"Dreams and Madmen" Part 1 of 4. Story by Bob Harras. Art by Manny Clark, Mike Machlan, and Al Vey. Cover by Steve Epting.
The Vision is being haunted by dreams from his past, so he follows a mysterious beacon to New Orleans to find answers. Once there, the synthetic avenger encounters Ultron!
32 pages Cover price $1.75.
"All Hallow's Eve!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Richard Howell. Jack Abel, and Mike Esposito. Cover by Richard Howell and Joe Sinnott.
It's Halloween in New Jersey! The Scarlet Witch has been lured into the realm of Samhain the Druid while searching for Agatha Harkness. Now the Vision must find the druid tome that was seemingly destroyed in the first Vision and Scarlet Witch Limited Series (1982) in order to save his wife!
32 pages Cover price $0.75.
"The Sons of Yin-Sen" part 3 (of 3). Joe Quesada & Frank Tieri/Dan Panosian
The Armored Avenger and the sons of Yin-Sen are captured by the villainous Wong-Chu! Iron Man and his new allies are determined to escape?but not everyone will survive this climactic battle! Plus: Secrets are revealed about the day Tony Stark first donned his famous suit of armor! In the tradition of THOR 2000 and FANTASTIC FOUR 2000, story lines from the ongoing series continues right here!
This Annual is 48 pages, with ads. FC, 48pg Cover price $3.50.
Cover by avalon studios Chris claremont & frank tieri/ michael ryan/sean parsons
Trapped in a hostile foreign nation and hunted by the authorities, Tony Stark fights for his very survival -- and he doesn't even have his armor! Then, in our second story, Tony faces a final confrontation with his former friend Tyler Stone -- who has an unusual request for our armor-clad hero! All this, and a computer-rendered cover by Avalon Studios' Brian Haberlin!
48 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.
"Terminal Emulation" Part 2 of 3. Script by Len Kaminski. Art by Tom Morgan. Cover by Tom Morgan.
Vor/Tex has turned the tables on the golden avenger! In a sinister twist, Vor/Tex has trapped Tony Stark's consciousness in cyberspace; while uploading itself into Tony's body! And the first thing Vor/Tex does... is head to the liquor cabinet! Oh no! And then Vor/Tex dons a suit of armor! Tony better escape from cyberspace soon... before Vor/Tex ruins his entire life! In the meantime in the Middle Kingdom, the Mandarin returns to the battlefield (where he was defeated in Iron Man 275) and searches for his lost power rings!
Cover price $1.50.
"Controlling Interests" Part 2 of 2. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Steve Mitchell. Cover by Kevin Hopgood.
There's no enemy like an old enemy! And one of the golden avenger's oldest adversaries, the Controller, is back for revenge! And this time his devious plan just might work! Because at the end of last issue, the new red & gold armor sunk to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean! So once the Controller takes possession of Tony's doctors and nurses, the S.E. CEO is completely helpless! How will the invincible one resist the control of the Controller? It may come down to simple mind over matter! Cameo appearances by Dr. Cal Oakley and Mrs. Arbogast. (Note: The Controller returns in Iron Man Annual #15.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.25.
"With Friends Like These..." Part 1 of 2. Guest-starring the Black Widow. Script by John Byrne. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Paul Ryan and Bob Wiacek.
The battle vs. the dragons is over; and Tony Stark has returned to Los Angeles to rest and recover! But when the Black Widow sneaks into Tony's house in the middle of the night, the golden avenger's next adventure begins! Natasha tells Tony that a recently activated Soviet sleeper agent is breaking into the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and planning to start World War three! Iron Man trusts his fellow avenger, so he takes the Widow to Colorado... and they break into NORAD themselves! But when the duo enters the maximum security control center, they find no one there and everything calm! Where is the sleeper agent? Better check your six Shell-Head!
32 pages. Cover price $1.00.
"Dragon Doom!" The Dragon Seed Saga Part 6 of 6. Giant-Sized issue. Script by John Byrne. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Paul Ryan and Bob Wiacek.
This is it! In the Valley of Dragons, the Invincible Iron Man (aka Tony Stark) goes for broke vs. the dragon lords of Kakaranathara! In a dazzling display of his technical wizardry, the armored avenger keeps Fin Fang Foom and his fellow dragons at bay; while an exhausted Rhodey tries to get the Mandarin to join the fight! When the master of the ten rings at last enters the fray, he stands alongside the golden avenger! Will the world much less China survive the dragon armageddon? An awesome finale! Cameo appearances by Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Thor (aka Eric Masterson), Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, and the Man-Thing. Second story: "Moments Unseen" Script by John Byrne. Art by Tony DeZuniga. Tony Stark visits Dr. Su Yin (and her husband) one last time before leaving China. Cameo appearance by Jim Rhodes. (Notes: Fin Fang Foom returns in Iron Man (3rd series) #16.
48 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Heavy Mettle!" Part 2 of 4. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Bob Layton. Inks by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Bob Layton.
