Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #285 synopsis by
T Vernon
Rating:
At Tony Stark's memorial service, Rhodey scatters his ashes from the roof of Stark Enterprises, hurling the empty urn at an intrusive reporter in a helicopter. Afterward at the reception, Rhodey is not only upset that none of the Avengers showed up, but Kathy Dare, Tony's would-be assassin, has come, on advice from her therapist. She tries to apologize to a group including Rhodey, Mrs. Arbogast, and Felix Alvarez but she is rebuffed. On the other side of the room Dr Erica Sondheim is uncomfortable knowing Tony isn't dead, but Abe Zimmer isn't sure they can bring him back. At this point the helicopter crashes into the large room and the building goes into lockdown as a team of bad guys—Spymaster, Beetle, Blacklash, and Blizzard—begin downloading all of the Stark company secrets. Rhodey realizes it is up to him to save the day, so he makes a dangerous run through a corridor of flames...
Tony Stark's restless spirit goes back to a forgotten incident from his childhood, discovering that his father was an abusive alcoholic and mean to Tony and his mother.
...and reaches the office where the new silver Iron Man armor is waiting. He quickly dons the armor and aids the fire department in getting the guests out safely—and then he goes back for the bad guys. The villains assume this is the same Iron Man they know and attack—but Rhodey pulls a different set of moves and quickly clobbers Beetle, Blacklash, and Blizzard. Spymaster fires an EMP which cuts the power to the armor but Rhodey surprises him by standing up and punching his lights out manually....
Then a quartet of West Coast Avengers arrives—Hawkeye, Wasp, Doctor Pym, and Living Lightning—and confronts the unfamiliar armored figure, intending to take him down....
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Beetle (
Abe Jenkins), Blacklash, Erica Sondheim, Felix Alvarez, Iron Man (
James Rhodes), Kathy Dare, Living Lightning (
Miguel Santos), Mrs. Arbogast, Spymaster (
Nathan Lemon).
Story #2Printed Circuits
Writer:
Unknown. Penciler/Inker:
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Synopsis