Iron Man Vol 5 23.NOW

Part of the All-New Marvel NOW! event Part of the Rings of the Mandarin arc
Iron Man (Vol. 5) #23.NOWLGY: Iron Man #553.NOW
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Art by: Michael Del Mundo
Alternate Covers
2 - Quinones Variant 3 - Quinones Variant Textless 4 - Deadpool Variant 5 - Deadpool Variant Textless 6 - Deadpool Sketch Variant 7 - Animal Variant 8 - Animal Variant Textless
Art by: Joe Quinones
Art by: Joe Quinones
Art by: Leonard Kirk and Jesus Aburtov
Art by: Leonard Kirk and Jesus Aburtov
Art by: Leonard Kirk
Art by: Jennifer Parks
Art by: Jennifer Parks
Release Date	March 19, 2014
Cover Date	May, 2014
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Axel Alonso

1. "Rings of the Mandarin: Chapter I"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Kieron Gillen
Penciler(s)	Luke Ross
Inker(s)	Luke Ross
Colorist(s)	Guru-eFX
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Mark Paniccia

 He likes to think of himself as a genius. He sometimes forgets he's just a man. 

—Arno Stark

Appearing in "Rings of the Mandarin: Chapter I"

Featured Characters:

• Iron Man (Tony Stark)

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Dark Angel (Shevaun Haldane)
• Abigail Burns
• Arno Stark

Antagonists:

• Malekith the Accursed
• Lightning Conductor (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Thor Odinson (Mentioned)
• ⏴ The Bride (Cameo)

Locations:

• Svartalfheim
• Earth
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Broadway
    • Maria Stark Foundation super-psychiatric hospital for the Criminally Insane
      • Dark Angel's lab
  • United Kingdom
    • England
      • London
  • China
    • Troy
• Asgard (Mentioned)

Items:

• Mandarin's Rings
  • Remaker Ring
  • Spectral Ring
  • Incinerator Ring
  • Lightning Ring
• Iron Man Armor Model 42
• Extremis virus (Mentioned)
• Iron Man Armor Model 43 (Stealth Armor)

Synopsis for "Rings of the Mandarin: Chapter I"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

AN ALL-NEW EPIC BEGINS, “RINGS OF THE MANDARINS”

• MALEKITH THE ACCURSED has a problem with IRON MAN. Malekith the Accursed has a problem with pretty much EVERYONE.

• Cutting edge science versus the most arcane science imaginable, all in a bath of blood. Which classic MARVEL UK character returns in a reinvented form after the REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

Notes

Legacy Numbering

• Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Iron Man #553.NOW

See Also

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