Iron Man Notes

Villains

Madame Masque - Socialite, adoptive daughter of Byron Frost, biological daughter of Count Nefaria; she is known as Big M the head of the Maggia crime organization when she first appears

First Appearance: Tales of Suspense 97 (Jan 1968)

Tales of Suspense 97-99
Iron Man and Sub-Mariner 1
Iron Man 1, 6-8

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Gladiator - Melvin Potts, costume designer turned super-villain who would eventually reform; he first appeared in Daredevil; Iron Man 7-8 is his one and only appearance in an Iron Man book; doesn't have a ton of appearances over the years but he does show up during Frank Miller's run on Daredevil

First Appearance: Daredevil 18 (Jul 1966)

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Whiplash


Supporting Cast

Jasper Sitwell - Agent of SHIELD; although he first appeared in a Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD story in Strange Tales he became a recurring character in Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense and Iron Man from May 1967 until October 1971 as SHIELD's liaison to Stark Industries.

First Appearance: Strange Tales 144 (May 1966)

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Morgan Stark - Tony Stark's good-for-nothing cousin who on at least one occasion handed over a comatose Iron Man to the Maggia to pay off his gambling debts (ToS 97)

First Appearance: Strange Tales 68 (Aug 1965)

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Creators

George Tuska - regular penciler of Iron Man (1968) for about 10 years from #5 (Sep 1968) to #106 (Jan 1978) with some issues drawn by other artists