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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1
Publication Date: January 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/24/2010
Volume: 1
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9780785145677
UPC/EAN: 978078514567752499
Price: $24.99 USD
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Content Items: 46 (12 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover
Binding: softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Title Page and Credits

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Contents

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Introduction

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Iron Man!

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Who?
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Iron Man Is Born!

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Watch his awesome approach!
Playboy industrialist and weapons designer Tony Stark is injured in Vietnam and captured by communists. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors he builds a suit of battle armor to keep his injured heart beating and uses it to escape and beat the communist commander.
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This is the first Iron Man story.
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Gargantus
His size alone does not worry me! But...
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Iron Man versus Gargantus!

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Jeanne; Marion; Gargantus (introduction, origin); aliens
History has recorded many a bitter duel to the death!
Tony takes his newest date, Marion, to the circus. When the wild animals escape, he rounds them up as Iron Man. His grey armor scares the onlookers. Marion suggests that a golden metal might make him look more heroic. A golden Iron Man then battles Gargantus, who turns out to be a mighty robot built by aliens. Iron Man defeats Gargantus by hurling three magnets at him. The magnets float around the robot, ripping its body to pieces. Iron Man then throws the magnets at a flying saucer he just spotted. The aliens flee and, next day, Tony has another date with Marion.
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The Stronghold of Dr. Strange!

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Doctor Strange [Carlo Strange]; Carla Strange
No matter how powerful you are, Iron Man, you're helpless without your...
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The Stronghold of Doctor Strange!

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Doctor Strange [Carlo Strange] (introduction); Carla Strange (introduction); Nikita Khrushchev (cameo)
Realizing that the struggle between good and evil is a no-holds-barred duel to...
An imprisoned criminal scientist takes control of Iron Man in order to free himself. He threatens to blow up the world unless he is made world ruler. Iron Man stops him by shorting out his power and is helped by the villain's conscience-stricken daughter.
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the Red Barbarian
Iron Man, you've blundered into the Red Barbarian's Trap! This...
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Trapped by the Red Barbarian

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Gregori; Vukov; The Red Barbarian (introduction); The Actor [Sir Reginald] (introduction)
Iron Man you dare to come here... where doom awaits you?
A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon. The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent.
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Kala, Queen of the Netherworld!

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Jim; Evans
Either betray your world, Iron Man, or I will slay your friends!
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Kala, Queen of the Netherworld!

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General Baxu (introduction); Jim; Evans
Entering our Netherworld was the mistake of your life, Iron Man!
Stark is abducted by the queen of an underground kingdom to help her invade the surface. As Iron Man, Stark shows her that she would rapidly age on the surface, convincing her to call off the invasion.
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The Mad Pharoah!

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Cleopatra VII
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The Mad Pharoah!

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Mad Pharoah [sic] [Hatap] (introduction); Cleopatra VII; Paul (archeologist)
This is incredible!
After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharoah [sic], brings Tony Stark in the past to resume his war against Cleopatra. Stark helps Cleopatra defeat Hatap as Iron Man.
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The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost

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Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]
Once I seal you within my unbreakable cube of ice, even your strength will be...
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The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!

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Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka] (introduction, origin, later called Blizzard)
Well, Iron Man!
A washed up boxer saves Stark's life, and he hires him as a chauffeur. Meanwhile, a scientist fired by Stark creates a suit that gives him the power to freeze whatever is near him. He attacks Stark and Iron Man stops him.
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The Crimson Dynamo!

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Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko]
It is time for Anthony Stark to become Iron Man once again!!
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Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!

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Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko] (introduction, origin); Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
The rocket isn't falling naturally!
Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo to the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man." Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect.
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The Mysterious Melter!

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How can I fight a super-foe who has the power to melt my iron armor within seconds??!
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Iron Man Battles the Melter!

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How can a man of iron save himself from a supervillain with the power to melt iron??
A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants. Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter. He defeats him by constructing an aluminum suit that he cannot melt.
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See the New Iron Man!

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Iron Man is defeated!!
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The Mysterious Mr. Doll!

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Charleton Carter (introduction); Bill
I warned you, Iron Man!!
Mister Doll uses magic dolls to take over whole companies. Iron Man stops him with the help of a new suit of armor. In the process Tony enrages Pepper by toying with her affections to create a diversion.
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Iron Man gets his new, modern-looking red and gold armor designed by Steve Ditko.
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The Angel

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My power jets are exhausted!
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The New Iron Man "Meets the Angel!"

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The sky is my element, Iron Man!
The Angel is affected by an atomic test done at one of Stark's weapons plants. His personality is altered and now he wants to join the Evil Mutants. The X-Men call the Avengers for help but only Iron Man is available.
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The Mandarin!

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The Hands of the Mandarin!

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Bill; General Ho Lee
I pity you, Iron Man!!
The Pentagon sends Iron Man into red China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the Communist regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.
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In this story Pepper gets a makeover and is consequently redrawn as a more attractive woman.
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When the Golden Avenger Was Grey

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How Iron Man was created
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Tales of Suspense #41 Original Cover

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Doctor Strange [Carlo Strange]
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Tales of Suspense #48 Original Cover

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Iron Man is defeated!!
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Now on Sale!

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House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1, and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 with covers shown.
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #4, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #40, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #3.
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Doctor Carlo Strange; Carla Strange; Mongu
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Red Barbarian [Ivan Krushki]
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Jim Evans
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #13 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #44. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #117 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #5 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 3, panel 8 and Hulk story, page 11, panel 5.
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Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #10, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #45, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #2. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #118 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko]
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Essential Iron Man #1 Back Cover

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Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko]
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The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1 Variant Cover

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The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 1 Movie Variant Cover

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