A sadistic villain (a count) is slowly poisoning the lord, besides he covets her daughter. The iron mask is here the duke's son, but the hangman's daughter takes pity on the unfortunate prisoner.

The Masters of Evil is a ... fused a mask to his face and made him an outcast/villain to begin with. Dreadknight hates Doctor Doom more than anyone, and that includes Iron Man and the Avengers.

An evil but brilliant scientist and sorcerer with a trademark metal mask that ... This is a villain "who's egomaniacal to an extreme", a "twisted inversion of everything Iron Man stands for".