- "Okay, Raider. You've got a choice! You can give up -- or my repulsor can take your head off! Which'll it be...?"
- ―Iron Man
| "Raiders' Rampage!" | |
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| Iron Man | |
| Title: | "Raiders' Rampage!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 145 |
| Cover price: | .50 |
| Cover date: | April, 1981 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | David Michelinie; Bob Layton |
| Pencilers: | John Romita, Jr. |
| Inkers: | Bob Layton |
| Cover artists: | Bob Layton |
| Cover inker: | Bob Layton |
| Colorists: | Roger Slifer |
| Letterers: | Joe Rosen |
| Assistants: | Bob Budiansky |
| Editors: | Jim Salicrup |
| Navigation | |
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| Next: | Iron Man #146 |
"Raiders' Rampage!" is the 145th issue of the first Iron Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was scripted by David Michelinie and co-plotted by Michelinie and Bob Layton. Layton also rendered the cover art illustration and the finishing art. Pencils were by John Romita, Jr. with Roger Slifer on coloring and Joe Rosen on letters. The story was edited by Jim Salicrup with Bob Budiansky as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an April, 1981 cover date and carries a cover price of .50 cents per copy. In this issue, Tony Stark and James Rhodes attend the 24th Annual Conclave of Electronics Engineers and Innovators in Dallas, Texas. Corporate rival Edwin Cord, seeking to out-bid Stark for major S.H.I.E.L.D. contracts, sends his Raiders to the hotel to start some trouble.
"Raiders' Rampage!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Augustine Cross (1st appearance)
- Burke
- Gottfried
- Howard Cosell
- Jonas Hale
- McClurkin
- Muhammad Ali
Organizations
- Cabe and McPherson Security Specialists
- Cordco, Inc.
- Cross Technological Enterprises
- Raiders
- Roxxon Corporation
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Stark International
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
- Acid
- Amplisonic shatter-guns
- Force shield
- Image inducer
- Iron Man armor
- Iron Man armor model 04
- Jet-pack
- Power armor
- Rotary wrist blasters
- Syphon net
- Tony Stark's briefcase
Vehicles
Powers
Events
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
Iron Man flies into action!
- Iron Man was created by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Don Heck. He first appeared in the first story presented in Tales of Suspense #39 in March, 1963 titled "Iron Man Is Born!".
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is cover code copy number 02454.
- The tagline to this issue is the same as the title.
- This is the first appearance of the Raiders.
- Scott Lang makes reference to his Ant-Man costume. Scott first became the second Ant-Man, after Hank Pym, in Marvel Premiere #47.
- Augustine Cross's father, Darren Cross, supposedly died in Marvel Premiere #48.
- Tony Stark will later incorporate the force shield technology used by the Raiders into the Iron Man armor model 09 in Iron Man #231.
- Includes a cameo appearance of sports broadcaster Howard Cosell, who was an actual person. As the passage of time is different in comic books than it is in the real world, this is considered a topical reference and can no longer be construed as part of canon continuity.
- This issue includes a cameo appearance of professional boxer Muhammad Ali - one of the most infamous sports legends in the world. As the passage of time is different in comic books than it is in the real world, this is considered a topical reference and can no longer be construed as part of canon continuity.