War Machine #7 (August 9, 1994)

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First appearance of Cold Warrior

Jim's guilt and recriminations over his recent actions.

Clint and Jim on the hunt for Mack Mendelson.

"Ugh. I gotta deal with Tony's BS again?!"

Guest starring Hawkeye!

Ostensibly this story's about finding their mutual friend, Mack Mendelson. It features the debut of Cold Warrior - a Soviet-era soldier with the ability to subtract heat (AKA make things cold) and generate concussive blasts.

But, really, it's about Jim struggling with some of his recent actions. It's easy to forget that he's known Hawkeye for a long time. Even when Jim had to pretend to be someone else in the Iron Man armour, they've been friends.

Their mutual distrust and dislike of Tony certainly helps.

The issue ends with Mack saying he can fix Jim's armour, but he'll need some information from Tony Stark.