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Issue: Iron Man Epic Collection #17
Publication Date: April 2002
 
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Title: War Machine
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/21/2020
Volume: 17
Pages: 492
ISBN: 9781302923518
UPC/EAN: 9781302923518
Price: $52.00 CAD
$39.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 58 (29 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #278-289, Iron Man Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #12-13, and material from Darkhawk Annual (Marvel, 1992 series) #1, Avengers West Coast Annual (Marvel, 1990 series) #7, and Marvel Holiday Special (Marvel, 1992 series) #2.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wasp; Living Lightning]
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Title Page and Credits

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Subterranean Wars Part 4

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Iron Man Annual #12 Contents Page

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The Homecoming (Subterranean Wars Part 4)

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; James Rhodes; Kala; Mole Man; Outcasts [Boulder; Tremor; Landslide; Digger]
I--can't take---
Kala requests Iron Man's help on behalf of the Mole Man.
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Subterranean Wars continued from Namor, the Sub-Mariner Annual (Marvel, 1991 series) #1.
Subterranean Wars concludes in Avengers West Coast Annual (Marvel, 1990 series) #6.
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Tony Stark, The Invincible Iron Man!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Anthony Stark.
The origin of Iron Man retold.
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Construction Complete

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quasimodo
Stark Enterprises.
Quasimodo has rebuilt himself and battles Iron Man but his plight reminds Tony of his own crippling health problems.
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The Trap

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; James Rhodes; Trapster impersonator (villain)
It's mid-morning at a regional airport near Washington D.C.
A criminal impersonates the Trapster so he can make his reputation with Roxxon.
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Metamorphosis

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Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Margaret Dultry; Dragonfly
The Beverly Hills estate of Margaret Dultry...
Ant-Man discovers his latest client is the sister of Dragonfly and that Dragonfly has been mutating into a new form.
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Operation: Galactic Storm Part 6

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Shatterax
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Decisions in a Vacuum

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the Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton; Hawkeye]; Sersi; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Hercules; Crystal]; Supreme Intelligence; various Kree; Shatterax; Shi'ar commandos
Microseconds ago,E
A designated group of Avengers (including Iron Man) enter a Kree space station in an attempt to negotiate peace with the Kree and the Shi'ar. The Avengers run into some Shi'ar commandos in which they battle, and Iron Man ends up battling a Kree soldier named Shatterax (who was sent by the Supreme Intelligence) outside the station. Iron Man ends up deciding to surrender the Avenger team over to the Kree in hopes of survival.
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Story continued from AVENGERS #345 and continued in THOR #445. Iron Man uses his space armor throughout the issue. For a complete Operation Galactic Storm checklist, please see Part 1 of the series in Captain America #398.
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Iron Man #278 Cover Art

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Shatterax
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Captive of the Kree!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ronan the Accuser
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Operation: Galactic Storm part 13
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Bad Judgment

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the Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Sersi; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton] Crystal; Hercules; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]]; Deathbird; Ronan the Accuser; Supreme Intelligence; Ael-Dan; Dar-Ben; Skrulls
Welcome to Hala,E
While Goliath rescues the captured Avengers from the Kree, Iron Man fights Ronan the Accuser.
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Operation: Galactic Storm, Part 13; continued from CAPTAIN AMERICA #399 -> continued in THOR #446; For a complete Operation Galactic Storm checklist, please see Part 1 of the series in Captain America #398.
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A Note from Our Sponsor

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From the Pages of the Guardians of the Galaxy! The Stark!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Stark
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Technical Difficulties

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Stark; James Rhodes
The Galactic Storm has passed.
Iron Man is brought to the 28th century where he finds the murderous extraterrestrial Stark have created a religion around him and his armor.
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The Deadly Masters of Silence!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Inazuma (Lighting); Kaze (Wind); Kaminari (Thunder)
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The Masters of Silence

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Inazuma (Lighting); Kaze (Wind); Kaminari (Thunder); James Rhodes; War Machine (Cameo; introduction)
Shhhhhh!
When a nuclear reactor melts down in Japan, the company sends a trio of assassins to take vengeance on the maker of the faulty parts that caused the meltdown, Tony Stark. Tony is still close to death and battles the Masters of Silence by remotely controlling his Iron Man armor. Feeling that this is not going to be effective, Tony creates a new suit of armor to battle his foes.
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Tony still refers to himself in the new armor as Iron Man, even though it is now better known as the War Machine armor.
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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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War Machine

