Tony Stark

My First Issue of Iron Man Has Tony Stark Popping the Question! They say that every issue is a first issue for someone. For me, it was tumbling into a rather complicated mess of a story where new writer Gary Friedrich, attempts to remove the wreckage left from the previous one. It's a task that will require one more issue to complete. In the meantime, the drama is amped up with protesting students, board room shenanigans, best buddy betrayals and ... Tony Stark proposing

Please Tell Me That We've Hit Rock Bottom! Are you happy now, Marvel?  After several years of treating this series as an afterthought, assigning inexperienced writers with little editorial oversight, Iron Man has been reduced to bi-monthly status with rumors of impending cancellation rampant. As it is, our hero's story is a scant thirteen pages - an abbreviated length due to the previous plan to pair his adventures with Daredevil.  The remainder of the book consists of a sill

Twenty-Five Cents for Iron Man to Fight David Bowie’s Little Brother? Welcome to August 1971! A month where Marvel upped the price of their comics from 15 to 25 cents! That's an entire dime! But this extra cost came with additional pages of story and art! Uh, except for two titles. Daredevil and - you guessed it - Iron Man. Y'see Timmy, both books were struggling in the sales department, leading Marvel to consider combining into a single title. Fortunately, that didn't

Happy Valentines Day, Tony Stark! Did you know you're dating a Demon Queen? There are any number of "red flags" that guys should look out for in the beginning of a new relationship. You know, what's her response when you want to hang out with your buddies? Or what's her opinion of your music? And of course, is she trying to change you in some way. Then there's, does she become a Demon-Queen and seek your destruction? That's the "red flag" Tony Stark faces with his new gi

It’s sometime in the mid-1970’s with our hero Iron Man patrolling a middle school when his sensors detect… “Oh no! Middle school bully Timmy is about to rob Myron’s lunch money! I’ve got to stop him!” Swooping down, the Golden Avenger lands between the larger child and his victim. “That’s enough, Timmy. You need to head to class now or you’ll be tardy.” “Sez you!” Timmy sneers. “You’ve given me no choice but to…” Suddenly, Iron Man is seized by incredible pain in his che

Teenage Boy's Worst Nightmare Comes True! Iron Man takes on a character who has tendrils with giant pinchers emerge from huge zits on his forehead! Which is surely the worst fear of any adolescent boy who's suffered from acne! The issue starts with a rather frantic cover, showing our determined hero trying to save some poor woman falling to her death but unable to do so because some hideous-looking creature with funky pinchers springing out of his forehead is in the process

Just How Bad? No sense beating around the bush.  Iron Man #39 is bad.  I’m not just talking about a comic book that’s not very good.  No.  I’m talking about one so hideous that in an alternate universe, Reed Richards used it instead of the Ultimate Nullifier to scare away Galactus.   We’re talking about a story that makes less than zero sense visualized by perhaps the worst art job ever printed in an Iron Man comic.  While I’m not a fan of Herb Trimpe, this is without a doubt

“When Calls Jonah..!” Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee talking with a group of creators in 1971… “No! No! No! You’ve got it all wrong! This is not a character of science fiction! This is a someone born of the streets! Someone to brave the dangers of the night! Someone willing to tackle hoodlums of the Hood! Someone who’s true calling is to battle gangsters, mobsters and other organized baddies! “And I am envisioning such a wicked recidivist now! A master crimin

Cover Art: Marie Severin The North Pole - Day After Christmas! “Sir? Sir? I hate to wake you up, but we have a call from a certain national capital to the south of us.” St. Nick rubbed his tired eyes, stifling a yawn. “They’re all to the south of us. What’s serious enough to interrupt me after going to every home around the world?” The elf gritted his tiny teeth. “This particular individual says they either speak to you or we’re slapped with 100% tariffs.” “Oh my sweet c