Iron Man: the ultimate guide to the armored super hero

Foreword / by Matt Fraction Introducing Iron Man The birth of Iron Man Key issue : Tales of suspense #39 The suit's powers The suit The armor : 1963 to 1988 The armor : 1993 to 2000 The armor : the 21st century Tony Stark The wit and wisdom of Tony Stark Stark Industries A troubled hero Friends & allies Pepper Potts Happy Hogan Rhodey Girls, girls, girls! Bethany Cabe Main enemies Other foes Avengers assemble! Team-ups Other Iron Men Timeline The 1960s Key issue : Tales of suspense #48 Captain America Iron Man versus Hulk Hulkbuster! Cold War threats Mandarin Key issue : Tales of suspense #62 Madame Masque Iron Man & S.H.I.E.L.D. The 1970s Demon in a bottle Key issue : Iron Man #128 Justin Hammer Doctor Doom The 1980s Alcohol relapse Key issue : Iron Man #182 Iron Man II (James Rhodes) Secret wars Obadiah Stane West Coast Avengers Armor Wars Key issue : Iron Man #232 Armor Wars II

The 1990s

Dragon seed saga

Operation : Galactic Storm

The coming of War Machine

Going solo

War Machine weapon spec

Force works

Timeslide

Heroes reborn

Heroes return

Key issue : Iron Man Vol. 3 #1

Avengers assembled

2000s and on-

Secretary of Defense

Avengers disassembled

House of M

The New Avengers

Iron Lad & the Young Avengers

Extremis

Key issue : Iron Man Vol. 4 #5

Illuminati

Civil War

Key issue : Civil War : the confession #1

Iron Man and Spider-Man

Tony Stark : director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Mighty Avengers

50-state initiative

The Order

World War Hulk

Ezekiel Stane

Secret invasion

Iron Patriot

Iron Man : fugitive

Key issue : Iron Man Vol. 5 #10

Alternative realities

Ultimate Iron Man

Through the decades

Afterword /by Matthew K. Manning.