| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 1 |
"And the Sea
Shall Give Up its Dead" |
Ron Friedman |
September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) |
|
Using hypnosis to plant a strange device in a Russian submarine,
the Mandarin creates an army of invincible Zombies with which he
plans to infiltrate and take over Tony Stark's armory His plan: to
use Iron Man's armor to conquer the world. Iron Man battles to
thwart this scheme in outer space and in the ocean's depths, with
the help of War Machine, Spider-Woman, Century, Hawkeye, and the
Scarlet Witch -- only to face Modok and the Mandarin's minions:
Dreadknight, Whirlwind, Blacklash, and the Grey Gargoyle.
Introducing characters: Blacklash, Blizzard, Century, Dreadknight, Fin Fang Foom, Grey Gargoyle, Hawkeye, Hypnotia, Iron Man, Justin Hammer, Mandarin,
MODOK, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, Titanium Man, War Machine, Whirlwind |
| 2 |
"Rejoice! I
Am Ultimo, Thy Deliverer" |
Ted Pederson & Francis Moss (Teleplay: Ron Friedman) |
October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) |
|
The Mandarin and MODOK find and bring to life a gigantic alien
robot, Ultimo, which has an unknown agenda of its own to fulfil.
The Mandarin sets Ultimo off to destroy one of Stark's secret
factories, but Ultimo breaks free and Iron Man must bring him down
and also prevent the Mandarin from regaining control of the huge
robot.
Introducing characters: Ultimo |
| 3 |
"Data In,
Chaos Out" |
Written by Doug Booth (Teleplay: Ron Friedman & Stan
Lee) |
October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) |
| The Mandarin steals and reprograms Tony Stark's
designed military and communication satellites, thus creating a
world-wide military and financial panic for which Stark is blamed.
Stark and his forces must fight not only to recapture and reprogram
the stolen satellites in deep space, but also to clear Stark's name
before Stark Enterprises is destroyed. |
| 4 |
"Silence My
Companion, Death My Destination" |
Written by Steve Hayes (Teleplay: Ron Friedman) |
October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) |
| As a diversion to control Stark Industries Guardian
tanks, Mandarin hires Elastika to kidnap Julia Carpenter's daughter
Rachel. Iron Man must save her. Will he be successful? Of course he
will. |
| 5 |
"The Grim
Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat" |
Written by Doug Booth (Teleplay: Ron Friedman & Stan
Lee) |
October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) |
| When Tony is about to deliver the Grim Repear, a super
fighter bomber jet, which is completely indestructible and
undetectable, to the American Government, the Mandarin's forces
steal it for the Mandarin. Iron Man and his team must find the Grim
Reaper before the Mandarin can deploy it for his evil ends -- and
also deliver it to the Pentagon, per Tony's government contract or
lose Stark's industrial credibility. |
| 6 |
"Enemy
Without, Enemy Within" |
Ron Friedman |
October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) |
| The Mandarin's lackeys kidnap a model and Force Works
must save her. But why is MODOK so interested in her
safety? |
| 7 |
"Origin of
the Mandarin" |
Ron Friedman |
November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) |
|
The Mandarin's origin is explained through a video diary
explaining how he got his deadly rings of power. Or is it a real
video?
Introducing characters: Wellington Yinsen |
| 8 |
"The
Defection of Hawkeye" |
Ron Friedman |
November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) |
| Hawkeye is accused of being a traitor to the Mandarin
by the Force Works. He claims that he's innocent, but if he is, how
do you explain the pictures of him with Justin Hammer? |
| 9 |
"Iron Man to
the Second Power, Part 1" |
Yale Rudoff |
November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) |
| An Iron Man double is created by MODOK and it steals
the only antidote to Dark Water Fever after the virus is
reactivated. With the real Iron Man missing, it's up to Force Works
to save the day. |
| 10 |
"Iron Man to
the Second Power, Part 2" |
Ron Friedman & Yale Rudoff |
November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26) |
|
The true Iron Man is found and battles his evil double. But will
he be able to defeat the combined might of the Living Laser and the
Grey Gargoyle?
Introducing characters: Living Laser |
| 11 |
"The Origin
of Iron Man, Part 1" |
Ron Friedman |
December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03) |
|
The Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom trap Iron Man in the Chinese
arctic, and Iron Man goes down in the snow. With no power, Stark
accesses his memories to keep warm. They explain how he created his
invincible armor, with quite a few changes from Tales of Suspense
#39.
