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Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger |
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 Obadiah Stane was a cruel
and pitiless businessman who built his financial
empire by mercilessly crushing his enemies. Contrary to most other IM villains,
he did not attack the armored hero, but rather the man behind the iron
mask, Tony Stark himself. Obsessed by the game
of chess, Stane knows how to use his enemy's
weaknesses to his advantage; in Stark's case, his
alcoholism. Stane launched an undeclared psychological
war on Tony Stark, causing his downfall and allowing him to take control
of his company that became known as "Stane
International." After being reduced to being
a homeless drunk, Stark finally conquered his addiction and found a new
company with his friends Jim Rhodes, Morley
and Clymnestria Erwin. Refusing to allow his
rival to make a comeback, Stane had a bomb planted at Stark's new company,
causing the death of Morley and seriously wounding Rhodey. Stark
was forced to don his new "Silver
Centurion" armor to put an end once and for all to Stane's threat.
Despite the power of the Iron Monger armor
Stane was wearing during the battle, he was finally defeated by Stark and
immediately after committed suicide before Tony's horrified eyes.The Iron
Monger armor also appeared in the pages of
IM #212 and #253,
although the guys in the suit(s) didn't call themselves "Iron Monger."
First ever & IM appearance (Stane): Iron
Man #163; (Iron Monger): Iron Man #198 (in background).
 Pic courtesy Wikipedia.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 July 2008 )
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