Through a legal maneuver, Tony is able to get the Hammers to stop their attacks and releases a successful commercial about his new car. Stark is injured by a booby trap and captured by enemy forces led by Wong-Chu. The Truth Behind Tony Stark's Death Revealed. Helicarrier. Zombie Giant Man infects Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts and a number of other people at Stark Industries. The catch was that Onslaught fed on "mutant energy," so if any of the X-Men tried to finish what their boss started, Onslaught would only get stronger. Iron Man and Black Widow have been romantically involved several times. [93], Tony Stark's personality is inverted during the events of AXIS, bringing out more dark aspects of himself like irresponsibility, egotism and alcoholism. Tony showed up in a truly massive War Machine armor to stop her from arresting Miles, and in the ensuing fight, Captain Marvel blasted him so hard that he wound up in yet another coma, in a condition that the Beast described as being beyond medical science. [199] As the Multiversal Avengers fight the Doctor Doom variants with help from the Earth-616 Avengers, Ant-Man fights alongside Iron Man of Earth-616. However, during their escape Eitri is killed and after Sigurd defeated the Elves and Krimson Kurse, he discovered that Krimson was his lost friend who had turned into a Thrall to be a servant to Dark Elves and after that he mercy killed his friend. Colorist (s) List. [volume&issueneeded], Officially code named Iron Man, he prefers the name Steel Corpse. Which just goes to show that anything is possible if you have ties to a shadowy organization with access to unspeakable technology and limitless resources. A powerful warrior, he wears a huge suit of grey armor. What would you add to this list? As an AI, Stark can walk around as a hard-light object and gains the ability to remote control his vast armory of Iron Man suits. Returning to the U.S., he faces an enemy commissioned by the government named Firepower. Scott Harris of MTV ranked Iron Man 1st in their " Top 10 Avengers of 2012" list. It turns out that Howard Stark created the airborne virus that caused everybody to wear high-tech armors. Remender, Rick(w), Yu, Leinil Francis(a). In 1978, though, Cap died for real when battling the cosmically powered Michael Korvac murdered not only Steve Rogers, but all of the Avengers AND the Guardians of the Galaxy too. While it is typically associated with James Rhodes, the War Machine armor began as one of Stark's specialty armors. All in all, after Tonys secret, is exposed and all of his good deeds get thrown in the mud, the Avengers go back in time to acquire teenage Tony Stark to help them in stopping old Stark. After going through the Norvegian, he was attacked by some Dark Elves, led by Krimson Kurse (fusion Crimson Dynamo and Kurse). relaunch, Tony Stark has hit a technological ceiling. Also, Korvac defeats Iron Man in their battle mid-volume but saves him and kills himself eventually. Doom. Yes, you heard that right an alcoholic A.I. helicarrier, he is briefly visited by his counterpart in this universe, although he is unaware of the visit. But there's a metaphor going on there. [146] Matthew Perpetua of BuzzFeed ranked Iron Man 2nd in their "84 Avengers Members Ranked From Worst To Best" list, writing, "It just isn't the Avengers without Tony Stark. Back in America, Hydra Supreme has put Namor in a position where he will be forced to sign a peace treaty that gives Rogers access to the Cosmic Cube fragment in Atlantis, but Hydra Supreme muses that he is unconcerned about who will acquire the fragments, as he has an inside man in the Underground. However, in true comic book fashion, superheroes are quite elusive, which inspired us to see if Iron Man died in Marvel Comics. [126], Mary Jane Watson and other Stark employees find that Stark's body has completely vanished from its pod, despite tests taken mere hours ago showing no sign of improvement or brain activity. Or so his BFF James Rhodes thought. [128] Upon awakening when his biological systems rebooted, Tony Stark went into hiding until he fully recovered. Taylor, Tom(w), inar, Yildiray(a). [25][26] It ran 35 issues (January 2005 January 2009), with the cover logo simply Iron Man beginning with issue #13, and Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., beginning issue #15. Despite piloting a normal-sized suit of Iron Man armor, Frisco actually suffers from, Will Cooley and Mark C. Rogers, "Ike's Nightmare: Iron Man and the Military-Industrial Complex," in, This page was last edited on 29 June 2023, at 00:03. Civil War. 2 - Iron Man Dies By the Hands of Onslaught 8. He was later killed by X-Man Captain America along with the other Avengers. The Act would force inexperienced superhumans to receive training in how to use and control their abilities, something in which Tony strongly believes. [volume&issueneeded], The 2015 Contest of Champions series has a version of Tony Stark that won Civil War with nearly everything working out in his favor. Ultimately, Old Tony sacrificed his life to defeat Kang so that his younger self and his friends could live. Tucker was a very intelligent boy since his early years, however since being raised by