You ever try and think of something, and all you can remember is a sarcastic answer that doesn't help at all? I was trying to remember all ten of the Mandarin's rings yesterday--which I freely admit isn't the most productive use of my day, but let that go--and I lost two. Why was I trying to remember? Well, partially to try to stave off my impending senility, but mostly because we'll be looking at the old Mandarin, and Iron Man a little more later.
In the above panel, Iron Man's lost a pint and change worth of blood, while the new, Mandarin Jr. (Oh, boy, if he was a DC character they totally would've made him 'Mandarin Jr.' Undeniably.) is minty fresh and sporting chi powers like...I don't know, Akuma on Street Fighter. I think this was the last appearance to date of Temugin, the Mandarin's monastery-raised and trained illegitimate kid. I'm not sure Iron Man ever beat Temugin either; instead, he usually had to use the new Mandarin's sense of honor against him.
From Iron Man vol. 3, #69, "Manhunt, part five" Written by Robin Laws, pencilled by Michael Ryan, inked by Sean Parsons and Rich Perrotta; with an assist from outgoing writer Mike Grell.
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