Iron Man Debuts A New Armor With A Major Spider-Man Feature

Contains spoilers for Marvel Comics' "Invincible Iron Man" #7

In "Invincible Iron Man" #7, Iron Man debuted a brand-new suit of Stealth Armor with some incredible features, including a major Spider-Man power. Tony Stark's latest suit gives him the ability to climb walls — a power straight out of Spidey's playbook. Of course, Stark has always prided himself on his ability to innovate his creations with technological discoveries and advancements. Since his comic book debut, Stark has built hundreds of armored suits designed for a wide array of situations. From his original Mark I Armor that he wore in "Tales of Suspense" #39 back in the 1960s, to Bleeding Edge Armor bonding Stark's body with his suit to his Deep Space Armor — which became essentially a spaceship for the hero — Iron Man has no shortage of impressive get-ups!

One of his most famous suits is his Stealth Armor, which debuted in "Iron Man" #152. The dark suit is known as one of his coolest-looking but weakest armors: The initial model had few capabilities besides cloaking Tony when needed. While there have been several variations of Stark's Stealth Armor since then, Iron Man's newest version is arguably the most powerful yet. 

This week, Tony's latest suit takes down a villain who has tried to destroy his professional and heroic life. When in action, the armor shows off a significant feature that assists Stark's reconnaissance mission.

In "Invincible Iron Man" #7 by Gerry Duggan, Juan Frigeri, Bryan Valenza, and VC's Joe Caramagna, Iron Man and War Machine break into Stark Unlimted outside of Amarillo, Texas. Currently, Tony Stark no longer owns his company, as the villain Feilong purchased his tech, facilities, and scientists. Feilong took ownership of Stark Unlimited after Tony spent his money purchasing potentially world-changing black market weapons en masse to make the world safer. While the mission made his home planet safer, it led to Stark losing almost everything. Additionally, Feilong, desperate to become Iron Man's greatest villain, is turning his tech into weapons against mutants — creating an army of Stark Sentinels to take down the X-Men.

Iron Man and War Machine then successfully break into the highly guarded building. Rhodey pretends to be Iron Man to clear Stark Unlimited of its workers so they can destroy the facility and Feilong's creations. When Rhodey gets the attention of Stark's Sentinels to distract them, Iron Man reveals himself in a new Stealth Armor called Mark Nil. Tony explains he didn't give his newest armor an official designation because he uses it to break the law and doesn't want to be tracked. While War Machine deals with the Sentinels, Iron Man powers through heavy defenses and sets off a series of explosives — hoping to stop his technology from being used against his mutant allies on Krakoa. In the process, Iron Man shows off his Spidey-inspired power in his Stealth Armor.

Iron Man's attempts to plant explosives on the Stark Sentinels start off reasonably well. He climbs one of the Sentinels with his new "wall-crawler" capability, allowing him to walk up the side of the giant robot. Tony Stark admits the new feature "works like a charm," and jokes, "Eat your heart out Spidey." Iron Man borrowing power from Spider-Man is fitting, as the web-head recently got a major Iron Man upgrade, too. Also, it's funny to see Iron Man climb the Sentinel instead of flying. Still, it makes tactical sense — letting Tony avoid making too much noise. 

Unfortunately, when Iron Man makes it to the top of one of the Stark Sentinels and tries to access Feilong's software, he learns the villain's mission is much bigger than eliminating all mutants: He's targeting all heroes in the Marvel Universe. Tony sees Johnny Storm as the killer robots' next target. After one of the Stark Sentinels awakens and tries to kill him, Iron Man successfully plants a bomb that blows up the laboratory. However, the plan doesn't go off without any problems — notably Rhodey is arrested while fleeing the scene. Tony looks on in horror while his best friend is taken away and held responsible for his dangerous plan.

While Rhodey's capture is still a significant problem, "Invincible Iron Man" #7 reveals the explosive mission was partially successful. Feilong meets with Dr. Stasis and Nimrod, where he admits that — despite having secret factories creating Stark Sentinels that Tony Stark doesn't know about — the damage done to the facility means they won't have enough machines to take down all of their targets at the upcoming X-Men's Hellfire Gala. However, Feilong still believes he has enough firepower to take out Marvel's mutants. He tells his fellow villains that by the time the Avengers discover his plan, they'll be the new targets — and too late to stop him!

Feilong frames Rhodey for the murder of one of his workers. The police discovered a body after going over the crime scene. Tony punches a suit of armor in frustration once he realizes what Feilong has done. Now, Stark will need to figure out how to get rid of the charges against War Machine while trying to stop a megalomaniac from killing everyone he's ever cared about in his life. Even for a hero like Iron Man, who has dealt with serious adversity during his tenure as a hero, taking Feilong out won't be easy.

Marvel Comics' "Invincible Iron Man" #7 is now available in comic book stores and online retailers.