Part of Series
Gravely injured in combat, billionaire businessman and scientific genius Tony Stark saved his own life by designing a life-sustaining shell - the hi-tech powered armour that transformed him into the invincible Iron Man! Marvel Platinum proudly presents the very best Iron Man stories from the House of Ideas; including Iron Man's origin, his epic battles against the Mandarin, Doctor Doom, the Hulk and arch-nemesis Obadiah Stane, as well as the tale of his personal conflict with alcoholism and an incredible confrontation against his very own armour! Includes an exclusive introduction by the character's co-creator and founder of the Marvel Universe, Stan 'The Man' Lee. Collecting Tales of Suspense #39, Iron Man Vol.1 #99-100, 128, 131-133, 194-150, 200, 256, Iron Man Vol.3 #30, written by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Bill Mantlo, David Michelinie, Bob Layton and Joe Quesada, with art by the legendary Don Heck and John Romita Jr, as well as George Tuska, Jerry Bingham, Mark Bright and Sean Chen.
Author
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
