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The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character made his first appearance in The Avengers #34 (Nov. 1966).[1] He would become a recurring enemy of Iron Man and plays a key role in the end of the "Iron Man: The Inevitable" miniseries. Arthur Parks started out as a scientist that invented small, wrist mounted lasers and used them for criminal pursuits. At one point he was a member of the Lethal Legion and at another point he was poised to take over the world due to his possession of the Serpent Crown, but is foiled by the Avengers. At one point it appeared that the Living Laser exploded in space, but in reality his body was transformed into photon form, making him an actual living laser.
Five years ago, Tony Stark was kidnapped by terrorist forces during a weapons demonstration, but he returned a different man, an Iron Man. Acting as the armored hero for the past five years, Stark not only faces terrorist threats and supervillains, but also corporate threats, even within his own company, which isn't so happy with how he's running it. Currently, Tony finds himself forced to deal with several crises on multiple fronts. Stark Industries' stock is plummeting, while its rival, Hammer Industries, is on the rise. Reporter Christine Everhart is getting closer and closer in the hunt to discover who is behind Iron Man. SHIELD is on his tail lately. As if the situation couldn't get worse, Tony discovers Mandarin, a Chinese warlord, who is linked to his kidnapping, financing the terrorist group that kidnapped him. Furious, Iron Man attacks Mandarin during a diplomatic visit to the United States, which puts him against SHIELD. While being hunted by the agency, Tony attacks several linked operations that connect to Mandarin. With Iron Man's actions drawing his attention, the warlord decides to respond with something he should have done five years ago: to take down Iron Man himself, who represents the modernity and the West that he so despises. Meanwhile, Iron Man is forced to leave his comfort zone, confronting the mysticism surrounding Mandarin
