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32-804: The character debuted in Tales of Suspense #47 (November 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Sam Rosen . He was an industrialist who specializes in providing munitions to the United States government . After an initial encounter with hero Iron Man , the character reappears in The Avengers #6 (Jul. 1964) as part of supervillain team the Masters of Evil . A version of the Masters of Evil return in The Avengers #15-16 (Apr.-May 1965), with

64-613: 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

96-514: 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 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

128-643: A brainwashed minion of Krona . In the unified reality of Earth-2099, an unidentified Melter appears as a member of the 2099 version of the Masters of Evil . Melter appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) tie-in comic one-shot Iron Man: Coming of the Melter . This version is a former inventor who failed to pitch a suit of armor to the United States military. After modifying the design, he attacks Tony Stark and War Machine in

160-481: 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. Black Knight (Dane Whitman) Too Many Requests If you report this error to

192-435: A professional criminal and embarks on a campaign of industrial sabotage against Stark, hoping to ruin him, eventually encountering Iron Man after Stark is told he could lose his government contracts, though when he first met Stark he succeeded in knocking him out. Despite damaging the hero's armor and forcing Iron Man back, the Melter is defeated when Stark builds a temporary duplicate armor composed of aluminium , but leaps into

224-465: A roof, but he is stopped by Thor using his uru hammer, which the Melter cannot melt. The Masters of Evil are eventually defeated after Thor transported them and the Avengers to another dimension, with different scientific laws which meant their weapons rebounded. The villains are bound and returned to Earth. The character upgrades his weaponry and battles Iron Man once again, before reappearing as part of

256-671: Is among the villains at the Bar with No Name who convince Black Cat to lead them. During the AXIS storyline, Melter was among the supervillains who Missile Mate assembled to join the side of Phil Urich (who was operating as Goblin King) and the remnants of the Goblin Nation upon claiming that Roderick Kingsley "abandoned" them. Melter was among the villains who appeared as a member of Swarm 's Sinister Six when they attacked Spider-Man and

288-411: Is using inferior materials, with the defense contracts awarded to his competitor Tony Stark (the alter ego of hero Iron Man ). Discovering that one of his faulty devices is capable of generating a beam capable of "melting" anything composed of iron , Horgan redesigns the device so that it can be strapped to his chest, and after donning a costume adopts the alias the Melter. As the Melter, Horgan becomes

320-656: The Black Lama , the Melter joins fellow villains Whiplash and the Man-Bull to form the team the Death Squad and attempt to kill the hero; upgrades once again and attack before being defeated; and reappears, with many other villains, as an employee of criminal mastermind Justin Hammer . At Hammer's direction the Melter and fellow villains have a series of encounters with Iron Man in an unsuccessful attempt to neutralize

352-571: 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 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

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384-556: The Young Masters before being invited to live on the mutant nation of Krakoa . However, he is imprisoned for spying on Professor X before Sabretooth teaches him and the other prisoners to astral project into artificial bodies and escape. During this time, Melter befriends Orphan-Maker , who mistakes him for the Human Torch . Roderick Kingsley later sold the original Melter costume and gear to an unnamed criminal. Melter

416-539: 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

448-596: The Melter being jailed after Iron Man drenches him with water, preventing his beam from working. The Radioactive Man was deported back to China, while the Black Knight and Melter are placed in a cell with bars chemically treated so they cannot be melted. The Masters of Evil have a second encounter with the Avengers after the Black Knight and Melter are broken out of jail by the Enchantress and Executioner. The Melter nearly finishes Iron Man after welding his boots to

480-580: The Melter being jailed. The Melter reappears to battle Iron Man in Tales of Suspense 89-90 (May-Jun. 1967), and then The Avengers #54-55 (Jul.-Aug. 1968) as part of the next version of the Masters of Evil (formed without the villains' knowledge by the robot Ultron ) and again in The Avengers #83 (Dec. 1970). The character becomes a perennial villain in the title Iron Man , appearing in issues #72 (Jan. 1974); #92 (Nov. 1976) and #123-124 (Jun.-Jul. 1979) and #127 (Oct. 1979). After another attempt to sabotage

