| Iron Cross | |
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The Iron Cross battles Namor the Sub-Mariner on the cover of Invaders #36 (Jan. 1979). Art by Alan Kupperberg. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Invaders #35 (Dec. 1978) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas Alan Kupperberg |
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| Alter ego | Helmut Gruler |
Iron Cross is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Invaders #36 (Jan. 1979) and was created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins.
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Helmut Gruler is a World War II German soldier that first appears in the title Invaders. Gruler volunteers to wear armor created by Professor Franz Schneider for use against the Allied forces. Using the alias Iron Cross, the character creates havoc until apparently killed during a battle with superhero team the Invaders.[1]
The character reappears in the modern Marvel universe in the title Midnight Sons Unlimited, having apparently been saved and sustained by his armor.[2] The Iron Cross is revealed in the limited series to be a founding member of the modern version of the V-Battalion, a secret group dedicated to hunting down war criminals. The character apparently dies preventing the spread of nanotechnology throughout the world by terrorist organization HYDRA.[3]
Helmut Gruler wears an advanced suit of armor provides superhuman strength, durability and flight via boot jets. The armor also several offensive features, and is capable of releasing electrical current, sleeping gas and an inky fluid similar to that discharged by an octopus. The suit provides some longevity by sustaining Gruler's body.
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