Iron Man's Coolest Helmet Was Wasted On His Ugliest Armor
Tony Stark isn't afraid to add a little bit of flair to his Iron Man armors, as each comic suit seems to have design elements that make them unique and stand out from the others. However, when it came to his Model-18 armor that helped him go from Earth's atmosphere and into outer space, Iron Man completely missed the mark with one of his ugliest creations ever. Funny enough, the eye-sore of an armor also featured one of his coolest helmets, which was utterly wasted thanks to its gaudy suit.
Iron Man is often one of Marvel Comics' coolest looking heroes, as his armor is often sleek, features impressive tech, and has some incredibly powerful weapons as well. But, Tony Stark has missed the mark with some of his designs. It's hard not to forget about his Stealth Armor which was simultaneously one of his ugliest and weakest suits ever. Or, the time he decided to redesign his classic Iron Man armor and give it a nose — a feature which only lasted a handful of issues. But, his ugliest costume came from the Iron Man: Bad Blood miniseries, where the hero debuted his hideous Model-18 armor.
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In Iron Man: Bad Blood #4 by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, Steve Oliff, and Troy Peteri, Tony Stark realized he needed to head into space to confront Justin Hammer about selling his Evader armor prototypes, which gave the wearer protection without any training. Iron Man, in his Model-18 armor, launched himself on a rig into space while covered in a protective layer of experimental compression gel, preventing his suit from being ripped apart by exiting Earth's orbit. Ultimately, the suit did its job but ended up being one of the ugliest armors Iron Man has ever made.
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