Iron Man #18

A looming Iron Man dominates this July 1999 cover by Sean Chen and Mark Morales, his armor gleaming with golden energy as Warbird — in her blue and yellow costume — fights for her life against a pair of mechanical adversaries above the rooftop of Baintronics. The cover teases not only that fierce three-way battle but also promises a new armor waiting inside, giving readers two reasons to flip past the first page. With writers Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern collaborating and Sean Chen on interior art, this opening chapter of "Machinery of War" arrives with a creative team firing on all cylinders.