Dates
- Cover date
- June 1966
- On sale
- March 10, 1966
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #78 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Crescendo! · 12 pages
Iron Man defeats Ultimo by tricking the monstrous android into setting off a long-dormant volcano. The Mandarin believes Tony Stark is dead and vows Ultimo will live again. Iron Man steals a Commie jet and narrowly avoids getting shot down by US fighters. But on returning home, he discovers to his horror that Senator Byrd has not taken his failure to show at the sub-committee investigation lightly. Not only has Stark Industries been closed down, but there is also a warrant out for Tony Stark's arrest.
- Them! · 10 pages
While Captain America is training, Nick Fury turns up looking for info on the secret organization THEM. A flying craft lands outside Avengers Mansion, and an android attacks. In a lab, members of THEM observe by remote camera while watching over a battalion of androids growing in a hydroponic garden. Captain America and Fury barely manage to stop the android. Fury tells Captain America it's S.H.I.E.L.D.'s job and to stay out of it. But he gives Captain America a S.H.I.E.L.D. Priority A-1 badge to make getting in touch easier in the future.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Captain America Omnibus (2011), Marvel Super-Heroes (1967), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Marvel Double Feature (1973), Titan Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Iron Man (2000), Essential Captain America (2000), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007), Marvel Super Hero Team-Up (2009), Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Captain America Epic Collection (2014), S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (2015), S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection. (2015), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2022)