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War Machine

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Inazuma (Lighting); Kaze (Wind); Kaminari (Thunder); S.H.I.E.L.D.; James Rhodes; Justin Hammer
All Right.
Iron Man proves to the Masters of Silence that they've been tricked by Justin Hammer. The Masters of Silence insist on aiding Iron Man against Hammer.
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[untitled]

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wasp; Living Lightning]
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War Machine

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Inazuma (Lighting); Kaze (Wind); Kaminari (Thunder)
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Put the Hammer Down!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Masters of Silence [Inazuma (Lighting); Kaze (Wind); Kaminari (Thunder)]; S.H.I.E.L.D.; James Rhodes; Justin Hammer; Mandroids; Hydra; The Hand; Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Felix Alvarez; Bambi Arbogast; Joe Liebowitz
Tony Stark, in the War Machine armor, and the Masters of Silence invade Hammer's stronghold. Returning home, Tony's health continues its slow decline.
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'Masters of Silence' Arc - 3 of 3.
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The Showdown You Demanded!

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Darkhawk; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Search

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West Coast Avengers; Jim Rhodes [Rhodey]; Savage Steel (villain)
Iron Man pursues Savage Steel because his armor is based on Stark's technology. When Darkhawk crosses his path, Iron Man wonders if he's facing another armor thief.
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Assault on Armor City, Part 1.
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Iron Man Poster

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Mission: Search, Locate & Destroy!

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Avengers West Coast [Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Darkhawk
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Assaut On Armor City Part II: Locate!

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Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wonder Man; Living Lightning; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Scarlet Witch; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; U.S. Agent]; Darkhawk; James Rhodes; Mandroids; Professor Power; Raiders; Mr. Tedder (death); Seekers
Iron Man requests the Avengers' aid in tracking down the manufacturers of armors based on his technology.
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Metal Stripping

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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from Marvel Year-in-Review (Marvel, 1990 series) #1992
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In the Shadow of Doom!

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Assault on Armor City Part 3.
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Iron Man Annual #13 Credits

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Assault on Armor City, Pt. 3: Destroy!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mauler; Raider #1; Raider #2; Raider #3; West Coast Avengers [Hawkeye; Wonder Man; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Scarlet Witch]; Darkhawk; U.S. Agent; Kearson DeWitt; James Rhodes
Stark Enterprises is under attack.
The pursuit of his stolen technology leads Stark back to Kearson DeWitt.
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Stark Enterprises Annual Report

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Crimson Dynamo; Mandarin; Titanium Man [Boris Bullski]; A.I.M.; Spymaster; Controller; Blacklash [Mark Scarlotti]; Blizzard [Donnie Gill]; Melter; Unicorn
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Cold Fire

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Titanium Man [Gremlin]
Northern Siberia,E
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Mrs. A Takes a Holiday

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Bambi Arbogast
Stark Enterprises, the west coast, 8:30 A.M.
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Five Minutes

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hydra
Hydra, reasearch and development facility #897,E
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Namorita; Thor; Firestar; Hulk; Nova; Wolverine; Spider-Man; Vision; Iron Man; Ghost Rider; Speedball; Thanos; Daredevil; Punisher; Doc Samson; Santa Claus
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Holiday on Ice

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Blizzard; Jim Rhodes; Mrs. Arbogast; Abe Zimmer
To many, the holiday season is a time for remembering.
The Blizzard's disgruntled brother tries to take up the costumed identity and win a fight against Iron Man.
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The Death of Anthony Stark

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Tony Stark
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Legacy of Iron

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Tony Stark; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Abe Zimmer; Felix Alvarez; Marcy Pearson; Erica Sondheim (cameo); the Avengers [Thor [Eric Masterson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]](cameo flashback); Avengers West Coast [Tigra; Wasp; Hawkeye; Living Lightning; Scarlet Witch; U.S. Agent; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Wonder Man] (cameo flashback); Bethany Cabe (cameo flashback); Kathy Dare (cameo flashback); Nick Fury (cameo flashback); Happy Hogan (cameo flashback); Pepper Potts (cameo flashback); Spy-Master (cameo flashback); Doctor Doom (cameo flashback)
In other news--
After the apparent death of Tony Stark, James Rhodes becomes the head of Stark Enterprises and, using War Machine armor that Stark specifically designed for him, becomes Iron Man again.
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Obituaries

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Tony Stark's obituary.
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Carnage at Stark Enterprises!

