Iron Man: House of M #1
In "Father's Day," Tony Stark enters the brutal Sapien Death Match, where he bests Johnny Storm only to be defeated by his father, Howard. Back at his company, he fires researcher Hank Pym after uncovering Pym’s illegal work mapping the mutant genome. When Pym vanishes with all his research, Tony suits up in his new Iron Man armor and tracks him to a human resistance meeting—only to find himself fighting Sentinels that have followed him, leading to a shocking confrontation with the man controlling them. Written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Pat Lee, with cover art by Pat Lee, this 2005 issue delivers high-stakes action and a personal twist in the heart of the House of M universe.
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Tony Stark fights in the Sapien Death Match where he beats Johnny Storm but is in turn beaten by Howard. He returns to his business to find that researcher Hank Pym has been trying to map the mutant genome. He fires him for this highly illegal activity. When he discovers that Pym has disappeared with all of his DNA research, Tony dons his new Iron Man armor and tracks him to a meeting of the human resistance movement. Sentinels have secretly followed him and Tony begins to battle the giant robots so the humans can escape. Unfortunately, he finds it is his father controlling the Sentinels.
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