The Crossing (epilogue) - "Age of Innocence" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Terry Kavanagh. Pencils by Hector Collazo and Al Rio. Inks by Ralph Cabrera and Rene Micheletti. Wraparound cover by Hector Collazo and Ralph Cabrera.
Story continues from Avengers 395. The Crossing is over. But the damage done has been catastrophic. Tony Stark (of Earth-616), one of the founding members of the Avengers, is dead. And the 19-year old Tony Stark (of Earth-96020) is in the hospital barely clinging to life in a comatose state. After Earth's Mightiest Heroes depart the medical center; Jarvis, Pepper Potts, and Happy Hogan take up the vigil at Tony's bedside. While the trio keeps watch, they reminiscence about happier times with their former boss and friend. Will medical science alone be enough to save young Tony? Or will it take something from inside the heart and mind of the future golden avenger?
32 pages. Cover price $2.50.
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA. WORLD'S MOST WANTED: Part 9 of 12 - Written by MATT FRACTION Art by SALVADOR LARROCA.
WORLD'S MOST WANTED continues! Tony and Pepper, trapped in Tunguska by Madame Masque, play the ultimate game of truth or dare at the business end of a very loaded gun. Is Tony strong enough and smart enough to escape the clutches of a woman who burns to see him suffer? And halfway around the world, the Black Widow joins Maria Hill, and they summon the most good of all the good guys...CAPTAIN AMERICA! But is he willing to come to Tony's aid?
32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99 Cover price $2.99.
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA Written by MATT FRACTION Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
The Mandarin is a collection of lies, stories, myths, and legends. But two things are true: He wears, upon each finger, an alien weapon of unimaginable power...and he's going to kill Tony Stark. Is he a violent street crook born in a brothel? The scion of an aristocratic dynasty? Was his father was a petty criminal or an ambassador? Was his mother a British noblewoman, or maybe a dragon-chasing wastrel lost in the underbelly of the world? He's a murderer, a businessman, an artist, a terrorist, a hero. And this is the story of his life.
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Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER. - Stark: Disassembled: Part 3 of 5 - Written by MATT FRACTION. Art by SALVADOR LARROCA.
The heart and soul of the Marvel Universe gathered to bring Tony back online...but when they flipped the switch, nothing happened. What do you do when the smartest man in the world is trapped inside his own subconscious? Doctor Donald Blake reaches out for a specialist...Doctor Strange! And meanwhile...the Ghost closes in, ready to assassinate Tony Stark once and for all.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA. The Five Nightmares: Part 2 of 6 - Written by MATT FRACTION Art by SALVADOR LARROCA.
The new ongoing series - - a perfect jumping-on point for fans of this summer's blockbuster - - continues here! Tony Stark comes face-to-face with his biggest nightmare: an amoral twenty-something biohacker with no loyalties or allegiances to anything other than money and power. Oh, and he also happens to be the son of Tony's greatest nemesis. But what's the exact nature of Zeke Stane's menace? It's something unlike anything Tony has built before...and unlike anything Iron Man has had to beat before. The Golden Avenger faces the fight of his life! By rising star Matt Fraction (PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL, IMMORTAL IRON FIST) with jaw-dropping art by Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN)! Thor cameo.
32 PGS./Rated A Cover price $2.99.
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
The New Iron Man explodes into action! Spymaster's rampage within Stark Resilient comes to its bloody end! THE ASSASSINATION OF TONY STARK!
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(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Salvador Larroca
TONY and STANE versus MANDARIN for all the marbles! RESCUE and IRON MAN 2.0 versus HAMMER!
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Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Mike Deodato. Cover by Chris Turcotte.
Tony and Rhodey are best friends on and off the battlefield but their friendship is tested in ways it never was before as the new power players in the Marvel Universe reveal themselves in a bloody and dangerous fashion that threatens everything they stand for. A Civil War II prologue story!
36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Limited 1 for 100 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover.
Written by Gerry Duggan. Art by Juan Frigeri. Cover by Alex Ross.
GENIUS, BILLIONAIRE, PLAYBOY…MADMAN?! Tony Stark has met his dark counterpart, and his name is Feilong! This mutant-hating industrialist is the new owner of Stark Unlimited, and that includes all of Tony's tech! Can a furious Tony keep his cool, or will vengeance get the better of him?
28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.
Collects Invincible Iron Man (2008-2012) #1-33 + IRON MAN ANNUAL #1 and Invincible Iron Man (2008-2012) #500.1 and #527Written by MATT FRACTION. Art by SALVADOR LARROCA. Cover by JOE QUESADA.Tony Stark - Iron Man, billionaire industrialist and director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane, the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah, has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying Tony Stark and Iron Man. What's worse, he's got Iron Man tech, and he's every bit Iron Man's equal and opposite...except younger, faster, smarter...and immeasurably evil.Rising-star writer Matt Fraction (IMMORTAL IRON FIST) and superstar artist Salvador Larroca (UNCANNY X-MEN) join forces to repulsor-ray your comic books to a cinder!Softcover, 152 pages, full color.Cover price $19.99.
"Showdown at Stark Aircraft!" Story by Kurt Busiek. Art by Paul Smith, Al Williamson, Al Milgrom, and others.
In order to save two universes, the young hero known as Access was forced to use the power of Amalgam (see Marvel versus DC (1996) #3). In this issue, the Invincible Iron Man and the Green Lantern are merged to create the Iron Lantern. Does even this powerful hero have a chance against Mandarinestro (Sinestro/Mandarin).
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"Then Came the Monster!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Val Mayerik and Dave Cockrum.
