forget about the cover art and basic pictures.... you're supposed to show things he's done in order to gain respect for him and educate others who don't read Iron Man comics
Iron Man is definately Marvel's champion. I'd love to argue that with Bendis, because the minute he goes Sentu-, I'm gonna punch him in the face. You wanna know how hardcore Iron Man is? Here's how:
Iron man only needs to say 4 words to not only sum up who he is, but how powerful and frightening of a threat he is. Those words are:
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He burned out his suit, but he won. Here's another where he burned out his suit.
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He would do a good Tony Stark. I was thinking more along the lines of Russel Crowe, but they need to get someone who sounds like the guy who did him in the animated series.
Iron Man developed armor called SKIN armor, if anyone remembers. Well, there's this group of cultists that steal the tech. (this was later used in the Uncanny X-Men arc called She Lies with Angels, which is a parallel to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) Here's the fight.