Iron Man 3 Prelude

Iron Man 3 Prelude is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. The story is set before, during, and after the events of The Avengers.

Plot
Tony strips the Hammer Industries weapons off the War Machine armor and informs Rhodey he'll never wear it again - because he's made him a new one! He insists Rhodey goes off playing Super Hero while Tony works on his own projects, and so, Rhodey attempts to get to the bottom of the Ten Rings terrorist organization.

Months go by, destroying one small terror cell after the other and not learning much. Rhodey finally arrives early for an attack in Hong Kong. He quickly dispatches the armed terrorists, but some of their hostages turn out to be undercover soldiers with stronger arms. Tony calls him from New York, asking for help in the Chitauri attack - but Rhodey is half a world away, and Tony reasons he and the gang can take care of it. Rhodey shrugs it off the attacks, until a Hammer battle tank arrives. He is warned against destroying it, as its nuclear core can go off. It fires an "ex-wife " missile at him - and for once, it works, shooting Rhodey down from the sky.

Characters

 * Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * J.A.R.V.I.S.
 * James Rhodes/War Machine
 * Pepper Potts
 * Mandarin
 * Phil Coulson
 * Chitauri
 * Leviathan
 * Avengers
 * Captain America
 * Thor
 * Hulk
 * Black Widow
 * Hawkeye
 * Justin Hammer (mentioned)
 * Ivan Vanko (mentioned)

Locations

 * New York City, New York
 * Shawarma Restaurant
 * Stark Tower
 * Stark Expo (mentioned)
 * Malibu, California
 * Tony Stark's Mansion
 * Mumbai, India
 * Afghanistan
 * Ghazni Province
 * Hong Kong, China
 * Sudan
 * Sudan

Events

 * Battle of Hong Kong
 * Battle of New York

Items

 * Iron Man Armor: Mark I
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark III
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark IV
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark VI
 * Iron Man Armor: Mark VII
 * War Machine Armor: Mark I
 * War Machine Armor: Mark II
 * Iron Legion
 * Arc Reactor
 * Ex-Wife Missile
 * Stark Sonic Cannon

Vehicles

 * Battle Tank
 * Quinjet

Organizations

 * Avengers
 * United States Armed Forces
 * Ten Rings
 * Stark Industries
 * Hammer Industries (mentioned)