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Ultimate Iron Man II (2008 series) #3

Apr 2008 on-sale: Feb 13, 2008

Orson Scott Card
writer
 |  Pascual Ferry
penciler

Ultimate Iron Man II (2008 series) #3 cover

Story Name:

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Synopsis

Ultimate Iron Man II (2008 series) #3 synopsis by reviewer T Vernon
Rating: 4 stars

The two government men share their dossier on Dolores with Tony: he held a grudge against both Stark and Stane, was connected with Obadiah Stane, and linked with the terrorists who have the nukes….

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The next day, the FBI are watching as Obadiah meets with Whiplash (Mark Scott), who takes him to meet Dolores in his limo; Tony and his team can’t hear what goes on but Tony guesses correctly that Obadiah is telling Dolores that the Iron Man robot is really a suit with a person inside, probably Tony Stark. So Tony goes down and knocks on the limo door to cut a deal with Dolores. Dolores wants the robot, Tony wants the names of the guys he gave the nukes to. Since they don’t trust one another, Dolores proposes they be together in a plane in flight while their people check out the exchange….

Back at Stark Labs, Tony calls in Abe Zimmer to make the Iron Man armor work by remote control. Abe unveils an android that will wear the armor for his purposes. Rhodey, Nifara, and Si Ma all object to the plan for different reasons. After much work by Abe they have a clumsy and unconvincing Iron Man….

So when time comes for the trade, Rhodey works the armored android to meet with Dolores’ people. Tony boards the plane and finds Whiplash with a bound and gagged Obadiah Stane. Tony frees him and tosses Scott’s whip overboard. Dolores reveals himself and tells Tony they are ready to take off and once they are airborne, Tony’s people hand over Iron Man while Dolores’ man will lead the military to the nuke. And so the plane takes off, the “robot” goes with Dolores’ scientists. Dolores’ man leads the Feds and the Army to a certain building, directing them to the seventh floor. They find and defuse the nuke but there is no one around. Neither Tony nor Dolores is happy with the trade so Tony goes to the front of the plane to confront Dolores and discovers the door is locked….

Dolores’ scientists discover the “robot” is only a poorly controlled android and they are set to kill the government man who delivered it. But War Machine crashes through the wall and takes them all down….

Tony, Obadiah, and Scott realize that Dolores must have sneaked off the plane just before takeoff. They know the plane is heading south, Dolores is planning to crash it…and the second nuke is aboard their plane….

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Characters
Good (or All)
Iron Man (of Earth-55921), James Rhodes (oOf Earth-55921), Nifara.

Antagonists
Obadiah Stane (of Earth-55921), Whiplash (of Earth-55921).

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Main/1st Story Full Credits

Pascual Ferry
Pascual Ferry
Dean White
Pascual Ferry (Cover Penciler)
Pascual Ferry (Cover Inker)
Justin Ponsor (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Letterer: Cory Petit.
Editor: Bill Rosemann. Editor-in-chief: Joe Quesada.



Review / Commentaries


reviewer
Ultimate Iron Man II (2008 series) #3 Review by (July 17, 2026)
Comments: This world is designated Earth-55921. Tony Stark does not appear as Iron Man in this issue. First appearance of Ultimate Abe Zimmer. Laura Martin, Dave McCaig, Paul Mounts contributed to the colors, Virtual Calligraphy to the lettering. Issue includes a one-page text interview with Mark Millar.

Review: So dirty deeds done dirt cheap: The entire issue is devoted to Tony’s and Dolores’ schemes to cheat one another. Dolores doesn’t get the Iron Man armor, not that it would have worked well with only a minimum set of software. But Dolores’ double-cross is worse since it’s a plot to kill Tony Stark. Plus Obadiah Stane and Mark “Whiplash” Scott but no one is going to miss them. The issue is all scheming as a preparation for the darker scenario next time. All of the dry wisecracks are here making the issue readable and enjoyable. Not a whole lot of Iron Man in ULTIMATE IRON MAN. Hope there’s an ultimate point….





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