People are as good as their opportunities. I've been given a new opportunity. And I'm going to share it with Imperio. And we're going to lift ourselves up out of the darkness together. 
Appearing in "Industrial Revolution, Part 3: Jury-Rigged"
Featured Characters:
- Imperio Techworks (First appearance)
- Tony Stark (Joins)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Serpent Society
- The Pride
- Geoffrey Wilder
- Victor Stein
- Dale Yorkes
- Tina Minoru
- Gene Hayes
- Catherine Wilder
- Frank Dean (Cameo)
- Leslie Dean (Cameo)
- Alice Hayes (Cameo)
- Robert Minoru (Cameo)
- Janet Stein (Cameo)
- Stacey Yorkes (Cameo)
- Yorkes' Dinosaur
Other Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
- Stane Industries (Mentioned)
- Obadiah Stane (Mentioned)
- Gibborim (Mentioned)
- Charlie Hu (First appearance)
- Alex Wilder
- Iron Man (James "Rhodey" Rhodes)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- United States
- M.I.T. (Mentioned)
- Japan (Mentioned)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Industrial Revolution, Part 3: Jury-Rigged"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
Caught between the SERPENT SOCIETY on one side and THE PRIDE on the other in his attempts to remake the impoverished Imperio neighborhood in Los Angeles, TONY STARK makes the daring move to take his case directly to the people themselves—but can anything make them stand up against the super villain masters of L.A.? One thing might, when IRON MAN makes an appearance—except at the moment it's JIM RHODES under the golden mask, and he's not too thrilled with what Tony is doing! Find out why here!
Notes
- This storyarc takes place around Iron Man #188.
- The Serpent Society appear here prior to the group's formation in Captain America #310. Some of them had previously worked together at this point as the Serpent Squad, and while Diamondback and Rattler were not introduced by this time, it's conceivable they were active and working with a preliminary version of Sidewinder's Society anyway. The most out-of-place member is Puff Adder, who doesn't join the Society until much later and only as an infiltrator to take over the group on Viper's behalf. Also, Stark's remark that "S.H.I.E.L.D. has a file on your Serpent Society as thick as my thigh" doesn't make sense if they haven't actually formed yet, and even so if the chronology is adjusted to take place shortly after their formation.