Boris Turgenov

Boris Turgenov was a Soviet scientist and villain, also known as the second Crimson Dynamo. In 1964, Boris and the Black Widow were sent to the United States to kill Tony Stark, his bodyguard Iron Man (secretly Stark himself), and Anton Vanko, who had defected to the U.S. after being sent on a similar mission some months ago. The two came posing as simple foreign visitors, and Widow occupied Stark as Turgenov made his way to Vanko in Stark's plant. He incapacitated and kidnapped Vanko, deciding to take him alive in an attempt to achieve greater glory. He claimed Vanko's Crimson Dynamo suit, effectively taking his identity. He left the bound Vanko on a Soviet submarine off the coast and began sabotaging Tony Stark's plant, where he was soon met by Iron Man. The hero assumed that the man in the Dynamo suit was Vanko, which gave Turgenov the opportunity to attack him unaware and kidnap him as well. He left Iron Man in the submarine with Vanko and returned to the plant to find Tony Stark, unaware that Stark and Iron Man were one and the same. Iron Man soon returned with Vanko in tow, and his ensuing battle with Turgenov proved to be hard-fought, especially as Widow distracted him. Vanko grabbed a prototype laser-light gun and fired it at Boris, knowing that it was unfinished and would kill himself in the process. Vanko gave his life to defend American interests, successfully killing Turgenov and protecting Iron Man. Widow meanwhile was forced to flee in the confusion.