Real Name: James Rupert Rhodes

Current Group Affiliation: S. H. I. E. L. D., Initiative, Avengers

Former Group Affiliation: Crew, Secret Defenders, Sentinel Squad O*N*E

1st Appearance (as Jim Rhodes): IRON MAN(v.1)#118 (1979)
(as Iron Man V): IRON MAN(v.1)#169 (1983)
(as Mauler IV): IRON MAN(v.1) ANNUAL#13 (1992)
(as War Machine I): IRON MAN(v.1)#291 (1993)

Issue Joined: WEST COAST AVENGERS(v.1)#1

Status: Twenty-fourth recruit, inactive member

Known Superhuman Powers: None...War Machine wears a sophisticated suit of armor equipped with various weaponry such as repulsor rays, rocket launchers, and a shoulder-mounted gattling gun. The armor also increases his strength and durability to superhuman levels.

Other Aliases: Iron Man V, Mauler IV

Issues of Avengers featuring War Machine:

#368-369; VOL.3: 1999 Annual; AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE#1-5, #7-8, #11-13, #15-16; WEST COAST#89, #94-102, Annual#8

(as Iron Man III): #224, #232, #243, #250; WEST COAST Annual#1

(as Jim Rhodes): VOL. 3: #501-502; WEST COAST Annual#7