Iron Man's Armory in the MC2: Model 1

 

Today I wanted to launch a new occasional series (as if I haven’t got enough of those running) looking at the various armours of Tony Stark. This is Iron Man’s Armory in the MC2: Model 1.

 For consistency, I’ll be using the designations for the various Iron Man armours provided by to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe team’s most recent version of the All-New Iron Manual, updated and corrected as part of the Iron Manual trade paperback.

The very first and famously low-tech armour made its debut in the pages of Tales of Suspense #39 wherein Tony Stark built it alongside fellow prisoner Ho Yinsen while held captive as a means to keep him alive and eventually escape. But I’m sure you all already know that. Shortly afterwards, Stark would add a gold finish to better appeal to the public (Tales of Suspense #40).

 

Now, in the MC2 we see Tony’s original Model 1 armour in the pages of Spider-Girl #95 during a flashback to events which took place directly following Tales of Suspense #39 as shown in Iron Man #144 which depicts Stark’s first meeting with James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes.

 

We can also see  a replica of the golden version of the Model 1 in Avengers Next #5 when Kevin Masterson pulls it out of the Avengers Headquarters armory and uses it as a brief distraction against Ulik and Sylene.

 

Unless I’m mistaken, that’s all the appearances of the original tin can suit in the MC2. Next time, we’ll move on to another Stark designed Iron Man Armor, one with a little hot-rod red thrown in…

 

Until I’m able to build one of these in a cave WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS, I remain

 

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