Crimson Dynamo
comic book characters
Crimson Dynamo (Russian: Багровое Динамо, Bagrovoe Dinamo; also Красное Динамо (Krasnoe Dinamo)) is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics who have all been powered armor–wearing Russian or Soviet agents who have clashed with the superhero Iron Man over the course of his heroic career.
Publication history
The Anton Vanko incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #46 (October 1963), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck.
The Boris Turgenov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964), and was created by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Don Rico.
The Alex Nevsky incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #15 (July 1969), and was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska.
The Yuri Petrovich incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in The Champions #7 (August 1976), and was created by George Tuska and Tony Isabella.
The Dimitri Bukharin incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #109 (April 1978), and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Carmine Infantino.
The Valentin Shatalov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #255 (April 1990), and was created by Glenn Herdling, Fabian Nicieza, and Herb Trimpe.
The seventh Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Captain America (vol. 3) #42 (April 2001), and was created by Dan Jurgens.
The Gennady Gavrilov incarnation of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Crimson Dynamo #1 (October 2003), and was created by John Jackson Miller and Steve Ellis.
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