The Los Angeles Times, December 21, 2012

In a brazen attack that shocked the globe, The Mandarin has called Tony Stark’s public bluff.

Late yesterday afteroon, three helicopters approached the property at Point Dume, Malibu, firing a missile that all but destroyed the multi-million dollar mansion, while Stark and his partner - Stark Industries CEO Pepper Potts - were still inside.

The LA times reacts to news of Tony Stark’s demise with an unsurprising lack of tact. While the main image from this front page was taken from the edge of the property, word is that the photographer was asked to leave prior to the photograph being taken. No word on whether Potts or Stark Industries will be pursuing charges at this stage.