User:Michelle.sv/The Titanic Three

Michelle.sv/The Titanic Three
Michelle.sv/The Titanic Three
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers Vol 1 130 : The Reality Problem!
Created by	Steve Englehart (writer); Sal Buscema (artist)
In-story information
Base(s)	Vietnam
Member(s)	Titanium Man, Radioactive Man, Crimson Dynamo

The Titanic Three was a super villain group in the Earth 616 universe.The team consisted of Titanium Man, Radioactive Man and Crimson Dynamo. Radioactive Man is a Chinese villain and the other members were Soviet. They're nemeses included the Avengers, the Slasher and Iron Man. The Titanic Three were based in Vietnam and were associated with the Vietnamese government. They only appear in three comic books, one in the Iron Man series and the other two in the Avengers series.The group was short lived and reflected the impact of the Cold war on the Marvel Universe.

History

The Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man served the communist nations and were essentially depicted villians. They faced several defeats by the Avengers and other heroes. Tired of their low individual victory ratio, they decided to become independent agents and no longer were associated with the Soviet government. Meanwhile, Radioactive Man was in another villian group called Thunderbolts. This group was defeated by the Lady Liberators and Radioactive man was sent to prison. From prison, he heard of Titanium Man and The Crimson Dynamo and their plan. He escaped prison and joined forces with them.

Formation

The three traveled to Vietnam, another country controlled by the communists and ironically allied themselves with Vietcong. Brought together by the Vietnamese government,they called themselves the Titanic Three. Now being allied with the Vietcong, they had political affiliations that provided them with immunity. They were no longer viewed as villians but instead became the heroes of the Communist Vietnamese. They were not allowed to be attacked by Americans unless and until there were political complications.

Members

Titanium Man- Boris Bullski
Radioactive Man - Chen Lu
Crimson Dynamo- Alex Nevsky

Base of Operations

The Titanic Three were the authority in Vietnam, and technically the heroes of this communist country. Their operations were limited to Vietnam.

Affiliations

The Slasher : Also known as Buzzsaw, the Slasher used to be an ally of the Titanic Three before he turned against them for his own criminal activity.
The Vietcong: A political army in Vietnam that recruited the Titanic Three. They provided the Titanic Three with the political protection they needed. Through this affiliation Americans were not allowed to attack the Titanic Three without undue complications.
Colonel Sin-Li

Appearances

Avengers Vol 1 130 : The Reality Problem!

The Titanic Three run into the Avengers in Vietnam. The Titanic Three were attacking a Vietnamese man who had hit his wife and consequently killed her. The Avengers prepare to battle the Titanic Three but the Titanic Three explained to them that they were authority in Vietnam and not criminals. The two groups decide to stop battling unless the Avengers cause more trouble. Meanwhile, a thief known as the Slasher becomes aware of the growing tension between the Titanic Three and the Avengers. He uses this and his own diamond theft to trick the Titanic Three into attacking the Avengers again.Eventually, the two groups realize that the Slasher is behind the diamond theft. The Titanic Three leave and allow the Avengers to deal with the Slasher. ^[1]

Giant-Size Avengers Vol 1 4 :... Let All Men Bring Together

The Titanic Three go looking for the Avengers after the latter caused a disturbance in Saigon. Kang the Conqueror was also looking for the Avengers and finds the Titanic Three and single handedly defeats them. After Kang's attack, Iron Man,Thor and Hawkeye find the Titanic Three laying helplessly. The Titanic Three then tell Iron Man what happened with Kang.^[2]

Iron Man Vol 1 74:The MODOK Machine!

The Crimson Dynamo, defeated in a battle with Iron Man, returns to Vietnam. Titanium Man mocks him for being defeated. They are then confronted by Colonel Sin-Li, who places them under house arrest as a result of the damages caused by the fight between the Crimson Dynamo and Iron Man. The battle resulted in the destruction of an experimental city the Vietnamese government was working on.^[3] The Titanic Three disbanded after this.

Merchandise Value

The comic books featuring the Titanic Three have varying price ranges based on the quality in which it is available (displayed in the interactive table below).^[4]

Condition	Avenger Vol 1 130	Giant-Size Avengers Vol 1 4	Iron Man Vol 1 74
10.0 (Gem Mint)	-	-	-
9.0 (Very Fine/Near Mint)	$21	$22.40	$9.80
8.0 (Very Fine)	$15	$16.00	$7.00
7.0 (Fine/Very Fine)	$9	$9.60	$4.20
6.0 (Fine)	$5.40	$5.76	$2.52
5.0 (Very Good/Fine)	$3.60	$3.84	$1.68
4.0 (Very Good)	$2.40	$2.56	$1.12
3.0 (Good/Very Good)	$1.80	$1.92	$0.84
2.0 (Good)	$1.20	$1.28	$0.56
1.0 (Fair)	$0.30	$0.32	$0.14