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After the end of the ''Machine Man'' serial, ''Iron Man'' took over the back-up strip slot in [[The Transformers issue 43|issue 43]], with that issue's Transformation page making clear that this was an adventure for Tony Stark, rather than Arno – or indeed [[James Rhodes|Jim Rhodes]], who was wearing the armour concurrently over in {{Marvel|Marvel_Super_Heroes_Secret_Wars_(UK)_Vol_1|''Secret Wars''.}} This reprinted the well-received duology by [[Roger McKenzie]] and [[Ken Steacy]] first published in {{Marvel|Marvel_Fanfare_Vol_1_22|''Marvel Fanfare'',}} showcased due to that mag's limited distribution in the UK, as explained in [[Soundwaves]] in [[The Transformers issue 49|issue 49]]. ''Iron Man''{{'}}s inclusion also demonstrated that TFUK's focus on science fiction and robots also extended to those in metal suits, showing an increasing flexibility in back-up strip choices.
After an absence of over a year, the return of an ''Iron Man'' strip was proudly proclaimed in Transformation in [[The Transformers issue 119|issue 119]], where the editor told readers that "such a good character [as Iron Man 2020] shouldn't be consigned to oblivion". So began the seven-part "[[Man of the Year
Unfortunately, after Arno's tragic exit in [[The Transformers issue 125|issue 125]], ''Iron Man'' became something of a sorry stopgap. After a promised ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' follow-up failed to materialise in [[The Transformers issue 126|issue 126]] – a result of the {{Marvel|Inhumanoids_Vol_1|U.S. book's}} cancellation – TFUK ran an unmomentous story from {{Marvel|Iron_Man_Vol_1_218|''Iron Man''{{'}}s solo U.S. title}} to fill the same amount of page space. With the final part of this story, [[The Transformers issue 129|issue 129]]'s Transformation solicited readers to write in if they thought ''Iron Man'' was right co-star for the comic. The editorial was much more excited by the prospect of cover-to-cover ''Transformers'' action, as the back-up strip ran {{TF|The_Transformers:_Headmasters|''Headmasters''}} for sixteen issues. Once that story concluded, ''Iron Man'' was back in 1988, filling "a vacancy in our back-up spot" with "[[Stratosfire!]]", reprinted from {{Marvel|Iron_Man_Annual_Vol_1_9|''Iron Man Annual'' no. 9.}} The writing had to have been on the wall for ''The Transformers'' this point – or for its sister comic ''[[Action Force (comic)|Action Force]]'' at least! After a hint of big news in [[The Transformers issue 151|issue 151]], [[The Transformers issue 152|issue 152]] announced that ''Action Force'' would be folding into ''The Transformers''. Regardless of whatever reader opinion the comic received about ''Iron Man'', shellhead was forced out of ''The Transformers'' by ''Action Force''{{'}}s declining sales.
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