Comic Book: Invincible Iron Man (1998 series)

Invincible Iron Man #1

February 1998
"Looking Forward"
Script: Kurt Busiek
After throwing a party for the christening of his new NY headquarters, Stark encounters the Death Squad, a group of highly-trained mercenaries who where paid from an unknown source to eliminate the billionaire. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #2

March 1998
"Hidden Assets"
Script: Kurt Busiek
This is a synopsis by T Vernon. An earlier synopsis by Kevin Hollander is lurking below Elektra.Pepper Potts is working the desk at Stark Solutions when Happy Hogan enters and they are surprised to see each other, each hired by Tony Stark since he didn't know they are no longer together.... [...]

Invincible Iron Man #3

April 1998
"The Art of the Deal"
Script: Kurt Busiek
There's an earlier synopsis by Tassos Papiomytoglou down below Elektra.In the Swiss Alps, Iron Man is under attack by a trio of Dreadnoughts, blasting him with beams of liquid fire. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #4

May 1998
"Trouble in Paradise"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Tony Stark joins with Stark-Fujikawa to unveil their joint project, a new web browser called WebVoyager. The presentation is taking place on the Caribbean island of Isla Suerte, a popular tourist site for the rich and famous. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #5

June 1998
"Into the Fire"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Eco-terrorist Firebrand has caused the volcano on the Caribbean island of Isla Suerte to erupt; Iron Man is trying to rescue as many people as he can while James Rhodes and Rumiko Fujikawa are organizing aid and Morgan Stark just demands that Iron Man fly him to safety. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #6

July 1998
"In Deep"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Iron Man swims underwater through the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia to keep a rendezvous with a mysterious client. He surfaces to find Black Widow waiting for him on a small boat. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #7

August 1998
"Live Kree or Die! 1 of 4: Bad Moon Rising"
Script: Kurt Busiek
In the ruined Blue Area of the moon, a band of Kree survivors vow vengeance against Earth; their first step was to resurrect the Supreme Intelligence, unaware that it has plans of its own.... [...]

Invincible Iron Man #8

September 1998
"The hunt"
Script: Kurt Busiek
On a dark night in Western France, a flying car piloted by Tony Stark with his European chief Yvette Avril is being pursued by Iron Man’s old enemy Whiplash on a small flying platform. The villain wrecks one of the car’s hover-units and Tony is forced to drive into a railroad tunnel. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #9

October 1998
"Field of Honor"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Black Widow crouches over the dying Tony Stark after his beating at the hands of hired thugs. She uses her stings to shock his heart into beating again. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #10

November 1998
"In the Belly of the Beast"
Script: Kurt Busiek
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Invincible Iron Man #11

December 1998
"Schedule Conflicts"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Iron Man faces his assembled enemies—Whiplash and the Espionage Elite capture him and hold him down for a grinning Mandarin—and then Tony Stark is awoken by his pilot James Rhodes; they have arrived at his new home on Evergreen Island near Seattle. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #12

January 1999
"Spoils of War"
Script: Kurt Busiek
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Invincible Iron Man #13

February 1999
"A Question of Control"
Script: Kurt Busiek
Accompanied by Happy Hogan, Tony Stark arrives at the Basel Stress Clinic in Northern California for doctor-ordered rehab. And we’re reminded that the clinic’s director, Dr Xander Basel, is really the Controller and he has a grudge against Tony Stark…. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #14

March 1999
"To Challenge the Fantastic"
Script: Roger Stern
Summoned to the moon to aid the Fantastic Four, Iron Man joins Reed Richards, Thing, Human Torch and their police friend Charlotte Jones in searching the Watcher’s home for Invisible Woman who has been captured by Ronan the Accuser. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #15

April 1999
"Exploded View"
Script: Roger Stern
Iron Man is testing out the new armor he designed which should eliminate the electrical problems that have been plaguing him since issue #12; the test takes the form of playing Tag with a barrage of smart missiles. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #16

May 1999
"Scale Model"
Script: Roger Stern
In an Asian curio store, Billy Yuan has his eye on a jade dragon statue—unaware that a sleeping Fin Fang Foom has his eye on him, persuading him to steal the idol. Billy whose sister Anne lies in a coma after a heroin overdose, rationalizes the theft as enabling him to pay her medical bills…. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #17

June 1999
"Your Young Men Shall Slay Dragons"
Script: Roger Stern
Iron Man is engaged in battle with Fin Fang Foom who has just materialized on the Seattle waterfront, having taken over the body of Billy Yuan. Shellhead tries sonics but FFF knocks him through a building with his tail. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #18

July 1999
"Sunset Intrigues (Machinery of War Part 1)"
Script: Roger Stern
With the aid of lifting engines and massive scaffolding, Iron Man is able to raise the unconscious Fin Fang Foom and deliver him to the US Navy, where he learns that Sunset Bain is in charge of the transport work. She lets Shellhead know that she will see Tony at his upcoming party…. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #19

August 1999
"Smart Weapons, Foolish Choices (Machinery of War Part 2)"
Script: Roger Stern
The new villainous War Machine, looking like a flying tank, is out on its shakedown flight, when he is challenged by two military jets; WM moves off quickly and reappears, shooting down the two jets, leaving the pilots to spread the word, “Don’t mess with War Machine…. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #20

September 1999
"Cheating Death (Machinery of War Part 3)"
Script: Roger Stern
Iron Man and the new War Machine are being bombarded by every weapons system Jocasta controls while the hapless AI can only apologize. Sunset Bain shuts off her comm-link, leaving WM to assume he is being targeted by his controller Stuart “Rampage” Clarke. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #21

October 1999
"Burning Need"
Script: Roger Stern
Iron Man and Warbird are battling a fire at a Roxxon refinery. As Shellhead searches for survivors his mind goes back to having to identify the third dead Madame Masque at the morgue. Warbird rushes back into the blaze to shut off the pipelines to stop the fire from spreading. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #22

November 1999
"The Thrill of the Chase! (Eighth Day Part 2)"
Script: Roger Stern
Continued from THOR (1998) #17At the Temple of Balthaak, Inferno attacks the archaeological party (J. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #23

December 1999
"Ultimate Danger"
Script: Roger Stern
Tony Stark arrives at a research vessel built by Stark-Fujikawa and is greeted by Rumiko Fujikawa and his cousin Morgan Stark. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #24

January 2000
"Ultimate Fury"
Script: Roger Stern
Warbird wakes up after having been knocked out by Iron Man to prevent her from joining him on a mission while drunk. She figures out what happened and is mightily sore, downing some booze and swearing revenge…. [...]

Invincible Iron Man #25

February 2000
"Ultimate Devastation"
Script: Roger Stern
Chapter 1Pencils: Sean Chen. Inks: Bob Layton, Rob Hunter.The 100-foot tall giant robot Ultimo has waded ashore on the Washington coast and is headed directly toward Spokane on his quest of destruction. [...]