Episode 21 - Enter the Mandarin With the Avengers movie behind us, we are now going to dive into the MCU’s second “phase,” which was kicked off just like the first phase was – with an Iron Man movie. Iron Man 3 sees our hero facing off against a shadowy adversary called “the Mandarin” while trying to protect the president and defend against super-powered adversaries created by the Extremis treatment.

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Creator Focus: Don Heck

This Week's Stack

• Tales of Suspense #50 (1964)
• Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin (2007) #1-6
• The Invincible Iron Man (2004) #1-6

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

Tales of Suspense #50 (1964)

• Short Story
• Mandarin is old and very stereotypical
• Pepper Potts not treated well in this one either
• Lots of potential for the character

Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin (2007) #1-6

• Mandarin Origin
• Iropn Man gets Beat - several times
• Different (but great) artwork

The Invincible Iron Man (2004) #1-6

• Extremis
• Stark in trouble - interview
• Stark takes the serum

Final Thoughts

What's Next

• Iron Man 3 (2013)

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