Phase One: Iron Man is a book based on the films Iron Man and Iron Man 2. It was released to promote the film Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Synopsis[]
Tony Stark was once just a billionaire industrialist. But after building himself a lifesaving suit of armor, he became Iron Man.
Join the action as this Super Hero fights for the American way against Iron Monger and Whiplash in his ongoing saga as told in Iron Man and Iron Man 2. Re-live all of The Avengers' individual stories before they reassemble in Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.[1]
Plot[]
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Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Tony Stark/Iron Man
- James Rhodes/War Machine
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger
- Pepper Potts
- Christine Everhart
- Happy Hogan
- Jimmy Ryan
- Ramirez
- Adam Pratt
- Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar
- Ho Yinsen
- Abu Bakaar
- General William Gabriel
- Khalid
- Agent Phil Coulson
- Jarvis
- Jim Cramer
- Zorianna Kit
- Amira Ahmed
- Whiplash One
- Scott Campbell
- Julius Allen
- William Ginter Riva
- Ivan Vanko/Whiplash
- U.S. Marshal
- Senator Stern
- Justin Hammer
- Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
- Lemieux
- Adam Goldstein/DJ AM
- Nick Fury
- Howard Stark (footage)
- Anton Vanko (picture)
- Xu Wenwu (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Malibu, California
- Santa Monica, California
- Bagram, Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Lancaster, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Gulmira, Afghanistan
- Moscow, Russia
- New York City, New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Monte Carlo, Monaco
- France
- Inglewood, California
- Africa (footage)
- North Korea (footage)
- Russia (footage)
- Japan (footage)
- India (footage)
- Germany (footage)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (mentioned)
- University of California, Berkeley (mentioned)
- Brown University (mentioned)
- Bern, Switzerland (mentioned)
- London, England (mentioned)
- University of Cambridge (mentioned)
- Pacific Ocean (mentioned)
- Ukraine (mentioned)
- China (mentioned)
- Venice, Italy (mentioned)
- Pentagon (mentioned)
- Phillips Academy (mentioned)
- New Mexico (mentioned)
Events[]
- Kidnapping of Tony Stark
- Battle of Gulmira
- Duel of Los Angeles
- Duel of Monaco
- Escape from the Batiment B3
- Duel at Tony Stark's Mansion
- Battle at Stark Expo
- Bern 2000 (mentioned)
Items[]
- Iron Man Armors
- Arc Reactor
- Tony Stark's New Element
- Palladium
- Jericho
- Stark Industries Fragmentation Shell
- Backgammon
- Mad Money
- Dummy
- Sonic Taser
- Iron Monger Armor
- Omnium Steel
- Whiplash Armors
- Tech-Ball
- Hammer Drones
- Expo Intro
- Mark I War Machine Armor
- Tactical Satellite Program (mentioned)
- Atomic Bomb (mentioned)
Vehicles[]
- Ford Flathead Roadster
- Stark Industries Private Jet
- Humvee
- F-22 Raptor
- Avalon (mentioned)
- Ferrari F1 Car
Sentient Species[]
Creatures[]
Organizations[]
- Stark Industries
- United States Air Force
- Vanity Fair
- Ten Rings
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- 10 News
- FBX
- United States Marshals Service
- United States Congress
- Hammer Industries
- Monaco Police Department
- New York City Police Department
- Nazi Party (mentioned)
- Ford Motor Company (indirectly mentioned)
- United States Department of Defense (mentioned)
- FBI (mentioned)
- CIA (mentioned)
- Porsche (mentioned)
- United States Navy (mentioned)
- United States Marines (mentioned)
- United Nations (mentioned)
- United States Army (mentioned)
Mentioned[]
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Manhattan Project
- Genghis Khan
- Ho Yinsen's Wife (indirectly)
- Ho Yinsen's Child (indirectly)
- Uncle Sam
- Secretary-General of the United Nations
Differences Between Book and Films[]
Iron Man[]
- James Rhodes narrates the film at the Apogee Award ceremony about Tony Stark's life live on stage.
- James Rhodes and Tony Stark have conversation in the men's restroom of Caesars Palace after Stark finishes his gambling. They are soon interrupted by Pepper Potts who escorts Stark outside.
- Christine Everhart doesn't specify what press outlet she works for.
- Tony Stark doesn't take Christine Everhart back to his mansion.
- On their plane ride to Bagram James Rhodes mentions to Tony Stark how he feels indebted to the United States Air Force due to them paying for his college education.
- Tony Stark invites Jimmy Ryan, Ramirez, and Adam Pratt to ride with him in his "Fun-Vee".
- Adam Pratt asks Tony Stark for a picture instead of Jimmy Ryan.
- After Abu Bakaar shows Tony Stark the Ten Rings' supply of Stark weapons, James Rhodes tries to convince William Gabriel to let him stay in Afghanistan and help search for Stark. This attempt fails and Gabriel orders Rhodes to return to the United States of America to control the negative publicity.
- Three months after Tony Stark's kidnapping, all search efforts for Stark have stopped. In response, James Rhodes returns to Afghanistan to search for Stark himself. Rhodes is able to find Stark after his escape from the Ten Rings Base.
- After the press conference where Tony Stark announces his plans to get Stark Industries out of the weapons business, Stark shows Obadiah Stane the Arc Reactor in his chest.
- Tony Stark considers telling James Rhodes about the Mark II Iron Man Armor but decides against it after meeting with him.
- The book features a deleted scene in which Iron Man tries to prevent Iron Monger from falling into the unstable Arc Reactor.
Iron Man 2[]
- Anton Vanko dies three days before the press conference where Tony Stark announces to the world that he is Iron Man. Instead of Anton Vanko, his son, Ivan Vanko, watches the press conference on TV.
- Hammer Industries' prototype Iron Man-like armor is able to successfully fly off before it crashes and completely shatters.
- Nick Fury gives Tony Stark a picture of Anton Vanko during their meeting at Randy's Donuts.
Trivia[]
- According to the book, Stark Industries' slogan is "Tomorrow Today".