Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #238 synopsis by
T Vernon
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The Rhino crashes through the wall of a Los Angeles prison; his object: to break out Donnie Gill—Blizzard—for Justin Hammer. Gill isn't so sure he wants this but it isn't his choice so he goes. The police send a Ram vehicle after them but Rhino destroys it—by hitting it with their own hovercraft. They have to run for it....
Elsewhere, Tony Stark wins a charity auto race and is given a congratulatory kiss by the Race Queen. Kathy Dare shows up uninvited and jealously dumps ice water on the woman's head. Embarrassed, Tony orders her away, going back to don his Iron Man armor to head to his next engagement while James Rhodes fends off the reporters. At a National Guard testing range in the Mojave desert, Marcy Pearson has him film a house ad for Stark Enterprises....
On the East Coast, Madame Masque is ambushed by a mysterious woman who shoots her and claims her golden mask....
Back at the company, Tony Stark and his new lawyer Felix Alvarez meet with officials from the Justice Department to defend Iron Man's actions in destroying the space monster last issue. Alvarez threatens them with exposure and the government is forced to keep up their end of the bargain....
Interlude: Rhodey and Marcy get romantic in a hot tub....
After this, Tony drives out on a mountain road for a clandestine meeting with Steve Rogers, trying to smooth things out in the wake of the Armor Wars; peace of a sort is made. On his way back, Tony hears on the radio that Rhino is on a rampage at the airport so he heads over as Iron Man. After some violent sparring, Iron Man realizes that Rhino's uncovered face is vulnerable, so he creates a fire ring around the villain and holds him there until he passes out from the smoke. Donnie Gill, however, has escaped....
Epilogue: Electronica Fabrizzi, an Italian company Tony is interested in buying, is invaded by a saboteur who can pass through solid walls—the Ghost....
Characters:
Plus: Felix Alvarez, Kathy Dare, Marcy Pearson, Mrs. Arbogast.