publication date: December 1994

pencil: Dave Taylor

story: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning

inks: Rey Garcia

colors: Joe Rosas

An army of monsters with superpowers, in the service of the Mandarin, attacks Hong Kong.
Force Work (without Iron Man) steps in to stop them.
As soon as they reach the city Century recognizes the magic of the Mandarin rings and leaves the group to track them down.
The Mandarin is torturing Iron Man and War Machine, helpless due to the anti-technology spell he has cast over all of China.
Century appears just in time to stand in the way of the direct killing blow against War Machine, but they both vanish.

publication date: December 1994

pencil: Geoff Senior

story: Scott Benson & Len Kaminski

inks: Pam Eklund

colors: Ariane Lenshoek

War Machine and Century awaken in a Chinese village, transformed by the magic of the Mandarin into a medieval fiefdom.
The armor is unusable.
They come to the rescue of a girl who is about to be raped by samurai and discover it is Su Yin, an old flame of Tony Stark.
Century, away from his Parallax spear, finds himself the victim of chaotic flashbacks that make him look insane.
Force Work tries to reach the Mandarin's castle.

publication date: December 1994

pencil: Tom Morgan

story: Len Kaminski

colors: Ariane Lenshoek

Iron Man is about to be killed by the Mandarin, who removes his mask and discovers his identity.
Suddenly the Force Work shuttle breaks through the roof, saving him.

publication date: January 1995

pencil: Dave Taylor

story: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning

inks: Rey Garcia

colors: Joe Rosas

While Force Work takes on the Mandarin's troops, Scarlet fights with him directly.
Century remembers having a wife and daughter.
Force Work manages to escape and the Mandarin prepares to take over Hong Kong.

publication date: January 1985

pencil: Jeff Matsuda

story: Ben Raab

inks: Klaus Janson

colors: Kevin Tinsley

Short story in which Black Widow finds an armored door in the basement of the Avengers base, which not even Vision can walk through.