Iron Man Vol 3 10

Iron Man Vol 3 #10 Published Released November, 1998 September 9, 1998 Issue Details Pages 32 Original Price $1.99 US $2.80 CAN Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras Cover Artist Sean Chen Larry Stucker Liquid! Production John Marasigan Publisher Stan Lee Shirrel Rhoades President Joseph Calamari "In the Belly of the Beast!" Writer Kurt Busiek Penciler Sean Chen Inker Larry Stucker Eric Cannon Colourist Steve Oliff Letterer Comicraft Editor Bobbie Chase Brian Smith Previous Issue Next Issue Iron Man Vol 3 #9 Iron Man Vol 3 #11

Oh. Real nice, Mandarin. You can't even have a conversation without weighing the odds in your favour, can you?

-- Iron Man

Appearing in "In the Belly of the Beast!"

Featured Characters:

•  Iron Man (Tony Stark)  (Main story and recap)

Supporting Characters:

• Winter Guard
  •  Sibercat (Illich Lavrov) 
  •  Steel Guardian (Josef Petkus) 
  •  Vostok (Anatoly) 
  •  Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) 
  •  Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) 
  •  Powersurge (Illarion Ramskov) 
  •  Fantasma  (Behind the scenes)
•  Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) 
• Avengers
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 
  •  Firestar (Angelica Jones) 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Justice (Vance Astrovik) 
  •  Wonder Man (Simon Williams) 

Antagonists:

• Mandarin's Army of Mercenaries (Death)
•  Mandarin  (Main story and recap) (Apparent death)

Other Characters:

• Russian Army
  • Gennady (Only appearance)
  • Dmitri (Only appearance)
• Spymaster (Nathan Lemon) (Mentioned)
• Espionage Elite (Referenced)
• Stark Enterprises (Recap)
  • Unnamed Tony Stark's assistant (Recap)
• Death Squad (Mentioned)
• Dreadnoughts (Mentioned)
• Jurgen Hauptmann (Mentioned)
• Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) (Mentioned)
•  Madame Masque (Whitney Frost)  (Death)
• Madame Masque  (First appearance)
• Napoleon Bonaparte (Mentioned)
• Adolf Hitler (Mentioned)
• Dr. Nigel Dabuta (Recap)
• Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and recap)
• Synthezoids
• Mutants

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and recap)
  • Russia
    • Ural Mountains
  • China (Recap)
    • Hong Kong (Recap)
      • Stark Enterprises Headquarters (Recap)
  • United States of America
    • Potomac River
      • Madame Masque's Secret Base
  • Kenya (Referenced)
  • Australia (Recap)
• Heaven (Mentioned)

Items:

• Darkforce
• Black Widow's Suit and Gauntlets
• Scarlet Witch's Suit
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Iron Man Armor
  • Iron Man Armor Model 16
  • Iron Man Armor Model 13 (Recap)
• Mandarin's Rings (Main story and recap)
• Techno-Organic Virus (Recap)

Vehicles:

• Quinjet
• Dragon of Heaven (Destruction)
  
  

Synopsis for "In the Belly of the Beast!"

The Avengers arrive in Russia to aid the Winter Guard. Spotting the Dragon of Heaven as it begins an aerial assault, the two teams of heroes head into the sky to face its threat. The Mandarin holds Iron Man as he explains how he intends to master technology in order to usher in his New World order. When Iron Man accuses the Mandarin of being responsible for the threats he has faced, the Mandarin professes ignorance of the Death Squad, Whiplash and Iron Hand Haupman's activities. Elsewhere, Madame Masque is attacked by an unseen figure who murders her and claims her identity. As the Avengers and Winter Guard continue to battle the Mandarin's forces and attempt to enter the Dragon of Heaven, Vostok tries to use his powers to control the vessel, only be taken over by the dragon instead. Iron Man manages to escape his bonds and reaches the power core of the Dragon; the Mandarin tries to divert him with his Final Guardians but Iron Man ignores him and destroys the core; the Dragon of Heaven is destroyed and the Mandarin is seemingly consumed in the destruction. Iron Man survives this destruction, but is finally overcome by all of his recent injuries and collapses in front of the Avengers.

Publication Notes

Legacy Numbering

• Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Iron Man #355

See Also

• 3 Image(s) from Iron Man Vol 3 10

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