Unfortunately, soon the Soviets came for Vanko, just as he predicted. Eventually, the two became friends and Vanko developed pride and admiration for his new home. Vanko began to work for Tony Stark as one of his chief scientists. Unlike Iron Man, who at the time had to regularly charge the chest plate powering his suit (and keeping him alive), the Crimson Dynamo was powered by a self-sustaining generator.Īfter losing to Iron Man, Vanko defected to the United States out of fear that his superiors would kill him for failing. Vanko's armor allowed him to generate and control electricity in all of its forms, such as firing devastating bolts of lightning and flying using electromagnetic propulsion.

Īs the Crimson Dynamo, Vanko was sent by the Soviet Government to sabotage Stark Industries and defeat his American counterpart Iron Man in battle. He also designed the Unicorn's helmet and instructed the Russian agent in its use. At the behest of the USSR, Vanko built a powered exoskeleton capable of performing incredible feats. in physics, Vanko was one of the world's foremost experts on electricity. A Soviet scientist of Armenian birth with a Ph.D. The Galina Nemirovsky version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Hulk: Winter Guard #1 and was created by Steve Ellis and David Gallaher.įictional character biography Anton Vanko Īnton Vanko as the original Crimson DynamoĬomputer and radio transmitter and receiverĪnton Vanko ( Russian: Анто́н Ва́нко, Armenian: Անտոն Վանկո), the first Crimson Dynamo, was also the armor's creator. 2 #1 and was created by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinnes. The Boris Vadim version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Hulk vol. 4 #7 and was created by Daniel Knauf, Charles Knauf, and Patrick Zircher. The tenth Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man vol. The ninth Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Secret War #3 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Gabriele Dell'Otto. The Gennady Gavrilov version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Crimson Dynamo #1 and was created by John Jackson Miller and Steve Ellis. The seventh Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Captain America vol. The Valentin Shatalov version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #255 and was created by Glenn Herdling, Fabian Nicieza, and Herb Trimpe. The Dimitri Bukharin version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #109 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Carmine Infantino. 1976) and was created by Tony Isabella and George Tuska. The Yuri Petrovich version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in The Champions #7 (Aug. The Alex Nevsky version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Iron Man #15 (July 1969) and was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska. The Boris Turgenov version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #52 (April 1964) and was created by Stan Lee, Don Rico, and Don Heck. 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. The Anton Vanko version of Crimson Dynamo first appeared in Tales of Suspense #46 (Oct. Crimson Dynamo ( Russian: Багровое Динамо, Bagrovoe Dinamo also Красное Динамо (Krasnoe Dinamo)) is the name of several fictional 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.

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