- Pencils:
- Andy Smith (signed)
- Inks:
- Andy Smith (signed)
- Colors:
- WC? (signed) (graytones)
- Letters:
- Virtual Calligraphy
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]; X-O Manowar [Aric]
Inside front cover. Signature dated 1996. Pinup of X-O Manowar [Aric] and Iron Man [Tony Stark] posing side by side, with story credits.
- Script:
- Fabian Nicieza
- Pencils:
- Andy Smith
- Inks:
- Andy Smith
- Colors:
- Twilight Graphics
- Letters:
- Virtual Calligraphy
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Augur; Crescendo; the Dromak; the Guardsmen; Iron Man [Jim Rhodes]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Masters of Evil (the Absorbing Man; Arnim Zola; Baron Zemo; Blackout; Goliath; the Melter, Mr. Hyde and Titania); Ms. Haysher; the Spider-Aliens; X-O Manowar [Aric]; X-O Manowar [Rand Banion]
- Synopsis:
- Baron Zemo and Crescendo want to remake their universes by using powerful rock fragments.
Heavy Metal part 1 of 2. Continued in Iron Man / X-O Manowar: In Heavy Metal (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (September 1996).
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Promotion for the Heavy Metal video game, with text and images from the game.
- Pencils:
- Andy Smith (signed)
- Inks:
- Andy Smith (signed)
- Colors:
- Mike Borkowski (signed) (graytones)
- Letters:
- Virtual Calligraphy
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Iron Man [Tony Stark]; X-O Manowar [Aric]
Inside back cover. Pinup of X-O Manowar [Aric] and Iron Man [Tony Stark] in action, promoting the then upcoming X-O Manowar (Acclaim, 1997 series) and Iron Man (Marvel, 1996 series) series.