Respect Anton Vanko, The Crimson Dynamo (Marvel, 616)

[u/[deleted]]

I am Professor Vanko, whom our leader calls "The Crimson Dynamo"! But sabotage alone will not satisfy me! I have vowed to destroy Iron Man!

---

Russian scientist Anton Vanko created the Crimson Dynamo armor an electrically powered, computer-assisted carborundum-matrix alloy exoskeleton equipped with a number of offensive weapons to destroy Tony Stark for Mother Russia. Eventually Boris defected to the United States where he was assassinated by Natasha Romanoff and Boris Turgenov.

---

Feats labeled [Boris] were performed by Boris Turgenov after he stole Vanko’s armor feats labeled with [Alpha Gen] are from a member of a team of Soviet Super Soldiers

---

Physicals

• [Boris] Takes a punch from Iron Man Model 2 and lifts a large metal laser over his head ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 52}

• [Limits] A blast from the unstable laser light pistol destroys both him and Vanko ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 52}

• [Alpha Gen] Gets blasted by Supernaut ^{The Order Vol 2 2}

• According to Vanko it was designed to withstand a heavy bombardment of energy and in a flashback takes a repulsor blast from Model 1 Iron Man ^{Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin Vol 1 3}

Electronic Circuitry

Eletronic Blasts

• Destroys a robotic replica of Model 1 Iron Man ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• Destroys a tank in a single blast ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• Destroyed a rocket ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• Caused an entire electrical plant to burst into flames ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• [Limits] Tony protects himself with an electrical force field ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• [Boris] Blasted Iron Man Model 2 with enough electricity to destroy twenty men knocking Tony unconscious ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 52}

• [Boris] Briefly stuns Iron Man Model 2 with another blast ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 52}

Electronic Control

• Remotely controls a tank ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• Affects the circuits of one of Tony Stark’s rockets causing it to veer out of control ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

Other

• He is the worlds greatest expert of electricity ^{Tales of Suspense Vol 1 46}

• [Alpha Gen] Has a powerful bomb in his chest plate ^{The Order Vol 2 2}

[u/ghostgabe81]

Back when you could justify superpowers by saying “my circuits are electronic”

[u/[deleted] → u/ghostgabe81]

If only our circuits ran on electricity like those damn stinkin commies and not on squirrel power

[u/Cmyers1980]

Why did Black Widow kill him?

[u/[deleted] → u/Cmyers1980]

This is when she was still working for the KGB and she was hired to assassinate him for defecting to the Americans