Iron Man#1
Cover: Whilce Portacio & Scott Williams
Iron Man #1
“Heart of the Matter”
writer Jim Lee · writer Scott Lobdell · artist Whilce Portacio · inker Scott Williams · inker JD · colorist Joe Chiodo · colorist Martin Jimenez · letterer Dave · letterer Rich · letterer Comicraft · colorist Wildstorm Effects · cover Whilce Portacio, Scott Williams
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Cast · 14 characters
Full credits
writer Jim Lee
writer Scott Lobdell
artist Whilce Portacio
inker Scott Williams
inker JD
colorist Joe Chiodo
colorist Martin Jimenez
letterer Dave
letterer Rich
letterer Comicraft
colorist Wildstorm Effects
cover pencils Whilce Portacio
cover inks Scott Williams
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The criminal organization Hydra attacks industrialist and playboy Tony Stark's research complex in Buffalo, trapping scientist Bruce Banner and head of security Liz Ross with a ticking gamma bomb. Banner tries to minimize the damages by sacrificing his own life, but ends up being transformed into a big green monster, a "Hulk". Tony Stark arrives at the scene and is fatally injured by the Hulk's rampage. He saves his own life in the only way possible – he dons an experimental armor, effectively becoming an "Iron Man".
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).