| Issue | #242 |
| Published | May 1989 |
| Cover Price | $0.75; $0.95 CAD; 50p UK |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Howard Mackie; Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief) |
| Notes | Signature dated 1988. |
| Characters | Iron Man; the Mandarin |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Bob Layton (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Layton (signed) |
| Notes | Signature dated 1988. |
| Characters | Felix Alvarez; Iron Man [also as Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Kathy Dare; Li Fong (the Mandarin's servant); the Mandarin [also as Zhang Tong]; Mrs. Bambi Arbogast; the Shan-Tun monks; Soo Lin & her grandfather |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | David Michelinie (co-plot, script); Bob Layton (co-plot) |
| Pencils | Alan Kupperberg (layouts) |
| Inks | Bob Layton (finishes) |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Janice Chiang |