You took me out once before with that Securicode Shutdown Trick... did you really think I'd fall for that @*#% again? I changed those Codes Months ago, m'man. You wanna take me down... you're gonna have to do it the Hard Way. 
Appearing in "Friends and other Enemies"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Worldwatch International
- Rebecca Bergier
- Dr. Jeffries
- Travis Berkeley (First appearance)
- Stark Enterprises
Locations:
Items:
- Mandarin's Rings
- Modular Armor
- War Machine Armor
- Iron Man Armor MK I (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor MK V (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor MK VIII (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Friends and other Enemies"
While The Mandarin prepares to re-emerge from solitude, Iron Man and War Machine duke it out.
Notes
- This story is continued from War Machine #8. This story continues in Force Works #6. This begins the "Hands of the Mandarin" story arc.
- This issue contains a letters page, Printed Circuits. Letters are published from Roger A. Ott II and Adnan Butt.
- This issue was sold in a sealed plastic bag. Contained within the bag was also a 16 page "Marvel Action Hour Preview" and 1 of 6 Marvel Action Hour Acetate Prints.