Dynamo. She is considered by her Russian masters to be one of the best Crimson Dynamo pilots ever and was a graduate of their "Federal Dynamo" program. As Dynamo, Galina battled the Presence, the Dire Wraiths , Warlord Krang , Iron Man, and the Remont Six. Galina was apparently recruited by Mandarin and Zeke Stane to join Iron Man's other villains in

5850-425: The new Russia, and saw Stark's presence in his homeland as an affront to everything he believed the U.S.S.R. stood for. As the Titanium Man fought Iron Man, the Black Widow, and the Crimson Dynamo, Shatalov's leg was broken. He begged Iron Man not to finish the fight with Bullski, as he felt having the American Avenger take down a former Soviet hero would be too damaging to his country's morale. Stark volunteered to wear

5940-403: The nexus point where vast amounts of mystic energy are constantly released. Throughout the centuries, Tai's people absorb the energy from the well. In a plan called 'The Pact', they devise a detailed program of interbreeding, the goal of which is to enable each successive generation to tap more energy from the well than its previous generation; eventually, one generation would use that power to rule

6030-438: The other students are freed from Cassandra's influence by the Stepford Cuckoos . She is romantically involved with another student named Slick, but later breaks up with him when she discovers his true appearance. Tattoo joins the Omega Gang, led by Quentin Quire, which includes her brother Radian . They set out to avenge what seems to be the murder of Jumbo Carnation, a popular mutant clothes designer. They also attack and kill

6120-481: The pain and misery inflicted upon civilians by the gang he created, Tae-Won vowed to use his powers to help people in need and to atone for his criminal past, eventually becoming the nation's greatest superhero, Taegukgi. When Taskmaster infiltrates Tiger Division's base to copy White Fox 's kinesic signature , he is forced to flee when Taegukgi intervenes and nearly kills him with his heat vision. Despite this, Taskmaster still succeeds with his objective. As part of

6210-411: The relevant biological relationship. Later, Night Thrasher finds the New Warriors. Tai influences the group from behind the scenes. In "New Warriors" #8, she bets the safety and security of the Warriors on a conflict with Emma Frost . Frost commands her own team of super-powered teens to bring back one of the Warriors, who used to be her student; however, Frost's team is defeated. Tai hopes to sacrifice

6300-436: The series were Frank Giacoia (as "Frank Ray") and Joe Sinnott , though Don Heck and Golden Age Captain America artist Syd Shores inked one story each. Tales of Suspense became Captain America with #100 (April 1968). Iron Man appeared in the one-shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 (April 1968), and then debuted in his own title with Iron Man #1 (May 1968). A Tales of Suspense one-shot (Jan. 1995) which had

6390-428: The stand-off. After the Omega Gang is neutralized, all but Quire are sentenced to jail. Tattoo is one of many mutants that lose their superhuman powers after M-Day . After being released from jail, she joins the New Warriors under the codename Longstrike, using a version of Stilt-Man 's armor since she no longer has her abilities. However, she is killed on one of the team's first missions. General Orwell Taylor

6480-710: The story of her people and that the six soldiers had to marry and procreate with the six maiden brides. All but one of them agree to do so (Daryl Taylor was already married). After their tour, the soldiers return home to America with their new brides, while Tai remains in Cambodia. Tai marries her only daughter, Miyami, to an African American soldier named Andrew Chord . Miyami soon gives birth to two children: Silhouette and Aaron ( Midnight's Fire ). To prevent her children from being used as Tai's pawns, Miyami fakes their deaths as well as her own, and leaves her children to be raised in Manhattan's Chinatown . Chord, thinking his family

6570-481: The superhero Iron Man , created by editor and plotter Lee, Lee’s brother scripter Lieber, and artists Heck and Jack Kirby. He starred in generally 13-page but occasionally 18-page adventures, with the rest of Tales of Suspense devoted to the anthological science fiction and fantasy stories the comic normally ran. After debuting with bulky gray armor, Iron Man was redesigned with similar but golden armor in his second story (issue #40, April 1963). The first iteration of

6660-477: The time Stark kept his identity secret, with Iron Man posing as his most trusted bodyguard - Turgenov believed them to be separate people and planned to kill both). Turgenov almost carried out his mission, virtually defeating Iron Man with the stolen Crimson Dynamo suit. He was killed when Vanko sacrificed his own life for the cause of freedom by firing an experimental and unstable laser pistol at Boris. Both Vanko's heroic sacrifice and Turgenov's death were revisited in

6750-517: The time had to regularly charge the chest plate powering his suit (and keeping him alive), the Crimson Dynamo was powered by a self-sustaining generator. After losing to Iron Man, Vanko defected to the United States out of fear that his superiors would kill him for failing. Vanko began to work for Tony Stark as one of his chief scientists. Eventually, the two became friends and Vanko developed pride and admiration for his new home. Unfortunately, soon

6840-468: The world. Tai's generation is actually able to harness the energies of the well, and is led to believe that they are the ones to rule the world. Tai refuses to share powers and slays everyone in the cult, except six maiden brides and a series of temple guards. During the Vietnam War , a unit of American soldiers calling themselves the 'Half-Fulls' encounter the temple but are captured by Tai. Tai tells them

