War Machine (James Rupert Rhodes) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero from the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Iron Man #118 (January 1979). Jim Rhodes, who became War Machine was introduced by David Michelinie and Bob Layton.

The War Machine armor and character was designed by Len Kaminski and Kevin Hopgood. James "Rhodey" Rhodes has been a featured character in the Iron Man animated series and The Invincible Iron Man and was played by actor Terrence Howard in the 2008 film, Iron Man, with Don Cheadle replacing him for the sequel. Initially a supporting character in volume one of Iron Man, Rhodes later assumed the mantle of Iron Man after Tony Stark's relapse into alcoholism in issue #170 (May 1983).

The character would continue in a supporting role and later resume the role of Iron Man following Stark's purported death in issue #284 (September 1992). After Stark's return to the role of Iron Man, Rhodes continued as the superhero War Machine and later made his solo series debut in his own eponymous title after being featured as a supporting character in Avengers West Coast. In addition to Iron Man and his own title War Machine, Rhodes has been featured in ensemble titles: West Coast Avengers, Force Works by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, Sentinel Squad O*N*E, The Crew by Christopher Priest, and Avengers: The Initiative by Dan Slott and Christos Gage.

Rhodes was also featured in the Marvel MAX series U.S. War Machine by Chuck Austen and book two of the series, U.S. War Machine 2.0, by Austen and Christian Moore.

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