Invincible Iron Man (1998 series) #69

Comments: Iron Man previously fought Temugin in issues #53-55; it didn’t go well.

Review: So everything is sorted out and the bad guy is revealed to be a good guy—or at least a neutral guy. We learn that Temugin wants to remake the world as did the Mandarin but he prefers non-violent methods. And it’s nice that this revelation follows the epic fight scene that is the highlight of the issue. When the two last clashed (issue #55) Temugin took Shellhead to pieces with just his martial arts proficiency; here he also has the ten rings which puts Tony in more of a bind. Mike Grell found a great way to raise the stakes and a brilliant way to conclude it. Anyway, Tony is exonerated, Happy is better, Tony and Pepper reconcile, and Rumiko is miffed about something again, I forget what. Let’s see what happens next!