6930-541: Was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska . The Yuri Petrovich incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in The Champions #7 (August 1976), and was created by George Tuska and Tony Isabella . The Dimitri Bukharin incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #109 (April 1978), and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Carmine Infantino . The Valentin Shatalov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #255 (April 1990), and

7020-587: Was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Gabriele Dell'Otto . The tenth Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man vol. 4 #7 (June 2006), and was created by Daniel Knauf , Charles Knauf, and Patrick Zircher . The Boris Vadim incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Hulk vol. 2 #1 (March 2008), and was created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness . The Galina Nemirovsky incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Hulk: Winter Guard #1 (February 2010), and

7110-627: Was created by Chris Claremont and Sal Buscema . Tarot is a member of the original Hellions . Tarot is able to generate animated constructs composed of tangible psionic energy based on the two-dimensional figures on the tarot cards she carried. She can create multiple human-sized figures and even massive flying constructs without any apparent strain. Tarot's psionic constructs are superhumanly strong and durable, resistant to physical damage, temperature extremes, and certain forms of energy. They are completely under her mental control and will dissipate on her command. Tatterdemalion ( Arnold Paffenroth )

7200-606: Was created by Glenn Herdling , Fabian Nicieza , and Herb Trimpe . The seventh Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Captain America vol. 3 #42 (April 2001), and was created by Dan Jurgens . The Gennady Gavrilov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Crimson Dynamo #1 (October 2003), and was created by John Jackson Miller and Steve Ellis . The ninth Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Secret War #3 (October 2004), and

7290-472: Was created by Steve Ellis and David Gallaher . Anton Vanko ( Russian : Анто́н Ва́нко , Armenian : Անտոն Վանկո ), the first Crimson Dynamo, was also the armor's creator. A Soviet scientist of Armenian birth with a Ph.D. in physics, Vanko was one of the world's foremost experts on electricity. At the behest of the USSR, Vanko built a powered exoskeleton capable of performing incredible feats. He also designed

7380-667: Was forced by circumstance to partner with him and Radioactive Man in Vietnam, where all three Communist-aligned fugitives formed the Titanic Three . After defecting to Vietnam, Nevsky made one final attempt to kill Iron Man and was once again unsuccessful. As a result, he was found and assassinated by the KGB and they confiscated his armor for their own purposes. "The Beginning of the End,"—Nevsky's original story arc in Iron Man #17-23—is considered one of

7470-522: Was his scripting the Iron Man story "My Life for Yours" in #73 (Jan. 1966), working from a plot by editor Lee as well as a plot assist from Marvel secretary-receptionist Flo Steinberg . From #49–58 (Jan.–Oct. 1964), one anthological story each issue acquired a framing sequence and ran as "Tales of the Watcher ," narrated by the namesake cosmic witness introduced in The Fantastic Four #13 and used as

7560-627: Was introduced in issue #75 (March 1966) and later became a love interest for Captain America. The Red Skull , Captain America's major nemesis in the World War II era, was revived in the present day in issue #79 (July 1966). MODOK first appeared in #94 (Oct. 1967). Kirby drew all but two stories, for which Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. each filled-in. Several stories were finished by penciler-inker George Tuska over Kirby layouts, with one finished by Romita Sr. and another by penciler Dick Ayers and inker John Tartaglione . Kirby's regular inkers on

7650-583: Was later captured by the Weapon X program, which was led by Malcolm Colcord , and put to death in "Neverland", Weapon X's concentration camp. Tara the Girlchild is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Mike Friedrich and Paul Gulacy , she first appeared in Adventures into Fear #20 (November 1973). Tara is a genetically engineered psychic vampire with

7740-466: Was later one of a number of heroes who applied to become a member of the Defenders . Tagak accompanied these Defender-applicants on a single adventure before they all quit during the "Defenders For a Day" storyline. Following the Civil War storyline, Tony Stark listed Tagak's status as 'undetermined'. Tai is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Tai

7830-502: Was like a mentor for the New Warriors in the first 25 issues of their first series. Tai is an elderly Cambodian mystic who was indirectly responsible for the formation of the New Warriors. She was born into a cult called the Dragon's Breath. Her people derive mystical energy from a well inside their temple that was a nexus into various alternate dimensions. The temple is constructed around

7920-427: Was minimal. In Marvel Epic's six-issue 2003 series Crimson Dynamo , Russian collegiate Gennady Gavrilov becomes the eighth Crimson Dynamo after he finds the helmet of a "Beta unit" designed by Anton Vanko based on but improved over the original, with its very own recharging satellite in orbit. Believing the helmet to be a sophisticated gaming system, Gavrilov caused the dormant armor to awaken and make its way towards

8010-514: Was once again resurrected at issue #100, featuring the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye in a story called "The Red Ledger". Tales of Suspense and its sister publication Tales to Astonish were both launched with a January 1959 cover date . Initially published under Atlas Comics , the 1950s forerunner of Marvel, it fell under the Marvel banner with issue #19 (July 1961), the first with a cover sporting

8100-466: Was the first Crimson Dynamo armor that was not completely crimson. Shatalov later met Tony Stark in person, when the latter traveled to Russia to oversee the opening of the first Stark Enterprises branch in the country, and revealed to Stark that he had kept his identity as Iron Man a secret. Stark's trip to Russia was interrupted by the rampage of the Titanium Man, Boris Bullski, who still could not accept

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