Armor Wars

Don Cheadle returns as James Rhodes aka War Machine in Armor Wars, a film about Tony Stark’s worst fear coming true: what happens when his tech falls into the wrong hands. 

Marvel Apr 2008 Vol 2

The Order #8

The Order #8
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1st appearance of Ezekiel Stane, the son of Obadiah
[September 2021 - Alden Ehrenreich rumored for Stane in Ironheart / June 2025 - confirmed
Marvel Jun 1965

Daredevil #8

Daredevil #8
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1st appearance and origin of Stilt-Man
[June 2022 - Stilt-Man has been speculated to appear in the MCU's Armor Wars]
Marvel Jan 2018 Vol 2

Punisher #218

Punisher #218
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1st cameo appearance of the Punisher War Machine armor
Legacy numbering based on #1 of the 1987 series continues with #218 thru #228
[August 2019 - overheard at Boston Comic Con: Jon Bernthal's Punisher could return to the MCU in the Punisher War Machine armor]
Marvel Dec 1987

Iron Man #225

Iron Man #225
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Part one of the Armor Wars story arc that runs through #231
Tony Stark examines the battlesuit technology of a criminal named The Force to discover that it is top secret, Stark circuitry that powers the armor
Rhodes and Stark investigate who stole the tech and discover a villain named Spymaster was the culprit who sold it to Justin Hammer
Stark wears the Silver Centurion armor while battling Stilt Man and the Controller
[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will return as War Machine for an Armor Wars series coming to Disney+]
Marvel Feb 1988

Iron Man #227

Iron Man #227
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Armor Wars part three
Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt
Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers
Marvel Jun 1992

Iron Man #281

Iron Man #281
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Debut of Tony Stark’s ‘War Machine’ armor, a heavy artillery suit
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Tony dons the armor but continues to refer to himself as Iron Man. James Rhodes does not appear in this armor until Iron Man #284 and later assumes the codename War Machine in West Coast Avengers #94
Marvel Jul 1992

Iron Man #282

Iron Man #282
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1st cover appearance of the War Machine armor, worn by Tony Stark
⚠ Misconception: cited by many as the first appearance of War Machine. "War Machine" is splashed across the IRON MAN title in reference to the armor’s incredible armaments but the name is not official. The armor, (piloted by Tony Stark in this issue, not James Rhodes) actually debuts in the previous issue, Iron Man #281. In Iron Man #284, James Rhodes suits up in the War Machine armor but does so as Iron Man and does not officially assume the War Machine codename until West Coast Avengers #94, though he is referred to as War Machine in X-Force #21 but as Iron Man in X-Force #20
Marvel Sep 1992

Iron Man #284

Iron Man #284
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1st appearance of Rhodey Rhodes in the War Machine armor but he still refers to himself as Iron Man
It isn't until West Coast Avengers #94 until the codename ‘War Machine’ is used
[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will reprise his role as War Machine in an Armor Wars series on Disney+ / November 2022 - an inside source passed along an unconfirmed rumor that Armor Wars has been removed from Disney's production slate]
Marvel May 1993 Vol 2

West Coast Avengers #94

West Coast Avengers #94
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Rhodey assumes the codename War Machine
Prior to this this issue, War Machine was the name of the armor
Rhodes first wears the armor in Iron Man #284 but refers to himself as Iron Man. Prior to #284, Stark wore the War Machine armor

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