Introducing characters: Howard Walter Stark |
| 12 |
"The Origin
of Iron Man, Part 2" |
Ron Friedman |
December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10) |
| More of Iron Man's past is revealed on the glacier as
he waits for his suit to recharge. Will Force Works be able to
rescue him before Mandarin's goons and Fin Fang Foom do? |
| 13 |
"The Wedding
of Iron Man" |
Ron Friedman |
December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17) |
| Using their technology, Mandarin and Justin Hammer have
reviewed their recent confrontations with Iron Man. And as a
result, they've finally figured out that Tony Stark is Iron Man! Or
have they? |
| # |
Title |
Director(s) |
Writer(s) |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 14 |
"The Beast
Within" |
Richard Trueblood |
Greg Johnson |
September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) |
| The mystery thickens as attempts on Tony Stark's life
reveal a ploy to lure Iron Man into a trap so the Mandarin could
steal his armor. Add to this four missing industrialists -- led to
Central Asia by Mandarin's evil dragon, Fin Fang Foom -- and then the apparent
death of Tony Stark at the hands of the Mandarin's operatives, and
the puzzle seems unsolvable. However, Tony has faked his death and
reemerges in a new Iron Man armor to stop the Mandarin's horrific
plot. The Mandarin, though, suffers under Fin Fang Foom's double
cross and must join forces with Iron Man to end it all. The
resulting climatic explosion seemingly destroys the Mandarin,
scattering the powerful rings across the world. The Force Works
team disbands, discontent with Tony's unwillingness to share the
truth of his plan with them. Only Rhodes and Julia remain with
him. |
| 15 |
"Fire and
Rain" |
Bob Arkwright |
Len Wein |
September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) |
| During a city-wide power blackout, Jim Rhodes as War
Machine has a near-death experience when he almost drowns in a
local river, trapped in the suddenly powerless War Machine armor.
Iron Man discovers the cause of the blackout: Firebrand, whom they
learn is the crazed son of a disgruntled -- and long dead -- former
Stark board member Simon Gilbert. When Iron Man confronts him, Firebrand destroys a huge
hydroelectric dam, endangering the city and forcing War Machine
back into the water. |
| 16 |
"Cell of
Iron" |
Dan Thompson |
Jan Strnad |
October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) |
| After A.I.M. takes credit for a terrorist
satellite attack upon a school in China, Iron Man goes into space
to investigate. but instead of A.I.M., he discovers a mysterious
space station called the Star Well, guarded by the fierce Sunturion and inhabited by
the peaceful Arthur Dearborn. Iron Man must try to
convince Dearborn to give up the Star Well before A.I.M. -- who are
attacking in warships -- steals it from him and endangers the
world. Meanwhile, the truth behind Dearborn's relationship to both
the Star Well and Sunturion is revealed, and Iron Man has to stop
the mile-long satellite from crashing into New York
City. |
| 17 |
"Not Far From
the Tree" |
Bob Arkwright |
Francis Moss |
October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) |
| Tony Stark intercepts an A.I.M. signal -- a plea for
help from Walter Stark, Tony's father who was long thought dead.
After rescuing him, Tony must come to terms with old wounds left
open at the time his father supposedly died. He must also come to
terms with an apparent S.H.I.E.L.D. cover-up, which shows that Nick Fury traded Walter to
A.I.M. in exchange for release of a captive agent. Meanwhile,
A.I.M. hires Crimson Dynamo to help infiltrate Stark
Industries. |
| 18 |
"Beauty Knows
No Pain" |
Dan Thompson |
Brooks Wachtel |
October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) |
| A horrific cave-in collapses the under-construction
subway tunnels in Cairo, Egypt, burying Julia Carpenter and other
Stark employees. Tony discovers that the workers have been
kidnapped by Stark's former flame Madame Masque and the Maggia. Obsessed with her own facial
disfigurement, Madame Masque has dedicated her life to unearthing
the Golden Sepulcher of Isis, an ancient Egyptian goddess whose
spirit is believed capable of bestowing eternal life and beauty.
