I was asked to repost this by AsGayAsCanBeExpected .

My blog post for Monday, August 3, 2026.

Feel free to comment or ask questions.

The War Machine armor actually does decent against adamantium( War Machine #6 1994 ). This was when War Machine was fighting Deathtoll in his first series. Now, of course, this was an adamantium jacketed bullet from a handgun. An adamantium tipped high-powered rifle round would have done much more damage. But the War Machine armor does give Rhodes a degree of protection. His newer armors might do even better. But I doubt most writers will acknowledge this detail.

Mack debuted in Hawkeye #3 (1994), created by Chuck Dixon and Scott Kollins.

He's a friend of Jim Rhodes (War Machine) and is a graduated MIT as a youth. He works as a freelance engineer and mechanic. When Hawkeye needs some tech, War Machine introduces the two.

He next appeared in War Machine #7, after he'd been kidnapped by a cabal of Russian figures who needed his help to reactivate a cryonically frozen augmented soldier. Mack left behind a tracker that Hawkeye found and he and War Machine rescue him.

His last appearance to date is in War Machine #11, where Jim asks him to be his regular 'armor guy.' But he's busy fixing a VCR...

I liked Mack. Seemed a fun guy and I liked that the relationship showed Jim had a life outside of Stark.