Hydra and the Maggia are at war on the west coast! And Iron Man wants to know why! FBI agents drop by Stark Enterprises and tell Tony where a group of Dreadnoughts are located! Shell-Head cautiously follows the g-men's lead to an abandoned airfield and runs into the Dreadbusters instead! What are these machines and why is Advanced Idea Mechanics operating them? Every criminal organization in the world seems to be targeting the Invincible Iron Man!
32 pages. Cover price $1.00.
"China See!" Part 1 of 2. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Denys Cowan (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton.
Tony Stark, Jim Rhodes, Felix Alvarez, and Mrs. Arbogast are in Hong Kong to establish the new Chinese branch of Stark Enterprises! But despite their best efforts, the diligent quartet keeps running into government red tape and roadblocks! And apparently a shadowy figure named Zhang Tong is causing all the bureaucratic headaches! When Tony at last meets the mysterious Mr. Tong, he realizes that Zhang looks like the Mandarin... and talks like the Mandarin... and wears ten rings like the Mandarin! Oh no, is Iron Man's greatest foe finally back in the game? Yes he is! And their cataclysmic confrontation takes place next issue!
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
"Ghost Righter!" Part 2 of 2. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Jackson Guice (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton.
Shell-Head's trip to Rome has been anything but a holiday! In fact Iron Man's battle against the Ghost went so poorly last issue; he's agreed to join forces with Justin Hammer's henchmen! So while the Ghost is planting explosives at Electronica Fabrizzi; Blacklash, Blizzard, Boomerang, Rhodey, and the golden avenger attack! The impromptu quintet has the Ghost on the run until someone (with an electro-lash) switches sides! And now Iron Man has the fight he did not want! Who will emerge triumphant? The Ghost, the armored avenger, or Justin Hammer!
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
"Stone Cold!" Part 2 of 2. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Jackson Guice (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Jackson Guice and Bob Layton.
The Grey Gargoyle is terrorizing Southern California! And his latest victim (or stone sculpture) is Stark Enterprises' Marcy Pearson! Distraught over Marcy's disappearance, Jim Rhodes scours San Diego looking for her! Meanwhile, a suspicious Tony Stark examines one of Paul St. Pierre's statues in Los Angeles... and comes to a stunning conclusion! The golden avenger makes a beeline to St. Pierre's final showing of the season! And the clash of the titans begins: The Grey Gargoyle vs. the Invincible Iron Man! Can Shell-Head keep the gargoyle at arm's length and revive his petrified victims?
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
"Heat" Part 1 of 2. Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Mark Bright. Inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Cover by Mark Bright, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey.
Tony Stark's new space exploration company has its first customer: the Targo Corporation! And Targo would like Iron Man to put an observatory satellite into orbit for them! However there are two things that Shell-Head doesn't know! First, Targo is a front company for Advanced Idea Mechanics! And second, the satellite is actually a powerful microwave radiation weapon! Once the satellite reaches orbit, A.I.M. turns on the weapon and attacks a small Caribbean Island named Boca Caliente! Iron Man desperately wants to help the island's inhabitants, but the death-ray must be knocked out first! Is the Silver Centurion Armor up to the challenge?
32 pages. Cover price $0.75.
52-page giant. "Some Die Slowly!" Script by Al Kurzrok, pencils by "the Unprecedented Unknown" (Herb Trimpe?), inks by Syd Shores. Back-up reprint story: "Into the Jaws of Death!" Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Tartaglione. Trimpe cover.
Cover price $0.25.
"The All-American!" Script by Al Kurzrok, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Severin (final issue). The news page contains the Alley Awards winners: Fantastic Four (best adventure title), Roy Thomas (best writer), Neal Adams (best pencils artist), Tom Palmer (best inking artist), Captain America 113 by Jim Steranko (best cover), Silver Surfer 5 (best full-length feature story), "At the Stroke of Midnight" by Jim Steranko from Tower of Shadows 1 (best short feature), Spider-Man (best adventure hero), Dr. Doom (best villain), Rick Jones (best supporting character), and Dick Giordano (best editor). Ayers cover.
Cover price $0.15.
"D-Day for Dum Dum!" Script by Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by John Severin. Letter to the editor from comics artist Alan Kupperberg. Ayers/Severin cover.
Cover price $0.12.
Cover by Dick Ayers. "Dum Dum Does It the Hard Way," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Carl Hubbell
The Commandos meet up with The Skipper who has transported the Howlers on several occasions, and then discover from Captain "Happy Sam" Sawyer that they are to be taken into the Atlantic Ocean to rescue some men who were shot down in a B-17 the night before; They also learn that "Dum-Dum" Dugan was amongst the crew, on his way back to England to regroup with them after recovering from previous injuries; In addition, they are told that an infamous Nazi raider, known as the Sea Shark, is in that area and probably already on their way to dispose of the survivors.
36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.