Madame Masque discovers the Sepulcher and becomes inhabited with
the spirit of Isis, a raging out-of-control energy that overpowers
her. Iron Man, War Machine, and Spider-Woman must battle this force
without destroying the host body of Madame Masque. |
| 19 |
"Iron Man, On
the Inside" |
Dan Thompson |
Steve Cuden |
November 4, 1995 (1995-11-04) |
| Hawkeye returns to clean out his
locker at Stark Industries when Tony and Julia have to attend an
unvieling. However, Ultimo
appears and attacks their plane. After Hawkeye is wounded in a
battle with Ultimo, Iron Man shrinks down to molecular size in
order to implant a life-saving chip in Hawkeye's spine. But what
Iron Man doesn't know is that Ultimo -- and now H.O.M.E.R. -- are
being controlled by a powerful, unseen villain known only as the
Hacker. Complicating Iron Man's fantastic voyage through Hawkeye's
body are a ticking clock, misinformation from H.O.M.E.R.,
inner-body dangers and the startling appearance of a
molecular-sized Ultimo. |
| 20 |
"Distant
Boundaries" |
Bob Arkwright |
Greg Johnson |
November 11, 1995 (1995-11-11) |
| When Iron Man assists in the landing of an
unidentified, unmanned space ship, he learns that it was sent by
the distant planet, Elysian, with a distress message --
pleading for Iron Man's help in their fight against a madman called
Dark Aegis. Iron Man feels responsible because he inadvertently set
Dark Aegis adrift in space long ago. James Rhodes, who is
determined to beat his claustrophobia, dons his War Machine armor
and joins Iron Man on the mission. But as the ship is launched,
they find a dangerous stowaway, the Titanium Man. In the shipboard battle,
Iron Man and War Machine are set adrift, braving the atmosphere of
Elysian to land on its surface. They find out they're too late; the
planet has been destroyed and the air so toxic they must keep armor
on. While War Machine is engaged in battle by Titanium Man (who is
in the employ of Dark Aegis), Iron Man confronts Dark Aegis, who
has possession of the mightiest of weapons -- the Oracle. |
| 21 |
"The Armor
Wars, Part 1" |
Dan Thompson |
Len Uhley |
November 18, 1995 (1995-11-18) |
| Adapted from the "Armor Wars" comic series.Iron Man tries to
stop a coup in Russia involving Crimson Dynamo, but many people are
hurt and Iron Man is made a scapegoat. Tony also discovers, to his
horror, that Crimson Dynamo had some secret Stark technology in his
armor that contributed to the tragedy. Feeling responsible, Tony
designs "negators" and sets out to take on every armored warrior in
the world. Rhodey and Julia beg him to stop. Nick Fury warns him
not to do it. But Iron Man proceeds, nailing the Controller, Stilt
Man, Beetle, Blacklash and Whirlwind, in what looks
like vigilantism gone amok. Justin Hammer, who stole the technology
in the first place, is thrilled with the furor over Iron Man's
actions. Iron Man's quest takes him to the Vault where he takes on
the Guardsmen, led by his buddy Hawkeye! |
| 22 |
"The Armor
Wars, Part 2" |
Bob Arkwright |
Len Uhley |
November 25, 1995 (1995-11-25) |
| Iron Man defeats Hawkeye and negates the Guardsmen.
After Iron Man discovers that Stingray's armor doesn't have the
Stark technology, War Machine arrives and confronts Iron Man.
Although torn, Iron Man attacks War Machine and negates him, too.
Justin Hammer offers to stop the "renegade" Iron Man with a massive
armored warrior named Firepower. A titanic battle with Firepower
leaves Iron Man apparently blown up, but an injured Stark had sent
in his empty armor and has crawled to safety. As a disheartened
Tony retreats into his locked lab for weeks, Firepower begins a
secret reign of terror on Stark Enterprise facilities. Finally,
Tony emerges from his lab with a special Exo-Armor to confront
Firepower. |
| 23 |
"Empowered" |
Bob Arkwright |
Greg Johnson |
February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) |
| This episode is mainly a clip show, although there is
some plot. MODOK locates one of the Mandarin's missing power rings,
then is terrified upon using it to view images of how seven other
rings have already been found -- by the Mandarin himself. At that
point, the Mandarin arrives to claim the eighth ring from MODOK.
Iron Man users HOMER to guide him toward MODOK's hideout in the
mountains. Mandarin is waiting for him, using the power of the
seven rings to view images of Iron Man's activities over the last
few months. But Mandarin decides to wait until he possesses the
remaining missing rings before striking out at Iron Man. |
| 24 |
"Hulk
Buster" |
Bob Arkwright & Dan Thompson |
Francis Moss, Ted Pederson, & Greg Johnson |
February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10) |
| One of the Mandarin's missing rings is in the desert,
where it adversely reacts to solar energy, creating rifts in time,
one of which snares Julia, who disappears. Iron Man recovers the
ring with Dr. Bruce
Banner, but they are attacked by robots who steal the ring and
deliver it to The Leader. The Leader now has two rings
and wants to use them to go back in time to murder the young Bruce
Banner and take his place when the Gamma bomb detonates, giving him
the Hulk's
strength. But Iron Man, Rhodes and Banner have located The Leader's
hideaway. In the struggle for one of the rings, Iron Man and Hulk
disappear in a time rift. While the Hulk and Iron Man fight, Rhodes
and HOMER force the Leader to bring them back. Instead, the Leader
leaps through a portal with the other ring and attempts to complete
his plan. |
| 25 |
"Hands of the
Mandarin, Part 1" |
Bob Arkwright |
Douglas Booth |
February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) |
| The Mandarin, now reunited with his 10 rings, proclaims
to the world that he is taking over. But the United Nations doesn't
take him seriously, he shuts down New York City. Iron Man tries to
stop him, but is immobilized by the Mandarin's anti-technology
field and has to be rescued by alienated former comrade, Hawkeye.
