- "Jets! Russian M-21s! But why--? Unless, with everyone on board unconscious, the Helicarrier's drifted! Which means-- Oh, my God! We've invaded Soviet air space!"
- ―Iron Man
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| Title: | "No S.H.I.E.L.D. to Protect Me!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 119 |
| Cover price: | .35 |
| Cover date: | February, 1979 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | David Michelinie; Bob Layton |
| Pencilers: | John Romita, Jr. |
| Inkers: | Bob Layton |
| Cover artists: | John Romita, Jr. |
| Cover inker: | Bob Layton |
| Colorists: | Carl Gafford |
| Letterers: | Diana Albers |
| Assistants: | Jim Salicrup |
| Editors: | Roger Stern |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Iron Man #118 |
| Next: | Iron Man #120 |
"No S.H.I.E.L.D. to Protect Me!" is the 119th issue of the first Iron Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by David Michelinie and co-plotted by Bob Layton. It was illustrated by John Romita, Jr. with finishing artwork by Layton. It was colored by Carl Gafford and lettered by Diana Albers. The story was edited by Roger Stern with Jim Salicrup as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a February, 1979 cover date and carries a cover price of .35 cents per copy.
"No S.H.I.E.L.D. to Protect Me!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Nick Fury
- Yvette Avril (1st appearance)
Villains
Minor characters
- Carlos
- Petrov
- Sergei
- Spymaster, Ted Calloway (In flashback only)
- Val Adair
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Air-to-air rockets
- ICBM missiles
- Iron Man armor
- Iron Man armor model 04
- Life Model Decoy (See Notes)
- Power armor
- Robot (Behind the scenes only)
- Tony Stark's briefcase
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
"Hey, kids! Smilin' Stan here! We got a MARVELOUS collection of images related to Iron Man 119! Excelsior!"
- Iron Man was created by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Don Heck. He first appeared in the first story presented in Tales of Suspense #39 in March, 1963 titled "Iron Man Is Born!".
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is cover copy number 02454.
- This issue is job number LG208.
- The tagline to this issue is "Back in the U.S.S.R.!" The title is taken from a song by The Beatles, which appeared on side one of the double-album The Beatles, released in 1968.
- This issue is reprinted in the Invincible Iron Man Omnibus, Volume 1, published in February, 2013.
- This is the first appearance of Yvette Avril, who is the head of Operations for Stark International's branch office in France. She becomes a supporting character in the series and appears next in a cameo in Iron Man #120.
- The Nick Fury that appears in this issue will later be revealed to be a Life Model Decoy.
- This issue includes a flashback to Iron Man's fight against Spymaster from Iron Man #117.
- This issue includes a flashback to when Tony Stark fell out of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier in Iron Man #118.
- The aircraft that attack the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier in this issue are Russian M-21s.
- One of the Russian pilots makes reference to Crimson Dynamo in this issue, who is the Soviet counterpart to Iron Man.