Iron Man Vol 3 14

Published	Released
March, 1999	January 13, 1999
Issue Details
	Pages 34 Original Price $1.99 US; $2.99 CAN
"To Challenge the Fantastic"
	Writer Kurt Busiek; Roger Stern; Penciler Sean Chen; Inker Larry Stucker; Eric Cannon; Colourist Steve Oliff; Letterer Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Editor Chris Claremont; Bobbie Chase; Brian Smith;

Appearing in "To Challenge the Fantastic"

Featured Characters:

Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

S.H.I.E.L.D. (Main story and flashback)
- Callie Yeager (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only) (Only in flashback)
- Charlotte Jones (Main story and recap)
Fantastic Four (Main story and recap)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (Main story and recap)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Main story and recap)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Main story and recap)
- Invisible Woman (Susan Storm)

Antagonists:

Ronan the Accuser

Other Characters:

Dr. Jane Foster (Referenced)
Espionage Elite (Referenced)
Legion of the Unliving (Referenced)
- Grim Reaper (Eric Williams) (Referenced)
Dr. Hank Pym (Referenced)
Uatu the Watcher (Mentioned)
Stark Solutions (Only in flashback)
- Pepper Potts (Only in flashback)
- Happy Hogan
The Devil (Invoked)
Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
James Rhodes
Parnell Jacobs (Mentioned)
U.S. Marines (Referenced)
Avengers (Mentioned)
- Warbird / Ms. Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Recap)
Hannah Donleavy
Maria Stark Foundation (Mentioned)
Maria Stark (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Human-Inhuman Hybrids (Main story and recap)
Robots
Kree (Main story and recap)
Human-Kree Hybrids (Recap)
Kree Sentries (Recap)
Shi'ar (Mentioned)

Locations:

Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Earth Orbit (Main story and recap)
  - Moon (Main story and recap)
    - Blue Area of the Moon (Main story and recap)
      - Watcher's Citadel (Main story and recap)
  - Starcore (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
  - Washington (Only in flashback)
    - Seattle (Only in flashback)
      - Lake Washington (Only in flashback)
        Evergreen Island (Only in flashback)
        Smart House (Only in flashback)
  - New Mexico (Recap)
- Morocco
  - Casablanca

Items:

Iron Man Armor Model 17 (Main story and flashback)
Iron Man Armor Model 16 (Referenced)
Fantastic Four Uniforms (Main story and recap)
Universal Weapon
Psyche-Magnitron (Recap)
Warbird's Suit (Recap)

Synopsis for "To Challenge the Fantastic"

On the moon in the Watcher's home, Iron Man helps the Fantastic Four look for the Invisible Woman. As the FF handle the Watcher's guard robots Iron Man scans for the Invisible Woman, finding her assisting Ronan the Accuser to enter a vault. Iron Man scoops her up and rendezvous with the rest of the FF, where Mr. Fantastic realizes that Ronan has enslaved her. They're distracted by an explosion. In Casablanca, Rhodey tries to track down an old acquaintance, but is attacked by mercenaries. He quickly fights them off. Ronan attacks Iron Man and the FF with his newly acquired Psyche-Magnetron, but Mr. Fantastic realizes that the Invisible Woman is subject to anyone's orders, not just Ronan's. With her help, they're able to hold off Ronan. In Seattle, Happy talks to the athletic center youths, finding the experience helps restore some of his damaged self-esteem. Hannah thanks him over coffee and asks him to come back. Mr. Fantastic jury-rigs a weapon that Iron Man uses to separate Ronan from the Psyche-Magnetron, but the resulting energy backlash activates Mr. Fantastic's fold-space transceptor, teleporting the FF away. Iron Man grabs Charlotte Jones and takes her to the Starcore lunabase, while Ronan escapes with blueprints for the Psyche-Magnetron.

Notes

Chronology Notes

A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Iron Man (Tony Stark)

Publication Notes

This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]

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