IRON MAN #53 

(Dec., 1972) "The Black Lama!" 

 Cover art: Gil Kane. 

Script: Mike Friedrich. 

Art: George Tuska, Jim Starlin/Vince Colletta. 

 That dastardly bad-guy Raga, Son of Fire (ohh, I'm sooo scared!) has his origin revealed. Yeah, I was really losing sleep wondering about it! The Black Lama tells a lot of said origin, while IM flies in to do battle with both of 'em! This is Shellhead? Dept.: IM yells out in anger at Raga "That piece of filth! THAT FREAKIN' FILTH!" Whoa.

Hube's Recommendation: 2 repulsors!