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In current comics continuity , Iron Manis wholly broke - and the only solution for him to rapidly reacquire his wealth is a story action Marvel will absolutely refuse to write . Tony Stark is quite famously one of the richest men in the Marvel Universe , rivaled only by Reed Richards , Danny Randand T’Challa , the Black Panther(although his wealth is tied to his commode and position ) . But in the fresh status quo of 2023 , Tony Stark is hard up and hopeless - and the only direction out is blocked not by a supervillain , but by Marvel editorial .
Writer Christopher Cantwell’sIron Manseries ended in 2022 with Tony ’s most audacious program yet : destroy the sleeve - dealing companionship Source Control . The group is infamous for their stockpile of exotic and dangerous weapons , ranging from atomic gadget to time - travelling shank to the Ten Rings of the Mandarin . WhileRiri Williams eventually acquires the ringsfor herself , Iron Man uses a unbloody method acting to take on the arms - deal company : become their good customer . Using his vast fortune , Iron Man buysevery single weaponSource Control has to offer and salt away them in a warehouse in an unrevealed location known only to Tony Stark himself and James Rhodes , the War Machine .
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alas , this action left Iron Man almost completely break . There is no citation of Tony Stark ’s stock options , wealthy booster and helper or connectedness with governments ; either he has cauterize all his bridge , all his cash , or both . InInvincible Iron Man # 1 , the lack of money drives Tony into a ego - destructive spiral - first when his house is demolish , then when he is frame up for slaying , and finallywhen he begins drinking againand finally clear out on the street . The solution is immediately obvious when one realise Tony has a reserve of weapons deserving billions of dollar bill : why not sell them ?
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Tony Stark could use his experience as an munition trader to trade his warehouse for the maximal amount of profit . He need not sell them to warmongers and dictators;the Fantastic Four ’s leader Reed Richardscould certainly use the experimental and exotic technology , for example . He could trade them to Wakanda or even to a far - away planet ( Iron Man has travel between star systems before ) . Unfortunately , it is highly unlikely Marvel would even entertain the idea of making Iron Man an branch principal again .
It appears that Marvelwanted Iron Man to lose his fortunebefore 2023 , but did not care on the dot how . The end solvent is a Tony Stark who has seemingly forgotten one of the easiest ways for him to make money and regain his empire . Iron Manis many things - self - destructive , rhodomontade and vain - but he is not so inane as to leave money on the table .
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