Iron Man (1968 1st Series) comic books 1992

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"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! Flashback cameos by Kearson DeWitt, Dr. Su Yin, and the Mandarin. Last $1.00 issue. 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

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"War Games" Part 2 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. Inside the NORAD command center, the armored avenger lies stunned on the floor! The Black Widow is gone; and a dozen nuclear missiles have been launched toward Russia! Oh no, how did this happen? Iron Man isn't quite sure, but he must stop the atomic rockets before they reach the fledging Russian Federation! If Shell-Head can disrupt the missiles' flight paths, he'll then move on to his next target: the Black Widow! Has the former Russian spy gone back under the Iron Curtain? What a tangled web Natasha weaves! Cameo appearance by President George H.W. Bush. First $1.25 issue. (Note: This issue completes John Byrne's terrific 2-year run as the writer of the Iron Man series-- highlighted by the Armor Wars II storyline and the Dragon Seed saga.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Operation: Galactic Storm. Part 6 of 19. "Decisions in a Vacuum" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Paul Ryan and Bob Wiacek. Story continues from Avengers 345. The golden avenger is in the thick of Operation Galactic Storm as he joins six fellow avengers on a mission to the dangerous Kree empire! Earth's Mightiest Heroes have come to the Kree galaxy to negotiate peace between the Kree and the Shi'ar! However that might just be wishful thinking! Upon their arrival the septet of heroes infiltrate a large Kree space station and defeat a group of Shi'ar commandos! The mission is going great... until Shatterax arrives! Iron Man bravely engages the powerful Kree operative outside the station! But eventually realizes for the Avengers to win this battle...they'll have to lose it first! But don't tell that to Captain America! Story continues in Thor 445. First appearance of Shatterax. Cameo appearance by the Supreme Intelligence. Avengers Lineup: Black Knight, Captain America, Crystal, Goliath (aka Clint Barton), Hercules, Iron Man, and Sersi. (Notes: This issue begins Len Kaminski's 3-year run as the writer of the Iron Man series. This story was reprinted in 2006 in the trade paperback: Avengers Operation Galactic Storm. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 277,525; average paid circulation 172,450.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