512-399: The Melter was never a major player." Long-time Marvel writer Roger Stern recalled: ...Mark Gruenwald had compiled a list of villains who were either less than inspired or had outlived their welcome. I picked the Melter because he was such a doof. There had been maybe one good Melter story...which had been repeated over and over again by various writers. Mind you, there's nothing wrong with

544-490: The Mystic as an anthological-story character; he would be reintroduced as a supervillain in the 1970s. Issue #39 (March 1963) introduced 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

576-472: 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 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

608-691: The company Stark International in Iron Man #166 (Jan. 1983), the character reappears in Marvel Two-in-One #96 (Feb. 1983) before being assassinated during the Scourge of the Underworld storyline in The Avengers #263 (Jan. 1986). As writer Mike Conroy stated "Bruno Horgan was one of those villains who suited simpler times...Times moved on, though, and Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's creation didn't. Despite numerous upgrades to his weaponry,

640-656: The debut of the sorcerer-hero Doctor Strange , Lee, Kirby and scripter Robert Bernstein , under the pseudonym "R. Berns", introduced 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

672-510: The hero. After another attempt to sabotage the company Stark International the character makes a brief appearance with other villains in an unsuccessful attempt to kill Fantastic Four member the Thing . Eventually, the Melter manages to augment his melting ray's power to its peak, but before he can employ it, he is surprised and murdered by the Scourge of the Underworld , who is disguised as

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704-542: The hopes of using the publicity to sell his armor to the highest bidder. However, the pair defeat Melter and destroy his armor. 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 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

736-478: The name. The character also made several posthumous appearances in the titles Fantastic Four ; X-O Manowar/Iron Man: Heavy Metal ; and The Avengers . Another character using the name "Melter" debuted during the Dark Reign storyline in the limited series Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 - 5 (July-Dec. 2009). Bruno Horgan is driven into bankruptcy when a government safety inspection team proves that he

768-523: The next version of the Masters of Evil, although the villains are defeated when betrayed by the Black Knight . The Masters of Evil - with the Melter - also accidentally encounter the Avengers during a parade and during the battle are defeated when surprised by the superheroines the Lady Liberators . The Melter has several battles with Iron Man: at the direction of other-dimensional villain

800-436: 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

832-496: The sewer, though Stark is unaware whether he was killed or not. The Melter reappears as an employee of master villain Baron Zemo (who has upgraded the melting beam to affect all metals) as part of supervillain team the Masters of Evil . He helps spray Adhesive X over the city. The Melter meets Iron Man as the Avengers first meet the Masters, but Iron Man knocks him away using his magnetic repulsor. The Masters were defeated with

864-606: The sky. He tosses Melter and then rescues him, to the irritation of the bystanders. The Bruno Horgan incarnation of Melter wields a ray gun that melts objects by disrupting their molecules . The second Melter possesses these abilities innately. In the Heroes Reborn universe created by Franklin Richards , Bruno Horgan/Melter appears as a member of Loki 's Masters of Evil . Melter appears in JLA/Avengers #4 as

896-521: The students of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. After Hellion defeated Swarm, Melter and the other villains surrendered. Melter and Killer Shrike later beat up Ringer to serve as Black Cat's warning to anyone who steals from her. When Iron Man returns to his brownstone in his beaten-up armor, he finds that Melter has melted his Dodge Aspen and starts to taunt him. After punching Melter, Iron Man picks his body up and flies it into

928-400: The villain's laboratory assistant. The Scourge destroys the latest melting ray right afterwards. The second Melter, Christopher Colchiss , first appeared in Dark Reign : Young Avengers #1 (July 2009) and was created by Paul Cornell and Mark Brooks . He is a mutant with similar abilities to the original Melter, but is able to affect organic matter. Throughout his appearances, he joins

960-535: 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

992-633: 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

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1024-652: Was present with Hobgoblin (who was actually Roderick Kingsley's butler Claude) when he led his forces into fighting the Goblin King 's Goblin Nation. After Hobgoblin was killed by Goblin King, Melter was among the villains who defected to the Goblin Nation. Following Spider-Man 's victory over the Goblin King, Melter was among the former Hobgoblin minions at the Bar with No Name where they encounter Electro . Melter

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