Tony Must Confront His Own Nightmares And The Creation Of His Newest Enemy in Iron Man #5

By Chad Burdette

on May 12, 2026

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Tony must confront his own nightmares and creation of hs newest enemy in Iron Man #5

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Madame Masque and A.I.M. have won.

They unleashed their very own battle armor made from the new technology built by the “new Tony Stark” and now it wants to kill the real Tony Stark.

Tony must confront his own nightmares before he can survive. But even if he makes it out of this one alive… he will witness the creation of his newest enemy!

Creative Team

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Jan Bazaldua
Colorist: Nolan Woodard
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Cover Artist: Ryan Stegman & Frank Martin
Variant Cover Artists: Kevin Glint; Geoff Shaw; Mike McKone; Whilce Portacio
Editor: Danny Khazem
Format: Ongoing
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages