Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #287 synopsis by
T Vernon
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New Stark Enterprises CEO James Rhodes addresses the board and informs them that he will not be making any major changes and that he is depending on them to keep the company going. Later at dinner, Rae Lacoste tells Rhodey she and Tony were only friends but that with Rhodey she wants something more....
Late at night, a mysterious figure approaches a Stane nuclear facility, killing the guards with blasts of lightning and ordering the sole survivor to tell the media that Atom Smasher is here....
In their boudoir, Rhodey warns Rae that by dating a black man she may be courting trouble; she doesn't mind—but a phone call interrupts them and Rhodey must go into action....
After cleaning out her desk at Stark, the just fired Marcy Pearson encounters Morgan Stark in the parking garage and he has an offer for her....
As Erica Sondheim and Abe Zimmer stand amazed, though in cryogenic suspension, Tony Stark shows signs of brain activity. We learn that he is recalling his hostile father. Tony was sent to a strict boarding school where he was picked on by the other kids and his toys were confiscated by the teachers; Tony learned discipline yet discovered the magic of the tales of King Arthur....
After checking in with his executives, Rhodey dons the armor and heads out to face Atom Smasher who has threatened to destroy the Stane nuclear plant by midnight, illustrating the dangers of nuclear power. The terrorist greets Iron Man as a corporate leg-breaker, intending to show that the big corporations can be defied. Atom Smasher blasts the ceiling so that it falls, trapping Shellhead then unleashes a fatal energy barrage....
Then some mysterious business types decide that the incident at the Stane plant must be covered up and they mobilize Firepower....
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Atom Smasher, Erica Sondheim, Iron Man (
James Rhodes), Marcy Pearson, Morgan Stark, Rae LaCoste.