Now, where are your witticisms, Avenger?
- -- The Mandarin
Appearing in "Strike!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Guff
- Jeffers
- Dover
- Mack
- NYPD
- House of Agon (Only in flashback)
- Black Bolt (Only in flashback)
- Medusa (Only in flashback)
- Gorgon (Only in flashback)
- Karnak (Only in flashback)
- Triton (Only in flashback)
- Makluans (Only in flashback)
- Axonn-Karr (Only in flashback)
Locations:
Items:
- Iron Man Armor MK IV
- Mandarin's Rings
- Unicorn's Power Horn (Cameo)
- Eye Of Yin
- Yin Headband of Power
Vehicles:
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.
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- Comics
- 1973
- 1973, April
- Bronze-Age
- Iron Man Vol 1
- Roy Thomas/Editor-in-Chief
- George Tuska/Cover Artist
- Frank Giacoia/Cover Artist
- Gaspar Saladino/Cover Artist
- Steve Gerber/Writer
- George Tuska/Penciler
- Mike Esposito/Inker
- Frank Giacoia/Inker
- Petra Scotese/Colourist
- Shelly Leferman/Letterer
- Roy Thomas/Editor
- Mandarin (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Virginia Potts (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mandarin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Milos Masaryk (Earth-616)/Appearances
- New York City Police Department (Earth-616)/Appearances
- House of Agon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Blackagar Boltagon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Medusalith Amaquelin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gorgon Petragon (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Karnak Mander-Azur (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Triton (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Makluans/Appearances
- Axonn-Karr (Earth-616)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Long Island/Appearances
- Stark Enterprises Main Plant/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 3/Appearances
- Mandarin's Rings/Appearances
- Unicorn's Power Horn/Appearances