Little is known about the
past of the Pharaoh Hatap,
but because of his knowledge of the black
arts and his
ruthless crimes, he earned the title Mad
Pharaoh. Approximately 2000 years ago, he
had staged a rebellion against Cleopatra.
When the tide of the battle turned against him, he took a potion that put
him in a state of suspended animation for 2000 years. Believing him to
be dead, Cleopatra had him embalmed and entombed as befit a man of his
stature, according to his final will and instructions.
In the modern era, Tony Stark,
both as himself, and as Iron Man,
assisted his old friend Paul, an archeologist, in the excavation of Hatap's
tomb. Hatap then revived and cast a spell afflicting the others working
on the excavation with a disease which would spread across the earth unless
Stark agreed to return with Hatap to his era, defeat Cleopatra, and rule
Egypt as he had originally planned. Hatap used his magic charm to summon
his "Chariot of Time"
and bring the two back to ancient Egypt.
After arriving in the past,
Stark broke away from Hatap, changed into his Iron
Man armor, and escaped. IM
made his way to the court of Cleopatra and helped defend it against an
attack by a Roman legion. Earning the gratitude and friendship of Cleopatra,
Shellhead informed
her of Hatap's plans and helped her fight off his army. Fearing defeat
at the Golden Avenger's
hands, Hatap sought to use the charm to return to the modern era, but Iron
Man squirted some oil on the charm, causing
Hatap to drop it. Diving for the charm, Hatap inadvertently landed on an
upturned sword, which apparently killed him. Hatap's army fled, and IM
used the charm to return to his time, despite Cleopatra's requests that
he stay and rule by her side.
First ever & IM appearance:
Tales of Suspense #44.
 (Thanks to the Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe for the info assist.)
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