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Operation: Galactic Storm. Part 13 of 19. "Bad Judgment" Guest-starring the Avengers. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Bob Wiacek and Keith Williams. Cover by Paul Ryan and Bob Wiacek. Story continues from Avengers 346. On the Kree homeworld of Hala, the Avengers' diplomatic mission is on the brink of disaster! Cap, Crystal, Hercules, Sersi, and the Black Knight have been arrested and sentenced to death for the murders of the Kree emperors! Although it was Deathbird that actually killed them! Only Shell-Head (in his space armor) and Goliath remain free in the capital city! With nothing left to lose, Tony comes up with a desperate plan! Goliath will try to locate Deathbird, while the golden avenger attempts to free his doomed teammates! And as shown on the brilliant cover, that means an epic battle awaits: the Invincible Iron Man vs. Ronan the Accuser! What a matchup! Story continues in Thor 446. Cameo appearance by the Supreme Intelligence. (Note: This issue was reprinted in 2017 in the Avengers Operation Galactic Storm Epic Collection.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Technical Difficulties" Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Paul Ryan. Inks by Bob Wiacek and Keith Williams. Cover by Paul Ryan and Bob Wiacek. Operation Galactic Storm is over. The Earth and Iron Man have survived. But Tony's medical condition continues to deteriorate. While contemplating that his mortal end is near, the Stark Enterprises CEO is suddenly abducted by The Stark! The bizarre alien race has brought Tony to their homeworld in the 28th century! And they need the golden avenger to save their planet from ecological disaster! The Stark picked Iron Man, because they worship him as their founder! Can Shell-Head devise a way to save his celestial followers? Cameo appearance by Jim Rhodes. (Note: The Stark first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy (1990 1st series) issues #1 thru #4.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"The Masters of Silence" Part 1 of 3. First (cameo) appearance of the War Machine armor. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek. A deadly industrial accident in Japan is blamed on faulty Stark Enterprises equipment! And the CEO of the Japanese company responds by sending a death squad to kill Tony Stark! But Tony is of course already near death! Regardless, the remote-controlled Iron Man goes into action when the Masters of Silence bust into the manufacturing lab! However the vengeful trio crush the "empty" suit! And that forces Tony to his backup plan! And what a plan it is: the War Machine armor! First appearance of the Masters of Silence. Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes, Justin Hammer, Dr. Erica Sondheim, Abe Zimmer, and Mrs. Arbogast. (Notes: Tony Stark dons the War Machine armor on the last page. This issue (minus the cover) was reprinted in the Iron Man (1968 1st series) Marvel Legends Reprint 281.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"War Machine" Part 2 of 3. First (full) appearance of the War Machine armor. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek. The Masters of Silence came to Stark Enterprises last issue looking for a fight! And now the trio is getting one in spades thanks to the War Machine armor! In a remarkable display of firepower; Tony Stark, clad in the new gray & white armor, trounces his would-be assassins! In the meantime, Jim Rhodes contacts SHIELD to learn who framed Stark Enterprises for the deadly accident in Japan! And it turns out to be someone the armored avenger knows very, very well! Cameo appearances by Justin Hammer and Nick Fury. (Note: The cover to issue 282 was reprinted as the cover to Iron Man (1968 1st series) Marvel Legends Reprint 281.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Put the Hammer Down!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek. Iron Man and the Masters of Silence invade Justin Hammer's pacific island! And Tony in the War Machine armor is unstoppable! Is Justin Hammer finally going to get what he deserves? Yes he is! And that includes having to sell Stane (formerly Stark) International back to Stark Enterprises for just one dollar! What a great day for Anthony Edward Stark! But sadly, the golden avenger may only have a few more days left... great or otherwise. Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes, Abe Zimmer, Dr. Erica Sondheim, and Mrs. Arbogast. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Legacy of Iron" Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Joe Sinnott. After battling the crippling nerve condition for months, Tony Stark's body at last succumbs to the disease. What a tragic ending for the brilliant engineer, inventor, and businessman! In his last will and testament, Tony asks Rhodey to become the next CEO of Stark Enterprises and also continue the legacy of Iron Man! However at this moment Jim Rhodes isn't sure if he wants either job! But he's going to sleep on it and make a couple of really big decisions in the morning! Cameo appearances by the Avengers (east & west), Abe Zimmer, Marcy Pearson, Dr. Erica Sondheim, Bethany Cabe, Kathy Dare, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, Nick Fury, Spymaster, and Doctor Doom. (Note: Jim Rhodes dons the War Machine armor for the first time.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Ashes to Ashes" Part 1 of 2. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Andrew Pepoy. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek. Stark Enterprises holds a memorial service for its departed founder Tony Stark. And at times like these, it would be nice for Iron Man's enemies to stay away and give Tony's friends a chance to grieve! However in the world of international espionage, there are no days off! So Spymaster and his three accomplices break into the S.E. headquarters during the reception! Reluctantly, Rhodey dons the new gray and white armor; and then proceeds to pound lumps on the Beetle, Blacklash, Blizzard, and Spymaster! The War Machine armor seems unbeatable! But a huge test is coming next issue vs. the West Coast Avengers! Cameo appearances by Kathy Dare, Rae LaCoste, Abe Zimmer, Dr. Erica Sondheim, Mrs. Arbogast, Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Living Lightning, and the Wasp. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Dust to Dust" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring the West Coast Avengers. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Kevin Hopgood. It's a three-way slugfest at Stark Enterprises! The Beetle, Blacklash, Blizzard, and Spymaster vs. Iron Man vs. the West Coast Avengers! The fight should be just a two-way affair, but Hawkeye and his teammates don't recognize the dark gray and silvery white battlesuit! However Rhodey in the War Machine armor might be able to defeat both teams anyway! But all bets are off once Hank Pym shrinks Shell-Head to the size of a pencil! Strangely enough, the battle comes to a dramatic end when Kathy Dare makes her final move! In the meantime, Abe Zimmer and Dr. Erica Sondheim have been spending a lot of time in the cryogenics lab! What or who are they working on? Cameo appearances by Rae LaCoste, Tony Stark, Morgan Stark, and the Living Laser (in disguise). Avengers Lineup: Hawkeye, Hank Pym, Living Lightning, and the Wasp. 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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"Meltdown!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Len Kaminski. Pencils by Kevin Hopgood. Inks by Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Mike DeCarlo. Jim Rhodes is adjusting to life as the new CEO of Stark Enterprises! And it's quite a job taking on Tony's former responsibilities! But do those responsibilities include Tony's former girlfriends? Maybe so! As Rhodey has a dinner date with Rae LaCoste! Meanwhile, a new villain called Atom Smasher threatens to destroy Stane International's Southern California nuclear facility! And since Stark Enterprises recently purchased Stane International, the armored avenger must go into action! Cameo appearances by Abe Zimmer, Dr. Erica Sondheim, Marcy Pearson, Tony Stark, Morgan Stark, and the Living Laser (in disguise). (Note: During this time period, Jim Rhodes in the War Machine armor makes a guest appearance in Excalibur (1988 1st series) #59 and #60.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.25.