10 Times Iron Man Outsmarted Everyone
3. Armour Wars
The entire Armour Wars series is the epitome of what makes Iron Man so great; in showing that his engineering abilities are actually far outweighed by his ability to outwit people. The series sees Iron Man discover that his designs for his suit have been stolen, and used to create similar suits that are being used by criminals, which sparks what can only be called unbridled rage in the billionaire superhero.
Fuelled by rage and a desire to have his weaponry not used by villains, Iron Man then dedicates himself to taking out every person who has been using the pilfered suit designs. This naturally takes a pretty long time, as it sees him taking out Doctor Doom, Crimson Dynamo, Beetle, and various other villains in order to take back what is his.
Every single villain poses a legitimate threat to him - since they're all using basically the same suit as him - but he goes after them one after another all the same. And through a variety of elaborate and dangerous maneuvers, he takes out literally every single one of them - proving that, above all else, you don't mess with Iron Man.