Issue Description

Lucifer has returned with a vengeance for the Iron Avenger! Still recovering from his heart surgery, will Tony Stark be able to faces the devil himself? Find out who serves Lucifer!

Who Serves Lucifer?

The issue begins with Iron Man once again saving Stark Industries from danger – this time from an exploding reactor. As the employees express their gratitude to the Golden Avenger, one disgruntled guard wonders why Iron Man and Tony Stark get all the breaks while he’s still a nobody. Charlie Gray reminisces about how he used to be a big football star in high school and wants to be a winner again. He arrives home to his wife and kids but decides to go for a walk after shouting at his kids for making too much noise. While wondering alone on the streets late at night, Charlie is suddenly hypnotised and drawn towards an abandoned building. Within the building dwells Lucifer, who was banished to Limbo after suffering defeat at the hands of the X-Men.

Lucifer explains he has found a temporary gateway out of Limbo into this building but cannot leave its confines. He gives a demonstration of his awesome ionic power to Charlie and promises him the same power if he brings Tony Stark to him – thinking Stark may be able to help bring him back from Limbo. At first Charlie hesitates and attempts to run away but Lucifer gives him a taste of his power and Charlie immediately wants more. Thus receiving Lucifer’s powers and costume, Charlie heads off to Stark Industries. On the way Charlie can’t resist giving a demonstration of his new powers and attracts attention from the police. Coincidentally his worried wife is out looking for him and finds the costumed troublemaker. Lucifer, in astral form, commands Charlie to ignore his wife’s please to come home and kidnap Stark. Charlie obeys and the distraught Wilma drives off to warn Stark.

Arriving at Stark Industries ahead of her husband, Wilma manages to warn Stark in time for him to change to Iron Man. Charlie arrives and after a long battle manages to subdue the hero. As he carries Iron Man away to Lucifer, Wilma Gray tells Charlie in order to gain power he is about to lose his family. Realising he is about to throw away everything he loves, Charlie Gray finally comes to his senses and releases his captive. Having used too much of is power fighting Iron Man, Lucifer is unable to keep the portal open and disappears back to Limbo. As Charlie and Wilma Gray walk home together, Tony Stark envies their togetherness and wonders must he go on as Iron Man..?

Iron Man (1968)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

Iron Man Volume 1

Iron Man Vol. 1 is Iron Man's first ongoing solo series. The series was launched following the success of the Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense and continues from the one shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner which picks up the story arc from Tales of Suspense #99. Many of the classic story lines and characters that are part of comic history today originate from this volume. The series started in 1968 and lasted all the way to 1996. Continues in Iron Man Vol.2.

Created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Iron Man's first appearance was in Tales of Suspense #39.

Collected EditionsEssential Iron Man Vol. 2 (#1-11)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 5 (#2-13)Essential Iron Man Vol. 3 (#12-38)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 (#14-25)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 7 (#26-38)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 8 (#39-53)Essential Iron Man Vol. 4 (#39-61)Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man Volume 9 (#54-67)Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude (#55)Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (#55)Essential Iron Man Vol. 5 (#62-75 & 77-87)Iron Man By Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. (#115-157)Demon in a Bottle (#120-128)Ant-Man: Scott Lang (#131-133 & 151)Doomquest (#149-150, #249-250)The Invincible Iron Man: The Enemy Within (#158-177)Iron Man Epic Collection: Duel of Iron (#178-195)Iron Monger (#193-200)Iron Man Epic Collection: Stark Wars (#215-232)Armor Wars Prologue (#215-224)Armor Wars (#225-232)Armor Wars II (#258-266)Iron Man Epic Collection: War Games (#258-277)Armored Vengeance (#258.1-258.4)Dragon Seed Saga (#270-275)War Machine (#281-291)Captain America Epic Collection: Man Without A Country (#326)

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