After his exhausting battle vs. the Mandarin, the golden avenger commandeers a Chinese fighter jet and begins flying back home! But Shell-Head's jet is mistakenly shot down over the Balkans by NATO forces! By the time Iron Man wakes up after hitting the ground, he's surrounded by a pack of gnomes and the monster of Frankenstein! Oh my, has Tony Stark landed in the middle of Mary Shelley's classic novel? Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction!
First appearance of Dreadknight. Cameo appearances by Jasper Sitwell and Madame Masque (as Krissy Longfellow).
"Dreadknight and the Daughter of Creation!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito and Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Pablo Marcos.
In the courtyard of Castle Frankenstein, the armored avenger and Frankenstein's monster go down to defeat at the hands of Dreadknight! And unceremoniously the invincible one and his 19th century ally are dragged off in chains to the castle dungeons! When Dreadknight visits the dungeon and harshly interrogates the Baroness Victoria von Frankenstein, the cursed creation of Victor Frankenstein breaks free! And now Dreadknight faces the dreadful consequences of his actions! Will Iron Man and Frankenstein's monster flip the script the second time around? Origin of Dreadknight. Cameo appearances by Jasper Sitwell, Madame Masque (as Krissy Longfellow), and Jack Hart. Flashback cameo by Doctor Doom. (Notes: Dreadknight appears next in the second issue of the Black Knight (1990 1st series) Limited Series. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. A limited distribution 35-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.30.
"Dreadknight and the Daughter of Creation!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito and Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Pablo Marcos.
In the courtyard of Castle Frankenstein, the armored avenger and Frankenstein's monster go down to defeat at the hands of Dreadknight! And unceremoniously the invincible one and his 19th century ally are dragged off in chains to the castle dungeons!
"Run for the Money!" Part 1 of 5. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by George Perez and Mike Esposito.
At long last the golden avenger returns home to Stark International! But to Shell-Head's utter surprise his office, his factories, and his company have been seized by Midas!
"Dreadknight and the Daughter of Creation!" Part 2 of 2. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito and Pablo Marcos. Cover by George Perez and Pablo Marcos.
In the courtyard of Castle Frankenstein, the armored avenger and Frankenstein's monster go down to defeat at the hands of Dreadknight! And unceremoniously the invincible one and his 19th century ally are dragged off in chains to the castle dungeons! When Dreadknight visits the dungeon and harshly interrogates the Baroness Victoria von Frankenstein, the cursed creation of Victor Frankenstein breaks free! And now Dreadknight faces the dreadful consequences of his actions! Will Iron Man and Frankenstein's monster flip the script the second time around? Origin of Dreadknight. Cameo appearances by Jasper Sitwell, Madame Masque (as Krissy Longfellow), and Jack Hart. Flashback cameo by Doctor Doom. (Notes: Dreadknight appears next in the second issue of the Black Knight (1990 1st series) Limited Series. The letters page includes a letter from comics historian Peter Sanderson. A limited distribution 35-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.)
32 pages. Cover price $0.30.
"Triad!" Part 2 of 5. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Frank Giacoia.
The golden avenger is reeling after Midas' stunning takeover of Stark International last issue! Fortunately, Tony has the loving arms of Madame Masque to help him regain his bearings!
"Then There Came a War!" Part 4 of 5. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin.
It's an all-out assault on Stark International! As the Guardsman, Jack of Hearts, and Iron Man clash with the minions of Midas!
"The Menace of Arsenal!" Guest-starring the Avengers. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Giffin and Bruce Patterson. Cover by John Romita, Jr. and Dan Green.
Great action issue as first the Unicorn and then the powerful Arsenal fight the Beast, Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wonder Man, and Yellowjacket throughout Avengers Mansion. Arsenal vanishes and will return to battle the Avengers again in Avengers Annual 9.
32 pages Cover price $0.35.
"A Ruse By Any Other Name..." Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton.
The Prince of Atlantis pulls a drowning Iron Man from the ocean after his armor unexpectedly malfunctions! Once Shell-Head regains his senses, he compares notes with Namor; and both heroes realize they've been duped! The real enemy is Roxxon Oil and its plan to steal vibranium from an uncharted Atlantic island! With help from Bethany and Rhodey, the golden avenger and the Sub-Mariner join forces to run Roxxon into the sea! First appearance of Jonas Hale. Last 35¢ issue.
32 pages. Cover price $0.35.
"A Ruse By Any Other Name..." Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the Sub-Mariner. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton.
The Prince of Atlantis pulls a drowning Iron Man from the ocean after his armor unexpectedly malfunctions! Once Shell-Head regains his senses, he compares notes with Namor; and both heroes realize they've been duped! First appearance of Jonas Hale.
"Journey!" Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Bob Layton. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Bob Layton.
The Invincible Iron Man is finally on his way home to New York! And along the way Tony Stark reflects on how it all began in the jungles of Vietnam several years ago! Meanwhile, Justin Hammer moves onto the next phase of his plan to destroy Stark International! Retelling of Iron Man's origin. Cameo appearances by the Sub-Mariner, Bethany Cabe, and Jim Rhodes. Flashback cameos by the original Avengers.
Newsstand Edition. "Casino Fatale!" Part 1 of 5. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton.
After conducting an all-systems test of his armor, Tony takes Beth to Atlantic City for an evening of fun at his favorite casino!
Direct Edition. "Pieces of Hate!" Part 2 of 5. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by John Romita Jr. (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton.
The treacherous triad of the Blizzard, Melter, and Whiplash has Shell-Head on the ropes in an Atlantic City casino!
