The Crossing - "The Darkest Page to Turn" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Jimmy Cheung and Sergio Cariello. Inks by Mark McKenna and Hector Collazo. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
Story continues from Avengers 392. After taking Marianne Rodgers and Madame Masque to his secluded Arctic bunker, Iron Man returns to Avengers Mansion! Shell-Head immediately checks the mysterious door in the basement! And lo and behold it's open! And the nasty Neut is charging out! The golden avenger quickly engages the savage blue creature, but soon discovers that he's one tough customer! The invincible one better find a way to beat Neut or he won't reach the end of The Crossing! Meanwhile after escaping from Force Works headquarters; Hawkeye, Rhodey, and the U.S. Agent hide out in the California desert... waiting for an attack!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The Crossing - "So Far to Fall" Guest-starring the Avengers. Plot by Terry Kavanagh. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Jim Calafiore and Mark Bright. Inks by Peter Palmiotti, Steve Moncuse, Sergio Cariello, and Sam de la Rosa. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
Story continues from War Machine #22. The Crossing has gone off the rails! As Tony Stark retreats to his Arctic bunker after committing his third murder of the past week! Fortunately, the Avengers are on their way to the top of the world to bring their teammate to justice! But when Century, Crystal, Moonraker, and the Vision attempt to penetrate the bunker, they are thrown back into the cold! If Earth's Mightiest Heroes can't defeat Iron Man, then who can? Story continues in Force Works #20 and Avengers 394.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Frostbite!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Jimmy Cheung. Inks by Mark McKenna. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
The friends of the late Tony Stark gather at S.E. headquarters in Los Angeles for the reading of his will. It's a tense atmosphere inside the room because Tony's friends including Jim Rhodes and Bethany Cabe don't know what to expect. Meanwhile across the country in New York, Teen Tony has a crisis on his hands! His girlfriend from his world (aka Earth-96020) is Meredith McCall. But on Earth-616 Meredith is ten years older and one of Tony's professors at Columbia University! With trepidation Tony decides to visit her townhome! And after knocking on the door, the young Stark receives an icy reception from Meredith's husband: Frostbite! Cameo appearances by Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Abe Zimmer, Foggy Nelson, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, Yu Kurin, Jarvis, Morgan Stark, and Mrs. Arbogast.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Heart of Ice" Part 2 of 2. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Dave Hoover. Inks by Mark McKenna and Don Hudson. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
Teen Tony barely survived his first encounter with Frostbite! And afterwards he realizes two iron gauntlets are not enough! He needs a full complement of armor! So the young inventor goes to work at Avengers Mansion and builds his own red and gold battlesuit! A few hours later the new Iron Man finds Frostbite! And the ice-cold battle commences! Can the teenage Tony defeat his first super-villain and save his college sweetheart?
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Facing Facts" Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Jimmy Cheung and Marc Campos. Inks by Mark McKenna. Cover by Jimmy Cheung and Mark McKenna.
It's rush week at Columbia University! And young Tony Stark is ready to take part in the fun! But unfortunately a prank at the Metropolitan Museum of Art goes awry! And Teen Tony gets into hot water with the police! After posting his bail, Kris DeGann takes Tony to a wild frat party! The party is in fact so wild that the frat house catches on fire... and forces the golden avenger into action! Meanwhile in Los Angeles, Happy Hogan and Bethany Cabe finalize the sale of Stark Enterprises to a Japanese company named Fujikawa Incorporated.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Crisis and Calamity!" Story by Allyn Brodsky. Art by Don Heck and Joe Gaudioso. Cover by Sal Buscema.
With Tony Stark as their prisoner, the Espionage Elite appear to be in control of Stark Industries; however, Kevin O'Brien and Jasper Sitwell are fighting back! Kevin frees Tony, and that means Shell-head can join the battle!
"Return of the Freak!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito.
Eddie March is near death after his heroic effort to stop Dr. Spectrum in the previous issue. Tony Stark and Dr. Don Blake use the enervator to try to save Eddie's life, but the procedure goes awry and Eddie becomes the Freak! Now Iron Man has to stop his friend's rampage!
