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                           The
                           Mandarin
                           
                           
(1st
                              Appearance: Tales of Suspense #50 in
                              February, 1964)
                           
                           
                           
                           
The
                           Mandarin, played by Ben Kingsley in the
                           upcoming Iron Man 3
                           Movie
                           
                           
 
                           
                           
The
                              Mandarin-(1st Appearance: Tales of
                              Suspense # 50) The Mandarin is one of
                              Iron Man's most persistent and
                              dangerous enemies. The Mandarin's ten
                              powered rings enable him to battle
                              Iron
                              Man
                              and other heroes to a standstill. The
                              Mandarin is half English, and half
                              Chinese, and originally appeared as in
                              the 1964 Tales of Suspense #50 as one
                              more of Iron Man's Communist and/or
                              Asian foes. Iron Man creator and
                              writer, Stan
                              Lee,
                              was a major anti-Communist, and many
                              Iron Man (and other heroes) stories
                              featured villains from behind the Iron
                              Curtain. 
                              
                              

                                 
                                 Tales
                                 of Suspense # 50 The Mandarin's
                                 First
                                 Appearance
                                 
                                 
The
                                 Mandarin is the featured villain in
                                 the new Iron Man 3 Movie. "The
                                 Mandarin" was played by
                                 Oscar-winning actor Ben Kingsley.
                                 Many fans of the Iron Man comic
                                 books were, shall we say, somewhat
                                 disappointed at the portrayal of The
                                 Mandarin character in the third Iron
                                 Man film. The character played by
                                 Ben Kingsley was far and away
                                 different from the classic comic
                                 book Mandarin.
                                 
                                 

                              
                               Ben
                              Kingsley as "The Mandarin" from Iron
                              Man 3
                           
                            
                           
                           
The Mandarin's power comes
                              largely from the ten rings he wears on
                              his fingers. The Mandarin discovered
                              these rings, which were created by an
                              alien race called "The Makluan."
                              The most famous member of the Maluan
                              race is Fin Fang Foom, who was
                              originally thought to be an Earth
                              dragon from legendary times.
                              
                              
These ten rings each have a
                              distinctive and unique power or
                              ability. From left to right, these
                              rings are:
                              
                              
1. A Black Light Disintegrator
                              ring
                              
                              
2. Vortex Power ring
                              
                              
3. Sonic Blast ring
                              
                              
4. Poison Gas ring
                              
                              
5.White Light ring
                              
                              
6. Flame Burst ring
                              
                              
7. Electro-Blast ring
                              
                              
8. Mass Hypnotizer ring
                              
                              
9. Mento-Intensifier Ring
                              
                              
10. Ice Blast ring
                              
                              

                              
                              
 
                           
                           

                        
                     
                  
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