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. The action kicks off with Iron Man's very first encounter with the Mandarin, followed by an all-out armoured assault with the Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man. Also, Iron Man finds himself caught in a war between the Mandarin and the villain's archrival Yellow Claw! Plus, ol' Shell-Head teams-up with the sensational Spider-Man to tackle Backlash. Next, he joins forces with War Machine to confront an army of battle droids. Clad in outdated armour, Tony Stark then has to face the Iron Patriot in deadly combat! Lastly, the Golden Avenger and Spider-Man fight side-by-side to thwart a band of terrorists, while in the future three generations of Starks wage a desperate war for the fate of mankind against Iron Man's deadliest foe, the Mandarin! Includes an exclusive introduction by the character's co-creator and founder of the Marvel Universe, Stan 'The Man' Lee, as well as a feature on the true origin of the nefarious Mandarin. Plus, Marvel Universe profiles for the Mandarin, War Machine and more! Collecting Tales of Suspense #50, Iron Man Vol.1 #21-22, 68-71, 291, and 500, Marvel Team-Up #145, and Iron Man Vol.5 #19, written by Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Mike Freidrich, Tony Isabella, Len Kaminski and Matt Fraction, with art by the legendary Don Heck and Salvador Larroca, as well as George Tuska, Greg LaRoque, Kev Hopgood, Carmine di Giandomenico, Nathan Fox and Haim Kano.