Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #133 synopsis by
T Vernon
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In the aftermath of the huge battle between Iron Man and Hulk, the police are demanding the unconscious Hulk while James Rhodes believes Iron Man may be dead or dying. Hooking up a sound amplifier borrowed from the police bomb squad, Rhodey can hear what Shellhead is telling him. Iron Man explains that the final blow in the fight with the Hulk overloaded his circuits and fused his mobility network, paralyzing the armor. He instructs that Hulk be taken to the lab so that Dr Erica Sondheim can operate to remove the malfunctioning regulator. The next problem is freeing the hero from his armor….
Scott Lang dons his costume and shrinks down to offer his services to Iron Man and Rhodey as Ant-Man. Able to communicate with Iron Man via his cybernetic helmet, Scott enters via a boot jet and is guided through the intricate machinery, making wisecracks all the way. Ant-Man is doused in flame-retardant foam and finds a way though melted slag, evading overloaded induction coils; he reaches his destination and crosses two wires and Iron Man is suddenly freed from his armored prison….
Tony removes his armor and heads to the lab where he learns that the surgery to remove the regulator from Bruce Banner has been successful. The only problem now is that the police are waiting outside to arrest Bruce. Tony has Bruce put on the janitor’s uniform and Rhodey calmly walks him out of the building to the airfield where Bruce asks to be flown west. Back inside, Tony muses on how his problems are nothing compared to those of Bruce Banner, and he is grateful to have Bethany Cabe to share them with….