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![]() ![]() Friday's record sale also contributed the largest chunk of cash on the day towards Heritage's first ever million-dollar video game auction. The previous record holder was also a rare variant which had cardboard hang tags instead of plastic ones attached to cellophane wrapping. That beat the previous record of $114,000, which belonged to an unopened copy of the original Super Mario Bros. ![]() In all, a total of 20 collectors got in on the action, and the final tally was an astounding $156,000. Likely due to a combination of Mario 3's popularity, the rarity of its box art variant, and the exceptional grade, the bidding began at $62,500. ![]() For a game that launched 30 years ago, that's very impressive. Since then, nearly every Mario platformer from the SNES to the Nintendo Switch have had equally diverse worlds. This particular copy was graded by Wata with a score of 9.2, which Wata equates with an A+ grade. 3 was a truly influential Mario game to have on the NES.This game introduced tons of things to the the Mario series like enemies and music, but most of all it was the first to use overworld maps to navigate between levels. 3 is above Mario's head on the yellow background right here, whereas the copy Heritage Auctions had up for bid had its "Bros." over the top of Mario's white gloved hand. The only change is that the "Bros." in Super Mario Bros. Do you see the difference? It's pretty subtle. ![]() ![]() ![]() A week later, Shapanka walks into a bank wearing his new "ice suit" and encases the armed guards and customers within blocks of ice. The suit also gives him the ability to freeze objects near him. Using Stark's comment for inspiration, he develops a special freezing suit that lowers his body temperature without placing him within a block of ice. ![]() He has developed a process to prolong human life by freezing a person within a block of ice. Weeks later, Shapanka is working in his private laboratory. Thinking Shapanka "nuttier than a fruit cake," he is set free. As Shapanka is being escorted away, he insults Stark, who makes a comment warning him to leave now before he "gets cold feet." This comment makes Shapanka laugh out loud and thank Stark for helping him mentally "connect the dots" on a solution to his money problems. Since he can no longer trust Shapanka with the vital secret projects that Stark Industries is involved in, Stark fires him. A few minutes later, Tony Stark arrives with armed guards, and explains that he's letting Shapanka go free because of the brilliant work he had done in the past. Iron Man apprehends Shapanka and shoves him into the vault, closing it securely behind him. Shapanka fires a gun at the approaching hero, to no avail. As Iron Man, he immediately heads to the basement where he discovers one of his employees, Professor Gregor Shapanka, trying to break into a vault. ![]() He goes through checks on a few of his latest innovations, when suddenly an alarm goes off. Stark excuses himself and goes to his private office to test out his Iron Man armor. The bickering between Pepper and Happy begins almost immediately! Although they bicker, Hogan confesses an attraction to Pepper, who rebuffs him saying she's saving herself to be the future Mrs. They head over to Stark's main office in Flushing, New York, where he introduces Hogan to his secretary, Pepper Potts. Stark in turn offers him a position as his chauffeur, which Hogan eagerly accepts. That man, Happy Hogan, is a retired boxer who rips up Stark's check for $50,000, stating that he would prefer a steady job with three weeks vacation and a pension plan. He remembers the man who rescued him and decides to offer him a handsome reward. The man agrees and they take off in his car.Īt the hotel, Stark plugs his chest plate into a wall outlet, which begins to stimulate his heart back to normal function. Stark begs the man to quickly take him to his hotel room and not ask any questions. A bystander braves the flames and pulls him out of the wreckage and drags him to safety. As the car bursts into flame, Stark finds that he is trapped and cannot move. Some time into the race, he feels his heart seize up on him, causing him to spin the car out of control and crash. Stark arrives at the speedway just in time to climb behind the wheel of "The Stark Special" and begin the race. He arrives at his sports car further down the road and and changes into Anthony Stark. Synopsis for "The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!"Īs Iron Man whizzes down the highway at high speeds using his jet-skates, he draws the attention of a pair of traffic police, who try to chase him down. Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (First appearance).Jack Frost (Gregor Shapanka) (Only appearance).Jack Frost (Gregor Shapanka) (First appearance) (Origin revealed).Happy Hogan (First appearance) (Joins team). ![]() |
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