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Spymaster; Blacklash [Mark Scarlotti]
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Ashes to Ashes

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Tony Stark; Felix Alvarez; Mrs. Arbogast; Kathy Dare; Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Howard Stark (flashback); Maria Stark (flashback); Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain); Blacklash [Mark Scarlotti]; Blizzard [Donnie Gill] (villain); Spymaster [Nathan Lemon]; Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wasp; Doctor Pym; Living Lightning]
I'm not much good at this sort of thing--
Iron Man battles the Beetle, Blacklash, Blizzard and Spymaster who have attacked Stark Enterprises.
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Short flashback to Tony Stark's childhood.
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Anthony Stark Finally Dead

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from Marvel Year-in-Review (Marvel, 1990 series) #1992
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With the Avengers West Coast!

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wasp; Living Lightning]
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Dust to Dust

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Tony Stark; Kathy Dare (dies); Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Rae Lacoste; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain); Blizzard [Donnie Gill] (villain); Spymaster [Nathan Lemon] (villain); Blacklash [Mark Scarlotti] (villain); Avengers West Coast [Hawkeye; Wasp; Doctor Pym; Living Lightning]; Morgan Stark (villain); Arthur Parks [Living Laser] (as Tony Stark); Howard Stark (flashback); Maria Stark (flashback)
Move. and I'll blow your butt to Peoria.
Not knowing who is now in the armor, the Avengers West Coast confront Iron Man. Kathy Dare commits suicide. Abe Zimmer and Erica Sondheim continue to oversee a cryogenically frozen Tony Stark.
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Enter: Atom Smasher!

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Atom Smasher
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Meltdown!

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Tony Stark (origin); Rae Lacoste; Marcy Pearson; Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Howard Stark (flashback); Maria Stark (flashback); Arthur Parks [Living Laser] (as Tony Stark, cameo); Morgan Stark (villain); Atom Smasher (introduction, villain)
I s'pose you're all wondering--
Iron Man battles Atom Smasher who threatens to destroy one of Stark Enterprise's nuclear facilities. Rhodey begins a romantic relationship with Rae Lacoste.
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Iron Man Annual #13, Page 27

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Meltdown at Ground Zero

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]
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Ground Zero

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Mrs. Arbogast; Atom Smasher (origin); Morgan Stark (villain); Marcy Pearson (villain); Firepower [Jack Taggert] (villain); Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
20,000 feet.
The government intervenes with Firepower to stop Atom Smasher from destroying a toxic waste dump. Rhodey agrees with Atom Smasher that Stark Enterprises should close all its nuclear facilities. Morgan Stark uses Marcy Pearson to plant evidence that links Rhodey to Tony Stark's murder.
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Soul on Ice

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Tony Stark (origin); Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Howard Stark (flashback); Maria Stark (flashback); Black Knight [Nathan Garrett] (cameo flashback, villain); Black Widow [Natasha Romanova] (cameo flashback); the Avengers [Captain America (Steve Rogers); Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]] (cameo flashback); Doctor Doom (cameo flashback, villain); Hawkeye (cameo flashback); Happy Hogan (cameo flashback); Pepper Potts (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Iron Monger (cameo flashback, villain); M.O.D.O.K. (cameo flashback, villain); Madame Masque (cameo flashback, villain); Mandarin (cameo flashback, villain); James Rhodes (cameo flashback); Avengers West Coast [Scarlet Witch; USAgent; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Wonder Man] (cameo flashback); Wong-Chu (cameo flashback, villain); Ho Yinsen (cameo flashback)
The Stark Enterprises Technical Presentation Center.
While Stark dreams of his past in suspended animation, scientists inject him with a tailored virus to rebuild his nervous system.
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel...In the Deadly Form of the Living Laser!

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Living Laser
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The Light at the End

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Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Tony Stark; Rae Lacoste; Abe Zimmer; Erica Sondheim; Living Laser (villain); Morgan Stark (villain)
Any last words?
Iron Man battles the Living Laser. Abe Zimmer and Erica Sondheim bring Rhodey to a recovering Tony Stark. Angered on learning that Stark is alive, Rhodey quits.
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[untitled]

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Stan's Soapbox
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Iron Man Article

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