1st appearance of Blizzard in "The Gentleman's Name is Blizzard!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Ed Hannigan and Frank Giacoia. The Blizzard breaks into the Stark International Long Island plant to steal the Climatron! Can Iron Man defeat the Blizzard before his armor is frozen solid?
First appearance of Gregor Shapanka as the Blizzard. He was previously the villain called Jack Frost.
Note: The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B #84. There exists a scarce 30-cent variant of this issue.
Cover price $0.25.
Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Bob Layton.
It's Round 2 with the Controller. But, can the Golden Avenger hope to triumph when the villain's slaves who feed his strength are legion? And, to make matters worse, one of the dangerous Blood Brothers have just broken free and joined the fray.
"Kraken Kills!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cover by Jack Kirby and Al Milgrom.
Even if ole Shell Head defeats Commander Kraken, the cybernetic pirate's men will kill Iron Man's friends. But, Kraken's true intentions for the Golden Avenger will shock you. 32 pages.
Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
Iron Man has just been defeated by the lumbering juggernaut known as Ultimo. With the Armored Avenger out of the way, who can stop this giant menace from destroying the nation's capitol? 32 pages.
"Showdown with the Guardsman!" Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
The Guardsman is back and he's wiping the floor with the Invincible Iron Man. Can Tony's heart hold out long enough for him to find a way to defeat this armored rogue?
32 pages. Cover price $0.30.
"Showdown with the Guardsman!" Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
The Guardsman is back and he's wiping the floor with the Invincible Iron Man. Can Tony's heart hold out long enough for him to find a way to defeat this armored rogue?
32 pages. Cover price $0.30.
"Showdown with the Guardsman!" Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
The Guardsman is back and he's wiping the floor with the Invincible Iron Man. Can Tony's heart hold out long enough for him to find a way to defeat this armored rogue? 32 pages.
"Sunfire Strikes Again!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin.
Tony's heart is becoming dangerously weak, but there is no rest for the wicked. The fiery mutant known as Sunfire is running wild and Tony must don the armor of the Guardsman to try and stop him. But, does this armor and Tony's heart have enough power to make it through the fight? Plus, who is the mysterious puppet master pulling the strings behind the scenes? 32 pages.
"At the Mercy of the Mandarin!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito.
Tony must don his old armor to save his life and to confront the solar samurai, Sunfire. Plus, witness the triumphant return of Shell Head's arch enemy, the terrible Mandarin. 32 pages.
Subterranean Wars: Part 4 - "The Homecoming!" Written by Roy and Dan Thomas. Art by Tom Morgan.
The Golden Avenger goes toe-to-toe with the Outcasts! Pray he survives. Also includes: "Construction Complete!" Written by Len Kaminski. Art by Barry Kitson and Andrew Pepoy. Quasimodo returns! Then in "The Trap!" Written by Dwight Jon Zimmerman. Art by John Stanisci and Don Heck. The Trapster strikes! And finally in "Metamorphosis!" Story and art by Gavin Curtis. Ant-Man takes center stage.
64 pages, FC. Cover price $2.00.
Polybagged with card - "Unfamiliar Faces!" Written by Len Kaminski. Art by Tom Morgan and Fred Fredericks.
The Golden Avenger faces the fury of the Face Thief! Also includes: "While the Band Plays On!" Guest-starring Hawkeye. Written by Scott Benson. Art by Kris Renkewitz War Machine makes a startling decision! Then in "Heritage Vengeance!" Written by Len Kaminski. Art by John Czop, Frank Percy and Tim Dzon. And finally a Cover gallery of last year's blockbusters!
64 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.
All-new 35-page story "More or Less... the Return of the Molecule Man!" Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Script by Steve Gerber. Art by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Jack Abel (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia.
Last 30-cent issue. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer. Cry Murder -- Cry Modok!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer.
Ms. Marvel takes on Modok and Deathbird but both end up eluding her grasp. 36 pgs.
