James "Rhodey" Rhodes: Iron Man & War Machine Appreciation 2020

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Iron Man #192 Mar 1985
"A Duel of Iron"
After vanquishing Vibro


Tony Stark has to beat Rhodey.

It's Iron Man vs. Iron Man in the cruelest battle of all because it is friend
against friend in the struggle for final custody of Iron Man's armor!

Script by Denny O'Neil. Pencils by Luke McDonnell. Inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey.

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https://www.cbr.com/secret-wars-spid...beat-up-x-men/ "Can't believe he called Monica "babe". Someone should call Avengers' Human Resources."

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War Machine #12 Mar 1995
"Streets of Philadelphia!"
A guy referred to as Loco shows a hologram simulation of Quarry,
the latest armour he has designed, to Aaron and Carson.
Apparently it is to be used by someone who has agreed to be hunted by them.
Carson is enthusiastic about the sport this new armour will provide, Aaron less so.
Loco isn't happy that this hunt will be near a city,
but the candidate insists on the venue and Carson thinks he'll be worth it.
The candidate is Owen Segar who used to be a Navy pilot and SEAL but is now living in a Vets' shelter.
Aaron just hopes he'll give them a better chase than most previous candidates, which Carson says is exactly the point.

James Rhodes is flying his War Machine armour over Los Angeles, exhilarating in the improvements
Tony Stark has made since they regained their friendship after the Hands Of The Mandarin crossover.
Now he heads off to see his parents in Philadelphia for the New Year.
And girlfriend Rae LaCoste will be joining them by plane tomorrow.
Worldwatch will have to manage without him.

In the Worldwatch offices Dr. Jeffries welcomes their newest member Archie Park.
Rhodey recruited him last issue from Stark Enterprises to maintain the War Machine armour.
Archie doesn't know that James Rhodes and War Machine are the same person, and Jim only confessed to the rest of the team last issue.

Meanwhile Sheva Joseph is setting off on a mission to Santiago, Chile to investigate reported human rights violations.

Rhodes arrives in Philly, hires a car and packs away his armour before approaching his suburban family home.
He gets a frosty reception when he mentions Rae. They think he could do better, even though they've never met her.
At first it seems they disapprove of her being a beautician, even though she actually runs a chain of stores in LA.
But then it becomes clear it's because she's white.

Jim leaves in a huff and drives around town. He finds his High School boarded up,
but Otis is still around to sell him a coke, and Marilyn to serve him a burger.
She directs him to the Vets' shelter where he'll find an old army buddy Joe Barnes.
And Joe tells him how another pal Owen Segar had 2 weeks ago gone off with Carson Rowntree,
who Rhodey has less fond memories of and who has seemingly done well for himself.

Owen Segar is now in an abandoned industrial site in Penn's Landing, Philadelphia on the banks of the Delaware.
He's wearing the Quarry suit and facing Rowntree in his Gunship armour.
They fight for a while and Quarry is losing until he unleashes a mighty blast and then flies away.
He messages back that he only agreed to this in order to get the Quarry armour, and now he's taking it.
Rowntree calls in the other 2 as they chase Segar into the city.

Jim Rhodes has booked into a motel in Center City, the heart of Philly, remembering how
Carson Rowntree was a thorn in his side through High School and then into the Marines.
Then an alarm in his stored armour signals trouble reported on the police waveband.

Outside Gunship knocks Quarry out of the sky into the night-life of Philly's city centre.
Loco tries to abort the game and call Rowntree off because of the danger to civilians, but Gunship won't quit.
Quarry gets up and back into the air but it's War Machine who knocks him down again.

So Gunship attacks *him*, figuring he'll put up a better fight.
WM fires off some of the bigger guns Stark has equipped him with,
and then crushes part of Gunship's armour before tossing him to the ground.

Then Rhodes turns his attention to Quarry, who is confused by the current developments.
War Machine rips off Quarry's mask and adds to Segar's confusion by recognising him.

But they are both attacked by all 3 members of the Rush Club
so-named because of the adrenaline rush they get during the chase.
Loco occupies giant armour under the name Locomotive Breath.
And armoured Aaron has claws and a crossbow as Sanction.

Story by Dan Abnett. Art by Dave Chlystek and Tim Dzon

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https://www.cbr.com/secret-wars-x-me...fellow-heroes/ ""Thank god he ain't black, huh?" Yeah, Iron Man really put Human Torch in his place."

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BREAKING! NEW MARVEL PHASE 5 ANNOUNCEMENT -
War Machine Disney Plus MCU Series

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Iron Man #133 Apr 1980
"The Hero Within!"
In incredible fashion, Iron Man has beaten the Hulk!
But the cost of victory is steep! The invincible one's armor has sealed shut

and the internal oxygen supply is dwindling!
In a desperate effort to save Tony's life,

Ant-Man enters Shell-Head's armor through one of his boot jets
and then begins traversing his way to the helmet!

Will the Astonishing Ant-Man complete his fantastic voyage in time?

Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes, Bethany Cabe, and Dr. Erica Sondheim.

Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie.
Art by Jerry Bingham (layouts) and Bob Layton (finishes).

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"The MCU has never seemed entirely sure what to do with War Machine" https://screenrant.com/captain-marve...-sword-theory/

[JBH3]

War Machine is my favorite character to use currently in the Marvel Strike Force mobile game. Wanna read some War Machine books now....


Would you all recommend that 1995 25 issue run??

[ARkadelphia]

War Machine is my favorite character to use currently in the Marvel Strike Force mobile game. Wanna read some War Machine books now....


Would you all recommend that 1995 25 issue run??

It’s a strange one but I say yes.

First 8 issues are included in War Machine Classic trade.

Last 6 (?) are part of The Crossing cross-title storyline. Wicked horribly written, but wicked entertaining. Much of it was retconned away.

I’d really like to see them publish the middle section in trade form but that seems unlikely to happen anytime soon.

[JBH3]

A decent graded first war machine app is not too expensive to get your hands on either. Thinking about getting one next month off of Ebay.

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War Machine #13 Apr 1995
"Natural Born Killers!"
War Machine is caught up in a conspiracy he can not even begin to understand.

Now, he must survive a full out attack by the armored Rush Club


if he hopes to find the answers he seeks.

Story by Dan Abnett. Art by Dave Chlystek and Tim Dzon

[Tony Stark]

Unused Iron Man 3 War Machine art.
https://www.cbr.com/iron-man-3s-unus...and-dangerous/

[mace11]

War machine is getting his own show called armor wars.
Marvel Announces Secret Invasion, Armor Wars Disney+ Series
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-secret-in...s-disney-plus/

[Will Evans]

War machine is getting his own show called armor wars.
Marvel Announces Secret Invasion, Armor Wars Disney+ Series
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-secret-in...s-disney-plus/

Yeah, I don’t think anyone saw this going.

Caught us by surprise!

He was the only AVenger we were unsure of post-Endgame. What villains will they have for Armor Wars?

Spymaster? Crimson Dynamo? Justin Hammer?

[Frontier]

War machine is getting his own show called armor wars.
Marvel Announces Secret Invasion, Armor Wars Disney+ Series
https://www.cbr.com/marvel-secret-in...s-disney-plus/

It's weird to do Armor Wars without Iron Man, but this could be the kind of story MCU Rhodey has needed since IM2.

I wonder if Justin Hammer will show up.