Iron Man #291 1993

Iron Man #291, published by Marvel in April 1993, features the story "Judgment Day." A paralyzed Tony Stark remotely pilots his Iron Man armor to battle encroaching battledroids. James Rhodes, in the War Machine armor, fights alongside him in their first side-by-side appearance. This issue is significant as it marks the first time Jim Rhodes explicitly refers to himself as War Machine, further exploring the complex and strained friendship between Tony and Rhodey.