In order to stop Mandarin -- who's out to return Earth to an era of
pre-technology, with himself as ruler -- Tony recruits his Force
Works teammates. Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman and Century
will be helpful since their powers are non-technology based.
Mandarin has returned to China where he's got his old crew --
including Blacklash, Blizzard, Whirlwind, Hypnotia, MODOK -- out
wreaking havoc. Force
Works and Iron Man travel to China, where they find Mandarin's
minions. Mandarin cackles, because he has brought them into his
plan and they will soon discover the secret of his power, the
ancient intergalactic crystal known as the Heart of
Darkness. |
| 26 |
"Hands of the
Mandarin, Part 2" |
Bob Arkwright & Dan Thompson |
Douglas Booth |
February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24) |
| Using information from a captured Mandarin minion, Iron
Man shows up at his citadel, where he falls victim to the
anti-technology field. He is toyed with by the Mandarin and
unmasked. Tony wonders why Mandarin is waiting to take over the
world -- unless he doesn't have the power yet to do so. The rest of
Force Works storm the citadel, but ultimately are taken captive.
Mandarin plans on using the energies of them to power his Heart of
Darkness. Meanwhile, Tony escapes and reaches Stark Industries in
Hong Kong, where his old ally Dr. Su-Yin and Rhodey help him to
work on an experimental DNA-based micro-processor that will be
impervious to Mandarin's anti-technology. Iron Man, wearing
non-technology based armor, show up for a climatic battle with
Mandarin. |
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Original Airdate(s) |
| 37 |
"The Sins of the
Fathers, Chapter X: "Venom Returns" |
John Semper (Teleplay by: Stan Berkowitz, Len Wein, & John
Semper) |
November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) |
| The Venom symbiote returns to Earth and travels to
Ravencroft to reunite with Eddie Brock, who then escapes as Venom.
He is ordered by Dormammu, to whom the symbiote owes its earthly
return, to steal a machine from Stark Enterprises capable of
releasing Dormammu from his own faroff dimension. When Venom
battles Spider-Man and War Machine, he is easily defeated by the
two heroes, but he soon gets help from Cletus Kasady, his cellmate
who has bonded with another symbiote. Part 1 of 2. |
| 38 |
"The Sins
of the Fathers, Chapter XI: "Carnage"" |
John Semper (Teleplay by: Stan Berkowitz, James Krieg, &
John Semper) |
November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) |
| Baron Mordo and Dormammu help Eddie Brock's cell-mate,
mass murderer Cletus Kasady become an alien symbiote, who dubs
himself Carnage. Dormammu then uses Carnage to get life forces to
get Dormammu into this world. Part 2 of 2. |
| 61 |
"Secret
Wars, Chapter I: Arrival" |
John Semper and
Karen Milovich |
November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07) |
| Madame Web
sends Spider-Man to a
planet, where the Beyonder
tells Spider-Man he must pass a test to see who is stronger: Good
or evil. Beyonder sends evil, aka Red Skull, Alistair Smythe, Doctor Doom, the Lizard, and Doctor Octopus, to a planet, and causes
a year to pass. Spider-Man's job is to save the planet. He's sent
to the world, and Beyonder tells him he gets to have help.
Spider-Man calls for the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, and Storm. Later, Mr. Fantastic
cures the Lizard and he joins the team. |
| 62 |
"Secret
Wars, Chapter II: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull" |
Virginia Roth |
November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14) |
| Spider-Man summons the Black Cat from Earth. The heroes
launch an attack along with the local colonists, against the Red Skull, who is assisted
by Alistair
Smythe and Doctor Octopus. The heroes defeat the
trio and destroy its fortress; seeing their fortress destroyed, the
villains escape. |
| 63 |
"Secret
Wars, Chapter III: Doomed" |
John Semper,
Mark Hoffmeier, and Ernie Altbacker |
November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21) |
| The heroes battle against Doctor Doom. After the heroes defeat Doctor
Doom the Beyonder returns saying the game is over. He transports
them all out into space and says that they did excellent in the Secret Wars, and that
the heroes (not counting Spider-Man) will not have any recollection
of what happened. Beyonder
tells Spider-Man that now it is time for the real task. |
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