James Rhodes
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Combined Graph record U-02314 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1206. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Tony Stark's armored best friend; War Machine
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Tony Stark's armored best friend; War Machine
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- Also known as: portrayed by Don Cheadle
- Work type: character
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- Iron Man — featured in
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- https://nerdist.com/article/james-rhodey-rhodes-should-be-mcu-new-ironman/ (verification source · master store)
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James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 in 1979 as a military pilot who works for Tony Stark; writer David Michelinie and artists John Byrne and Bob Layton were his creators; he later took over as Iron Man and eventually became War Machine.
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