Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1

Tony Stark, a playboy industrialist and weapons designer, is injured in Vietnam and taken prisoner by communist forces. While pretending to build a weapon for his captors, he constructs a suit of battle armor to keep his wounded heart alive—and uses it to escape and confront the commander who holds him.

In "Iron Man Versus Gargantus!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1, Tony Stark takes his date Marion to the circus, where a sudden animal escape forces him into action as Iron Man—his grey armor startling the crowd. Inspired by Marion’s suggestion, he dons a golden suit to face Gargantus, a towering alien-built robot that’s anything but a circus act. The clash unfolds with high-stakes precision, ending in a dazzling display of ingenuity and a surprise from the skies.

In "The Stronghold of Doctor Strange!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1, a captured criminal scientist hijacks Iron Man’s suit to orchestrate a global ultimatum—ruling the world or watching it end. With the help of the scientist’s remorseful daughter, Iron Man must outwit both the machine and the man behind it before the countdown reaches zero.

In "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," Tony Stark faces a cunning Soviet spy who uses deception and disguise to steal the blueprints for his newest weapon. When the impostor uncovers Iron Man's secret identity, Stark turns the tables with a clever trap, forcing the enemy to betray their own agent.

In "Kala, Queen of the Netherworld!", Iron Man is taken captive by Kala, the ruler of a hidden underground realm, who seeks his help to launch an invasion of the surface world. As Stark reveals the truth about the deadly effects of sunlight on her people, he must convince the queen to abandon her plans before it's too late.

In "The Mad Pharoah!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1, a millennia-old pharaoh awakens with a vengeance, dragging Tony Stark into ancient Egypt to reignite a forgotten war against Cleopatra. As Iron Man, Stark must navigate a clash of empires and ancient sorcery, where his modern ingenuity faces off against a ruler reborn from legend.

In "The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!", a down-on-his-luck boxer earns a second chance when he saves Tony Stark’s life—leading to an unexpected job as the billionaire’s chauffeur. But when a disgruntled scientist, fired by Stark, unleashes a freezing suit of his own design, Iron Man must confront a foe whose touch turns the world to ice.

In "Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1, the Soviet super-soldier Crimson Dynamo is sent to the U.S. to destroy Stark's project and eliminate Iron Man. With relentless force and advanced armor, the Dynamo pushes Iron Man to his limits in a battle that tests not just strength, but the cost of loyalty and ideology.

In "Iron Man Battles the Melter!", Tony Stark faces off against a former rival turned villain known as the Melter, who sabotages one of Stark's industrial facilities. With his usual tech outmatched by the Melter's ability to melt metal, Iron Man must think fast—crafting a new aluminum suit to turn the tide in a high-stakes showdown.

In "The Mysterious Mr. Doll!", a bizarre criminal using enchanted dolls to seize corporate empires forces Iron Man into a high-stakes showdown. With a new suit of armor and a clever, if questionable, ruse involving Pepper, Tony faces off against a foe whose magic is as unsettling as it is unexpected.

When an atomic test at one of Stark's weapons plants alters the Angel’s mind, he turns his back on the X-Men and seeks to join the Evil Mutants. With the X-Men in need, only Iron Man answers the call—stepping in to confront a hero now on the brink of becoming something else entirely.

In "The Hands of the Mandarin!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #1, Iron Man is sent deep into red China on a high-stakes mission to uncover secrets about the feared and enigmatic Mandarin. Facing off against the villain’s deadly rings and unmatched martial prowess, Iron Man must survive the treacherous confines of the Mandarin’s fortress and find a way out before it’s too late.