A TV commercial for Damage Control
starring Hulk and the Silver Surfer is dismissed as boring by
marketing head Henry Ackerdson so Mrs Hoag gives him approval for his
alternate program....
A few months later a huge manned
drilling machine is creating a tunnel under New York, hoping Henry's
plan goes right....
The new ads for Damage Control portray
the staff as superheroes. Robin Chapel arrives and discovers that
staff will be wearing uniforms and that stuffed versions of the
company mascot Fluppy are everywhere. Robin is especially disturbed
as the new white-and-blue costumes (with capes) look silly but that
Anne's outfit is sexy and revealing (which she likes as she can
remove the cape and wear it to the gym). Robin confronts Mrs Hoag who
threatens her with dismissal....
At the auditorium, Henry appears with
Stark public relations head Marcy Pearson to announce to the
assembled staff the all-new Damage Control! As a media event, Iron
Man will destroy D-C's New Jersey warehouse and the staff will be
transported to the site via their new transport tunnel—except that
when they contact the Stark construction team digging the tunnel,
they learn there is a big problem, so Henry shuts off the comm and
the meeting is quickly adjourned....
The Stark construction team is stranded
in the tunnel which is filling with water; Lenny Ballinger points out
that the giant drill is just inches away from breaking through into
the Hudson River—actually plugging the hole. John Porter dispatches
him to try to seal off the tunnel at the river while he and Gene
Strausser check it out from the D-C end....
Meanwhile at the event, Iron Man (James
Rhodes) arrives on time with Marcy and Henry and things get under
way: Iron Man blows up the warehouse and Henry calls Damage
Control—and Mrs Hoag tells him they're too busy and hangs up,
leaving an embarrassed Henry to face Iron Man. After waiting for
several hours, the crowd has dispersed and Shellhead finally decides
to go home....
The hole at the river is getting bigger
so Lenny call the HQ and Robin calls John who, with Gene, is trapped
with the construction team in a tunnel filling with water. John
suggests covering the riverside hole with a giant metal plate. Marcy
calls Iron Man who returns to put the plate in position, a task that
is more awkward than it looks. Beneath D-C headquarters the tunnel is
collapsing; the Stark construction team crowds the elevator up,
leaving John and Gene on the flooding side. After some tense moments
they make it to the top, somewhat waterlogged....
At the site of the demolished
warehouse, Henry is surveying the damage when John arrives, bearing a
letter from Mrs Hoag, telling Henry that the staff uniform idea has
been canceled and that if he wants to keep his job, he will have to
clean up the mess. John hands him a broom and departs....