Marvel Origins #39

In "Kämpf weiter! Die ganze Welt sieht zu!", the clash between Iron Man and Titanium Man reignites with brutal intensity. While the battle rages, the Gräfin de la Spirosa, seeking revenge on Tony Stark, steals a transistor device from his hotel room—setting off a chain of events that pulls Happy Hogan into the fray. When Iron Man discovers the theft, he sends Happy to retrieve the stolen device, unaware that the second round of combat has already begun.

In "Der Preis des Sieges!", Iron Man faces off against Titanium Man, but victory comes at a devastating cost—Happy’s life hangs in the balance. As Tony rushes to the hospital, torn between duty and guilt, he finds Pepper waiting by Happy’s bedside, while the Gräfin arrives with sharp words and sharper intentions. With the weight of his failure pressing down, Tony must confront what comes next, even as silence speaks louder than any armor.

In New York, Iron Man is celebrated for defeating Titanium Man, but his triumph draws the attention of the disgruntled Gräfin De la Spirosa, who enlists the Mad Thinker’s help to uncover his true identity. Sent to capture Tony Stark, the Thinker’s android is outsmarted when Stark uses a sleep-gas-filled briefcase to turn the tide, dons his armor, and defeats the machine—only for the lab to explode. Iron Man saves both the Thinker and the Gräfin, but back at the hospital, Happy’s condition takes a troubling turn.

In "Mein Leben für deines?", Tony Stark in his Iron Man suit races to save Happy, who’s been taken by the Black Knight, leading to a high-stakes chase and a brutal fall at the knight’s remote fortress outside Washington. With both men injured and Stark calling for help, Happy is rescued—but the suit’s systems fail, leaving Tony stranded and in desperate need of aid. As Senator Boyd Stark presses forward with his own agenda, the cost of secrecy weighs heavier than ever.

In "Alles hat seinen Preis …", Iron Man, battered from a clash with Black Knight, barely reaches Pepper Potts for help. As she drives him to the Stark Factory to recharge, a tense call from Senator Byrd threatens to derail everything—just as Pepper’s lingering resentment clashes with her growing concern. Meanwhile, at the hospital, Happy Hogan’s treatment with Stark’s untested Enervator device takes a terrifying turn, transforming him into the Freak and sending him into a violent rampage.

In "Der Zorn des Monsters!", Iron Man faces off against the relentless Freak, pushed to his limits when his power fails. With Pepper in peril and a defiant Senator Byrd caught in the crossfire, the Freak’s unpredictable fury escalates—until a desperate act of violence forces Iron Man to intervene in the only way he can.

In "Hier liegt verborgen ... Der entsetzliche Ultimo!" from Marvel Origins #39, Tony Stark wakes up imprisoned in Mandarin’s fortress after vanishing during a police transport, his memories lost and his fate in the hands of a madman preparing to unleash the terrifying Ultimo. With his briefcase discarded into a hidden chasm and his mind stripped of the past, Stark must confront a threat born from ancient secrets and forgotten power—before it consumes everything.

In "Ultimo lebt!", the Mandarin unleashes the ancient war machine Ultimo, setting off a deadly chain of events that forces Tony Stark to confront the colossal threat head-on. With his armor barely holding, Stark dives into a water trench to retrieve his Iron Man suit, only to face Ultimo’s fury and a wave of Chinese soldiers. As Senator Byrd shuts down Stark Industries over a missed hearing, the hero stands alone against a machine that seems unstoppable.

In "Crescendo!", Iron Man races against time and fire, using a dormant volcano as a weapon to defeat Ultimo—only to find himself a fugitive when the Mandarin declares his resurrection. With a stolen communist jet and a near-miss from U.S. fighters, Tony Stark returns home to discover Stark Industries shuttered and a warrant issued in his name, all thanks to Senator Byrd’s ruthless exploitation of his absence.