Iron Man battles the Crimson Dynamo, whose mighty armor tests the young superhero's power, and his research into a logo on his adversary's armor leads to a surprising discovery about the Crimson Dynamo.

It's the dawn of a new age of space flight for Tony Stark's company, Stark Enterprises! Tony is witnessing the launch of his company's newest space-plane, when it's ambushed by the hulking armored menance that can control the power of lightning: The Crimson Dynamo! Tony needs to secretly change into Iron Man, save the experimental space-plane, and defeat the Crimson Dynamo!

When the Crimson Dynamo knocks on Tony Stark's door, he challenges Iron Man to his most fiercest battle yet. Will Iron Man survive against Crimson Dynamo's destructive attacks? Or will the Armored Avenger end up in pieces like everything else the Crimson Dynamo touches?

These are the chronicles of Tony Stark: the playboy, the genius inventor, the philanthropist, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., the futurist, the hero. This Handbook is the definitive resource to the world of Iron Man, featuring Tony's closest allies (Happy and Pepper Hogan, War Machine, the Order) and deadliest foes (Justin Hammer, Mandarin, Obadiah Stane)! Includes a complete gallery of the Iron Man armors, and all-new schematics of key armors and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier! Also featuring 1993's original Iron Manual, plus unrevealed armor concepts from the Iron Man/Force Works Collector's Preview. Collects the Iron Manual, the All-New Iron Manual, and material from the Iron Man/Force Works Collector's Preview.

Collects Iron Man (1968) #171-182, Iron Man Annual (1971) #6, material from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983). Tony Stark has changed the world, but those successes convinced the creator of the Iron Man armor that he himself was invincible. But no one is - and Obadiah Stane is about to exploit Stark's every weakness, pulling apart his life piece by piece until one of Marvel's greatest heroes is at rock bottom! Meanwhile, James Rhodes must protect them both from Stane, protect Tony from himself and protect everyone from a cadre of Atlanteans with Iron Man armor! It's a crash course in super-heroing for Rhodey. He rises to the occasion, but battling Thunderball is one thing - facing the Mandarin is another thing altogether! The new Iron Man will be in for the fight of his life…that he may not win! Also featuring an Annual with a tragic turning point for the Eternals!