Appearing in "Strike!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Gene Kahn (Mandarin) (Main story and flashback) (First appearance as Gene Kahn)
- Mandarin's Agents
- Dover
- Other Agents (Unnamed)
- Mandarin's Enforcers
- Mack
- Guff
- Unicorn (Cameo) (Shadow only)
Other Characters:
- Protesters
- Stark Industries
- Jeffers (Lawyer)
- Other Employees (Unnamed)
- Genghis Kahn (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- House of Agon (Only in flashback)
- Gorgon (Only in flashback)
- Black Bolt (Only in flashback)
- Karnak (Only in flashback)
- Triton (Only in flashback)
- Medusa (Only in flashback)
- Axonn-Karr (Corpse) (Only in flashback)
- Tin Man (Mentioned)
- NYPD
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Inhumans (Only in flashback)
- Demons (Mentioned)
- Makluans (Only in flashback)
- Dragons (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Long Island
- Manhattan
- Mandarin's Office Building
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Asia (Only in flashback)
- Ancient Temple of Yin (Only in flashback)
- China (Only in flashback)
- Mandarin's Castle (Only in flashback)
- North America
- Maklu-4 (Mentioned)
Items:
- Mandarin's Rings (Main story and flashback)
- Iron Man Armor MK IV
- Eye of Yin (Only in flashback)
- Yin Tomes (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
- Yin Headband of Power (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
- Unicorn's Power Horn (Cameo) (Shadow only)
Synopsis for "Strike!"
Employees of Stark Industries have gone on strike. Tony's staff point to a compelling figure called Gene Kahn who has been passing out pamphlets calling Stark a communist. Stark calls Kahn and learns that his union will be representing the striking workers. As Tony tries to prepare a strategy, Pepper Hogan arrives asking for a job: Tony agrees to let her be his personal secretary again.
Tony becomes Iron Man to deal with the strikers but soon realizes there is little he can do and drops in on Gene Kahn instead. Bursting into Kahn's office, he recognizes him instantly as the Mandarin. The Mandarin sends guards to battle Iron Man, but he swiftly beats them. The Mandarin battles Iron Man himself and seems to be more powerful than before thanks to his headband. Finally, the Mandarin unveils his new ally, the "eleventh ring", or, the Unicorn!
Solicit Synopsis
The Mandarin strikes back!
Notes
- As seen on page one, this issue is Story # 1334-Z.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Sock It To Shell-Head". Letters are published from: Lester G. Boutillier, Mike Lettner, and Don L. Tyler.
- Unicorn last appeared in Iron Man #16. He and the Mandarin will appear next issue.
