User/Possessors: Stark Industries

First Appearance: Avengers I#2 (November, 1963)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The specifications for the Moon Tractor are unrevealed, but the six-wheeled vehicle was presumably built for lunar exploration.

History:
(Iron Man: The Iron Age#1) - The Moon Tractor was developed by Tony Stark during a period when Stark Industries was beset by the Saboteur, whose industrial sabotage interfered with several tests. Tony hoped that the Moon Tractor would help sway the US government to keep their contracts with Stark Industries.

(Avengers I#2) - As the Avengers (Giant-Man/Henry Pym, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Iron Man/Tony Stark, Wasp/Janet Van Dyne) pursued the Space Phantom to the grounds of Stark Industries, the Space Phantom assumed the form of Giant-Man and began to fight the Hulk in one of the storage buildings.

   "Giant-Man" pushed the Moon Tractor and rolled it towards the Hulk, but falling to his back and using his legs, the Hulk pushed the lunar vehicle back with even greater force. As "Giant-Man" leapt out of its path, the onrushing Moon Tractor headed on a collision course with Iron Man.

   But Iron Man pressed a stud on his chest control, causing his armor-suit to become rigid and magnetizing his boots to the floor. The impact of the vehicle colliding with the immobilized Iron Man caused it to come to a complete stop and its wheels to detach, although the rest of the Moon Tractor appeared undamaged.

Comments: Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

And a BIG Thank You to Dennis Giansante for originally providing the scans!

New and additional images by Ron Fredricks.

Profile by John Kaminski with additions by Prime Eternal

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Moon Tractor has no known connections to:

• Jupiter Landing Vehicle (JLV) - another space exploration vehicle built by Stark International--Captain Marvel I#50
• "Moon Satellite" - used to transport Mark Coren into space--Tales of Suspense I#1/5
• Moon Thrusters - used by Starblasters--Starblast#1
• any other moon equipment or space vehicles

images:
Avengers I#2, p17, pan2 ("Giant-Man" pushes Moon Tractor at Hulk)
Avengers I#2, p17, pan5 (Moon Tractor rolls toward Iron Man; "Giant-Man" [right])
Avengers I#2, p18, pan1 (Moon Tractor strikes Iron Man)

Appearances:
Avengers I#2 (November, 1963) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), Jack Kirby (pencils), Paul Reinman (inks)
Iron Man: The Iron Age#1 (August, 1998) - Kurt Busiek (writer), Patrick Zircher (pencils), Bob McLeod (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)

First Posted: 09/08/2007
Last updated: 11/20/2025

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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