Collects Tales of Supsense #39-50. Inventor, businessman, playboy... SUPER HERO! Gravely injured in combat, billionaire genius Tony Stark saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell - the high-tech protective covering that transformed him into the invincible Iron Man! Now, the world believes him to be Tony Stark's personal bodyguard. In this dual role, he faces both boardroom intrigue and super-powered menaces. A modern-day knight in shining armor, he fights injustice wherever it rears its ugly head!

Collects Tales of Suspense (1959) #66-83, Tales to Astonish (1959) #82. Tony Stark is pitted against the undersea menace Attuma, the Dream-Maker and the Titanium Man in classics without compare! Then, it's straight into a who's who of villains when the Mandarin returns, Ultimo attacks and Iron Man goes toe-to-toe with Namor the Sub-Mariner in one of Marveldom's earliest crossover epics!

Collects Tales Of Suspense #84-99, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1 And Iron Man (1968) #1. Mr. Tony Stark is back again as the Invincible Iron Man! Brought before the United States Senate to divulge the secrets of Stark Enterprises, the stakes have never been higher for the Iron Avenger. But survival in the halls of government means risking the life of his closest confidante, when the Mandarin mistakes an armored Happy Hogan for the real deal! There's no time for recovery even after a face-off against the many rings of the Mandarin - because waiting right in the wings are the Mole Man, the Melter and the Crusher! And lemme tell ya, executive privilege don't mean nuts to these ne'er-do-wells! With a return adventure to Vietnam, the communist terror of the Titanium Man and the evil ideologues of A.I.M. lined up in a row after that, you can bet your bottom dollar that it'll be an action-packed ride straight through to the debut of Iron Man's very own solo-series!

Collects Iron Man (1968) #2-13. Step back from the big screen and jump into the tales that made Marvel's Iron Avenger one of the world's most-famous super heroes! It's a new era for comics' most of sophisticated scientist/socialite, Tony Stark, as Archie Goodwin, Johnny Craig and the iron man of IRON MAN illustrators, George Tuska, take you on an amazing set of adventures! Just to warm you up, we've got Happy Hogan transformed into the Freak, one of Iron Man's earliest enemies back to settle a score, a wild adventure into the far-flung future and a good, old-fashioned bash-'em-up with the Crusher teamed with a twisted-metal duel with the buzzsaw blades of the Gladiator. And now, the main course! Iron Man's oldest and evilest of enemies, the Mandarin, returns and pushes the Golden Gladiator to the breaking point. First, he pits Iron Man against the Incredible Hulk in a battle of the titans that only one will walk away from, and then he tears him down with his discovery that Tony Stark is Iron Man! It's an all-time Iron Man classic that's so great that for good measure, we're also bringing you the carnage of the Controller, a threat so awesome that it brings Iron Man together with Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to stop it!

Collects Iron Man (1968) #113-128; Marvel Premiere (1972) #44. Many have lent their talents to IRON MAN, but few—if any—have had a greater impact than the creative trio of David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. has! They remade IRON MAN with new co-stars—including Jim Rhodes, the future War Machine—and new armors, but more important than anything else, a new and character-defining take on the man inside the armor. Their Tony Stark is a hero not because of the extent of his technological wizardry, but because of his perseverance in the face of his own personal failings. This beautifully restored Marvel Masterworks edition presents the beginning of the reinvention of a Marvel icon, culminating in the classic "Demon in a Bottle"!

Collects Iron Man (1968) #129-144. The Marvel Masterworks continue David Michelinie and Bob Layton’s timeless IRON MAN run! Tony Stark recovers from his problems with the bottle by throwing himself into globetrotting business (and pleasure), but his enemies aren’t giving him an edge: The All-Devourer awaits in Hong Kong, the Titanium Man is ready to tango in Times Square and Force makes his brutal debut in the Bahamas! But sometimes it’s your friends you need to worry about the most: Can Stark beat back a hostile takeover of his company by Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.? With rich characterizations, a vibrant supporting cast and a steady stream of new armor designs, Michelinie and Layton prove they’re just getting started!