Iron Man Annual Vol 1 7

Iron Man Annual #7
Previous Issue	Iron Man Annual #6
Next Issue	Iron Man Annual #8
Art by: Luke McDonnell
Cover Date	October, 1984
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Country	USA

1. "When Giants Walk the Earth!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Bob Harras
Penciler(s)	Luke McDonnell
Inker(s)	Ian Akin Brian Garvey
Letterer(s)	Rick Parker
Editor(s)	Mark Gruenwald

Appearing in "When Giants Walk the Earth!"

Featured Characters:

• Iron Man (Jim Rhodes)

Supporting Characters:

•  Avengers West Coast 

• Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
• Mockingbird (Bobbi Barton)
• Tigra (Greer Nelson)
• Wonder Man (Simon Williams)

• Morley Erwin
•  Tony Stark 
•  Vision 

Adversaries:

•  Goliath (Erik Josten) (Flashback and main story)
• Karl Malus (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Coast Guard
• Woody Allen (Mention)
• Thor Odinson (Mention)
• Red Skull (Mention)
• Fly (Mention)
• Beast (Mention)

The following characters all appear in flashback only

• Baron Zemo
• Count Nefaria
• Daddy Long Legs
• Enchantress
• Power Man (Luke Cage)
• Mandarin
• Spider-Man
• Lethal Legion

• Grim Reaper
• Living Laser
• Swordsman

• Avengers

• Captain America
• Goliath/Hawkeye
• Iron Man
• Quicksilver
• Yellowjacket

Locations:

• Pacific Ocean
• California

• Los Angeles
• Circuits Maximus
• Hollywood
• Karl Malus' Laboratory
• Malibu
• Avengers Compound
• Mojave Desert

• Off-shore oil rig
• Sri Lanka (Mention)
• South America (Flashback)

Items:

• Iron Man Armor MK V
• Global Radar Module
• Captain America's Shield (Appears in flashback and main story)
• Hawkeye's Bow
• Iron Man Armor MK IV (Only in flashback)
• Pym Particles

Vehicles:

• Hawkeye's Sky-Cycle

Synopsis for "When Giants Walk the Earth!"

• Synopsis not yet written

Notes

• The events from this issue take place between Iron Man v.1 #186-187.

• The West Coast Avengers appear next in West Coast Avengers v.1 #2.

• Takes place during the events of the first West Coast Avengers series.

• First Erik Josten as Goliath.

• Includes a comprehensive series of flashbacks detailing the career of Erik Josten. Erik Josten's first transformation into Power Man took place in Avengers v.1 #21-22. His second battle with the Avengers took place in Avengers v.1 #78-79. He fought Luke Cage for the right to call himself Power Man in Power Man #21. He first encountered Spider-Man in Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #49-50.

• Includes a flashback of Daddy Long Legs from Spider-Woman v.1 #47.

• Also includes flashbacks from Avengers v.1 Annual #1, Tales of Suspense #88, Avengers v.1 #64 and Spider-Woman #30-31.

• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.

Trivia

• This issue contains a letters page "Printed Circuits". This contains a Special Announcement Section from editor Mark Gruenwald who details previous appearances of Erik Josten.

Recommended Reading

• Iron Man (Volume 1)
• Iron Man (Volume 2)
• Iron Man (Volume 3)
• Iron Man (Volume 4)

Links and References

• Iron Man at Wikipedia
• Iron Man at Marvel Universe
• Iron Man at Marvel Directory
• Iron Man (Volume 1) series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Iron Man (Volume 1) series index at the Grand Comics Database Project