his strong-willed mother along with never going to school with anyone his own age made Tucker to have difficulty to make any kind of meaningful personal relationship and because of this, he became very introverted. During that time, a power-hungry Reed Richards turns his back on the surviving heroes. Iron Man's first "death" is definitely a convoluted ordeal that doesn't show Tony in his best light. With that much muscle on their side, the team decided that what they really need to do was go to another dimension and get that Tony Stark, who was a teenager at the time, and bring him back to make him fight his own murderous adult self. "Pieces of Hate! Dora's expertise and passion lie in TV series and movies, with animated features at the top of the list. Since his struggle with alcoholism, Stark has carried a tremendous burden of guilt after nearly killing an innocent bystander while piloting the armor drunk. As a result, Stark loses control of Stark International to Stane, becomes a homeless alcoholic vagrant and gives up his armored identity to Rhodes, who becomes the new Iron Man. X-Men vol. This moment marks the Paralyzed Tony Stark Arc where he is trying to see if can do something to heal his paralysis. The answer is yes, Tony Stark died in the comics. While we have our own theories as to who is likeliest to die in Infinity War, today were looking back at a brief history of every time the Avengers have died in the comics. A later model, created with the help of Odin and the Asgardian metal Uru, is similar to the Destroyer. During the events of Secret Wars, Earth-616 was about to be destroyed as another reality collided with it. After the Avengers reform, Stark demands a hearing be convened to look into his actions just prior to the Onslaught incident. Here are the important ones that you should know, plus a little on how they might play into the MCU's future. [53] In response, DeWitt suddenly releases his control resulting in excruciating agony throughout Stark's body. [volume&issueneeded], In the alternate timeline of the "Age of Apocalypse" storyline, Tony Stark is an agent of the Human High Council. During the recentrobot uprising inIron Man 2020, the artificial Stark renamed himself Mark One and led the A.I. Where earlier decades had seen important technological innovations come from famous individuals (e.g., Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers), the 1960s saw new technologies (including weapons) being developed mainly by the research teams of corporations. [181], Tony Stark and Doctor Doom are brought to the year 2093 by Merlin to stop a plot by a primarily robotic Doom and the Iron Man of 2093, Andros Stark. [63] He dabbles with using liquid metal circuitry known as S.K.I.N. During this time, Stark engages in a romance with Rumiko Fujikawa,[65] a wealthy heiress and daughter of the man who had taken over his company during the "Heroes Reborn" period. [203], In the continuity of Earth-2122, the home of Crusader X, where the British won the American Revolution and still control North America, Anthony Stark is a member of a group called the Sons of Liberty. [250] In the 2009 animated series, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, most of the characters, including Tony Stark, are teenagers. [204], In the continuity of Earth-3490, Tony Stark was born a woman (Natasha Stark) rather than a man; Stark's superhero alter-ego in this universe is Iron Woman. In both cases, everyone was brought back to life and the status quos were effectively restoredbecause comics. His brain damage means he is now dependent on an arc reactor to sustain his body's autonomous functions. So when he wielded the Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos and died, it made sense. Unfortunately it was quickly destroyed by that world's Hulk. "Master Blaster! She shoots him dead center in his torso which injures his spine, paralyzing him. "Chapter 6: In His Own Image", Taylor, Tom(w),inar, Yildiray; Watanabe, Felipe(p),inar, Yildiray; Jose, Ruy(i). While Osborn is battling the New Avengers, Stark appears and disables Osborn's Iron Patriot armor. Marvel Universe does that a lot and the appearance of the Multiverse concept only propelled this trend even more. While the team is rescued by the reserve Avengers five years later, it takes another five years to fight back the Trellions, the alien race that has brainwashed Titannus. He would later escape from Black Skull's clutches and become Ant-Man where he formed a resistance that involved Vision, Moon Knight (Mariama Spector), Wonder Man, and Infinity Thing. In this comic, Wanda and Stark are a thing, because why not and Tony getting exposed for his crimes is weirdly paced and at times confusing. 