Plot
Collects Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2008- ) #33-35 and Iron Man (1968-1996 1st Series) #144. Cover by ADI GRANOV. The Skrulls have stricken Iron Man with an alien virus that renders his armor and technology useless! But Tony Stark plans for every possibility...so it's time to say hello to Tony's not-so-little friend - War Machine, weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But can one man, even one as well-armed as James Rhodes, stand alone against a worldwide invasion? Witness the exciting new chapter in both Tony and Rhodey's history! Plus: Relive Rhodey's first meetings with Tony Stark AND Iron Man, from IRON MAN #144 (1981).