War Machine Vol 2 1

Part of the Dark Reign event
War Machine Vol 2 #1
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Art by: Leonardo Manco
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Art by: Francesco Mattina
Art by: Mike Deodato Jr.
Art by: Mike Deodato Jr.
Art by: Leonardo Manco
Cover Date	February, 2009
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "War Machine"
Writer(s)	Greg Pak
Penciler(s)	Leonardo Manco
Inker(s)	Leonardo Manco
Colorist(s)	Jay David Ramos
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Michael Horwitz Bill Rosemann

 Little late for that. If I were still... Human. I'd have lost count of how many I've killed. But I can't forget anything, now... And I can't stop seeing everything. Every woman they've raped... Every child they've shot... I hate them. God help me, I hate them. Maybe someday someone'll hate me just as much. But I don't care. All I know... Is that today... The world needs a War Machine. 

—War Machine

Appearing in "War Machine"

Featured Characters:

• War Machine (James "Rhodey" Rhodes) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in flashback)
• Parnell Jacobs
• Bethany Cabe

Antagonists:

• Santo Marco Armed Forces
  • Santo Marco Army
    • R. Belasco (Only appearance; dies)
  • Retrofitted Sentinel
  • General Luis Augustine (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
  • M. Alvarez (Only appearance; dies)
  • F. Schneebaum (Only appearance; dies)
  • Santo Marco Armed Forces Death Squad 832
    • C. Guzman (Only appearance; dies)
  • H. "Babykiller" Oracion (Only appearance; dies)
• Eaglestar International
  • Davis Harmon (Behind the scenes)
•  Norman Osborn 

Other Characters:

• United Nations Blue Helmets
• J. Arana (First appearance)
• T'Challa (Mentioned)
• Glenda Sandoval-Jacobs (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Stuart Clarke (Mentioned)
• US Army (Mentioned)
• NATO (Mentioned)
• James Rhodes 2.0 (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • Santo Marco
    • Santo Marco
      • Unnamed stadium
    • Coahiba Detention Center (Mentioned)
    • Iglesia de Cristobal (Mentioned)
  • Aqiria
    • Eaglestar International HQ (Behind the scenes)
  • Earth Orbit
    • Stark Satellite
  • United States of America
    • Hawaii (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
      • Oahu (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
        • Schofield Barracks (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
    • Colorado
      • Thunderbolts Mountain
      • War Machine Research and Development Facility (First appearance)
  • Wakanda (Mentioned)
  • Sin-Cong (Mentioned)

Items:

• Iron Man Armor Model 29 (Extremis Armor) (Main story and flashback)
• Retrofitted Sentinel components
• War Machine Armor Model 4
• Vibranium (Mentioned)

Vehicles:

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Events:

• Taino Rebellion (Mentioned)
• Sin-Congolese War (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "War Machine"

War Machine is searching for Parnell Jacobs for two reasons: Glenda Jacobs has been taken for ransom and Rhodes needs his assistance to work on the War Machine armor and his new body.

Notes

• War Machine appeared last in Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
• Issue includes a flashback from one year ago when Jim Rhodes first underwent cybernetic conversion. At the time of publication however, the details behind this incident are still unrevealed.
• This issue is reprinted in the trade War Machine: Iron Heart.

See Also

• 12 image(s) from War Machine Vol 2 1

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