Editorial Review:

Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark is an inventive genius who has dedicated all of his enormous financial and intellectual resources to a single guiding principle: the creation of technology for the betterment of humanity. Stark's greatest creation is a modern-day miracle: a suit of form-fitting, strength-enhancing, steel-mesh armor he dons to become the living symbol of his ideals, the Invincible Iron Man! But when Stark discovers that the same technology he used to create the Iron Man armor - technology so secret he didn't even dare patent it - is now in the hands of several deadly super-villains, he feels responsible for the evil they have done with the high-tech tools he unwittingly provided. In the face of objections from his government, friends, colleagues and fellow super heroes, Stark swears to use the power of Iron Man to bring the evil to an end - and to take back what's his. The Beatle, Stilt Man, the Controller, Stingray, the Mandroids, the Guardsmen and Firepower don't know it yet, but they've got a problem. The world's most powerful force for good isn't playing by the rules anymore. And he's coming for them Collects Iron Man #225-232.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

THE definitive Iron Man saga:

From the Michelinie/Layton team that gave Tony Stark his alcoholism comes what's possibly the most thrilling and important Iron Man story. Tony Stark must face the reality that armored villains have been using his technology to commit their crimes making him feel indirectly guilty for all the damage they've done. As Iron Man, Stark hunts down these villains (and later heroes)to put a stop to the abuse of his technology.
The intention of the plot, on the corporate level, was to thin out some of Marvel's... more info

Exciting eighties action:

I'm amazed it took me so long to find this; I vaguely remember this story from the mid '80s. With the success of Iron Man's 1st hit movie, I've been interested in reading defining stories for the character, and this paperback in particular represents one of the best I've ever seen.
Highlights here for me...
*Issue 225- Stark Wars! This 1st great issue sets up the entire storyline nicely. Stark discovers that many of his armored enemies are using technology he developed, and he wants his concepts... more info

Excelsior!:

I had so much fun reading it. It's really the definitive story of Iron man

Solid Iron Man Colection:

This was the first time Tony Stark went against the grain and attacked other superheroes in the pursuit of his own justice. This is a well done and under appreciated story that lays the groundwork of Tony's personality in the current Civil War/ Post Civil War stories.

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