No One Escapes The Mandarin! Prisoner of the Mandarin, Iron Man is about to be destroyed when he comes up with a way to bluff his way out of the villain's grasp. Because the madman is unaware that Iron Man and Stark are the same person, the Golden Avenger reminds the Mandarin that after escaping capture from his guards, Stark remained loose in the castle, and could be foiling the Mandarin's plan at any moment. The Mandarin is forced to look for Stark, and leaves the machine that would've killed Iron Man in stand-by. Thanks to a miniature generator in his suit, Iron Man is capable of recharging his armor and breaking free from the steel whips. Iron Man stealthily follows the Mandarin through the castle while he recalls the recent past events that had brough him to where he was.
Once the Mandarin reaches a chamber where the two observer missiles he had stolen are being held to check if Stark was in the room, a light singal flashes in the villain's computer, altering him that the American military was preparing to launch another observer missile. Iron Man waits for the Mandarin to reveal the means with which he has intercepted the missiles, an interceptor ray that catches objects and brings it to the Mandarin's castle, and then attacks the villain. After knocking the Mandarin with a magnetic repulsor, Iron Man damages the machine. However, it's too late, the automatic relays have taken over the operation and the ray can't be stopped. Iron Man seemingly flees from the battle the Mandarin wanted to begin, and flies into the missile at the right angle and speed, causing it to veer from its course and avoid the Mandarin's ray. In saving the missile, Iron Man is caught by the energy ray and pulled back into the castle.
The Sun-Stealer! A "Tales of the Watcher" story. Plot by Stan Lee. Script and artwork by Larry Lieber. Lettering by Art Simek.
The Atomizer A text story that begins in this issue and finishes in the next one... "Tales of Suspense" #56.
Pepper Potts' Pin-Up Page A 1 page spread a la Playboy (although with clothes on), that shows Pepper on a beach in a bathing suit. Happy Hogan stands off to one side taking photos (although he admits in a word balloon that he's been out of film for the last hour, but couldn't tell Pepper.)
Pepper's vital statistics include real name (Virginia Potts), age (early twenties), hair color (glowing auburn), height (five feet, four inches), weight (110 lbs) and figure ("the most!").
All About Iron Man A special 4 pages bonus feature that takes a closer look at Iron Man's armor. Presented by Stan Lee and Don Heck. Lettered by Sam Rosen.
