Edwin Cord is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 universe. He is created by David Michelinie

David Michelinie

-Biography:Some of his earliest work is for DC Comics's House of Secrets and a run on Swamp Thing , following Len Wein and preceding Gerry Conway, illustrated by Nestor Redondo. Michelinie did a run on Aquaman in Adventure Comics which led to the revival of the Sea King's own title in 1977...

, Bob Layton

Bob Layton

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, and John Romita, Jr.

John Romita, Jr.

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 in Iron Man #125 (May 1988).

Fictional character biography

Head of the Cord Conglomerate, Edwin Cord is a well-connected, if frustrated, businessman. From his palatial estate on the East Coast, he plotted to bring down Stark and his companies on a regular basis.

In issue, he hired The Raiders to take on Iron Man. He returned in #226 with his Raiders in an attempt to destroy the newly formed SE. Later, Cord used Project Firepower to go after Tony, ruin his business, and kill Iron Man. Then, Cord reached out from prison to get revenge. With the help of a man on the inside, Cord sent a hit team to kill people at SE. As in prior instances, he was defeated.

Edwin was responsible for the funding of the Raiders

Raiders (comics)

The Raiders are a team of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Raiders first appear in Iron Man #145 The Raiders are a team of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Raiders first appear in Iron Man #145...

 and the creation of the heavily armored Firepower

Firepower (comics)

Firepower is the name of two Marvel Comics supervillains.-Firepower I:Jack Taggert worked on an experimental pilotable suit for Project: Firepower for Edwin Cord . The project was ostensibly designated by the U.S. Armed Forces, in conjunction with Senator Boynton, to serve as an ultimate deterrent...

, both in plots to destroy Iron Man. This arc became known as Armor Wars

Armor Wars

"Armor Wars" is a seven-issue Iron Man story arc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by Mark D. Bright and Barry Windsor-Smith and published by Marvel Comics...

. He is often associated with Drexel Cord (an unspecified relation, maybe that of a father) and his sister Janice.

Edwin Cord would later go on to finance U.S. Agent

U.S. Agent

U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...

 and the Jury

The Jury (comics)

The Jury is a fictional group of armored vigilantes in the Marvel Comics universe. The team was first introduced in Venom: Lethal Protector #2.-History:...

 in a failed attempt to apprehend the Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts (comics)

The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...

.

External links

• {http://www.ironmanarmory.com/bios.html#ecord|Edwin Cord}
• {http://www.ironmanarmory.com/bios.html#cord|Janice Cord}