3 #55 (July 2002), Stark publicly reveals his dual identity as Iron Man, not realizing that by doing so, he has invalidated the agreements protecting his armor from government duplication, since those contracts state that the Iron Man armor would be used by an employee of Tony Stark, not by Stark himself. Stark's goal is to create a governing body for all superheroes in the world, but the beliefs of its members instead force them all to share vital information. He sacrifices himself to kill several zombies in Stark Tower, with Rhodes permanently succeeding him in the role of Iron Man. [94] Stark relocates to San Francisco and builds a new, all-white armor. [122] This is revealed to be the result of serious injuries sustained by Stark during his final confrontation with Captain Marvel. [18] Tony Stark, writes Genter, is an inventor who finds motive in his emasculation as an autonomous creative individual. Other weapons built into various incarnations of the armor include: the uni-beam projector in its chest; pulse bolts (that pick up kinetic energy along the way; so the farther they travel, the harder they hit); an electromagnetic pulse generator; and a defensive energy shield that can be extended up to 360 degrees. [85] In Paris, Iron Man fights Grey Gargoyle, who has become Mokk, Breaker of Faith, one of the Serpent's Worthy. Invincible Iron Man . If Iron Man is going to come back, then there's nothing that says he has to be a good guy. Stark's time with the Asian Nobel Prize-winning scientist Ho Yinsen is consistent through nearly all incarnations of the Iron Man origin, depicting Stark and Yinsen building the original armor together. [volume&issueneeded], After being transported to Earth-616, Iron Maniac fights the Fantastic Four and Doctor Strange, all of whom mistake him for their Doctor Doom. and the Avengers. In 1987, in the Iron Man comics, this time issue #242, Tony Stark is fighting Mandarin, who imprisoned Tonys friends, among them Rhodey, and blackmails Tony into a one-on-one fight if Stark wins, Mandarin will let Rhodey and others go, however, if Mandarin wins, Stark needs to work for him. [186] In the next issue, the Mighty Avengers battle the Thunderbolts and Renegade Champions, during which Tony kills Steve and reveals that the reason the Civil War went completely in his favor was because he used the Reality Gem from the Infinity Gauntlet. Eventually, though, our Bruce Banner prevailed by sending Maestro back in time to the precise moment the gamma bomb that created him detonated, obliterating Maestro, and leaving Bruce Banner with yet another thing to be anxious about. We don't want to sound depressing here or anything, but the sad fact of life is that even superheroes die. [201] Ant-Man later witnesses Mephisto take in a sample of an ancient Multiverse's power as he proceeds to end the Multiverse. [3] He wanted to create the "quintessential capitalist", a character that would go against the spirit of the times and Marvel's readership. In 1963, the character founded the Avengers superhero team with Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk. When travelling, he remembered his old memories: his true name was Stark Odinson, who due to his arrogance, his father Howard Odin (fusion of Howard Stark and Odin) banished his son to Earth where he would learn to how is like to be a mortal. "So you invented the superheavy cell? Issue #41 (June 2001) was additionally numbered #386, reflecting the start of dual numbering starting from the premiere issue of volume one in 1968. Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may still be mourning the loss of Tony Stark/Iron Man after the events ofAvengers: Endgame, however, comic fans of the Armored Avenger are used to this kind of thing, as Iron Man has died quite a few times over the years. Rhodes continues to act as Iron Man but steadily grows more aggressive and paranoid, due to the armor not having been calibrated properly for his use. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963), and received his own title in Iron Man #1 (May 1968). Then he proceeds to shrink him. When things start to escalate, Tony and his crew go rogue and in search for answers for the Cube. To rescue her, Stark and Rhodes don suits of bulky power armor built by Jarvis, but are shocked to discover that 'Baron Zemo' is actually Tony's missing father Howard Stark, brainwashed by a unique chemical compound to serve the Nazis. Did Iron Man Die in the Comics? [242] However, as part of his efforts to undermine the Consortium's anti-mutant agenda, he becomes Nick Fury's insider and eventually sacrifices his life along with Beast. However, while Iron Man is now dead in the movies, he is still alive and well in the comics. The tech maven deletes that information . Bendis, Brian Michael(w), Marquez, David(a). After attacking and disabling a series of minor villains such as Stilt-Man, he attacks and defeats the government operative known as Stingray. 9 Black Widow Betrayed Iron Man Of the Avengers Black Widow has interacted with over the years, it seems Iron Man is the one she most often betrays. This initial series ended with issue #332 (September 1996). After being critically injured during a battle with the Extremis-enhanced Mallen, Stark injects his nervous system with modified techno-organic virus-like body restructuring machines (the Extremis process). The straw that broke the camels back is when Ulysses predicts that Miles Morales will kill Steve Rogers. "One Was Life. While he was effectively dead, he lived on as an alcoholic A.I. Answer: Yes He has died at least twice that I am aware of, but of course, retcons always bring him back. Three days later, Iron Man offers Mary Jane a job to make up for the damage to her nightclub.