Synopsis
Invincible Iron Man #27 synopsis by
T Vernon
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After the air battle with Whiplash (last issue), Tony Stark awakens in the hospital, surrounded by his friends, Pepper, Happy, and Rhodey. His secret identity as Iron Man has been revealed and Rumiko, who confessed she was in love with him last issue, is angry that he never told her and dashes out….
Tony sits down with his AI therapist, Jocasta, and reveals he has sent Pepper, Happy, Rhodey, and his cousin Morgan into exile to protect them from his enemies. He is also concerned that the revelation of his identity will lead to the collapse of his business as no one would want to hire him, knowing that he can be attacked by a villain at any time. When Jocasta brings up Rumiko’s confession, Tony shuts her down and heads for his liquor cabinet. He is contacted by the Avengers who are dismissing him from the team as his open identity has made him a liability. He calls Rumiko but a man answers so he hangs up. Pepper calls, worried about her safety. Warbird arrives to help Tony through his alcoholic relapse just as he had helped her and he gets angry and orders her out. Then Jocasta brings him news reports of the deaths of everyone who has ever been close to him so he drinks himself into a stupor. The Mandarin crashes in, confessing to the murders of everyone Tony Stark has loved. He forces the helpless hero into the Iron Man armor and goads him into attacking with his repulsor rays. Mandarin responds with the powers of all ten rings; Iron Man straightens up and breaks Mandy’s neck. He collapses and reaches for the bottle—and then hears someone calling for help…
…which awakens him on a Miami street where he has been hallucinating about his troubles. Some kids try to take off his visor but the call for help in his head compels him to stand and fly into the sky to find the one calling. The caller then reveals himself to be Iron Man….
Later he talks to Jocasta bout this and she reveals that the Armor has becomes sentient, likely when he was struck by lightning in the battle with Whiplash. She also says that downloading the sentience into another vessel will kill it. Plus, Tony had a heart attack last night….