Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin

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Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin
Cover art to Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #1. Art by Eric Canete.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	November 2007 – May 2008
No. of issues	6
Main character(s)	ISBN 0-7851-2622-8

Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin is a 2007

Stark Industries CEO Tony Stark is called into a special S.H.I.E.L.D. conference. They want his "bodyguard" Iron Man to perform a deep cover reconnaissance mission on a Chinese warlord who has been exerting undue influence over the political climate. Iron Man flies to the Mandarin's castle and navigates through a gauntlet of security devices. After being discovered by the Mandarin, the two fight, ending with a critically injured Iron Man barely managing to escape.

As Iron Man heals, the Mandarin's underling hires Ebenezer Laughton to attack Tony Stark, giving him the identity of the Scarecrow. That evening, the Scarecrow breaks into Stark Industries and is defeated by the recovering Iron Man.

The Mandarin takes control of Stark's elite S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite and plans to use it against the West. Iron Man once again infiltrates the Mandarin's headquarters, which nearly results in his death. Iron Man confronts the Mandarin a third time and though he has the upper hand, the Mandarin breaks away from the battle and launches the satellite at Beijing. Iron Man stops the satellite, deflecting it away from Earth, but when he returns to the Mandarin's compound, the villain is nowhere to be found.

Reception

Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin was generally well received. Joseph Szadkowski of The Washington Times lauded Casey's writing style and use of pacing.^[1] Alan Kistler of ComicMix.com included Enter the Mandarin among his "10 Must-Read Stories Before You Watch 'Iron Man' in Theaters."^[2]

Collected editions

The story is collected in the

External links

• Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin at Marvel.com