Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #30 synopsis by
T Vernon
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Iron Man is in Japan demonstrating Stark’s Tractor-Pressor Beams by moving a massive piece of machinery, causing it to explode, then to reassemble itself. Professor Goro Watanabe and his assistant Toru are impressed and would like to know more but the Professor’s daughter Fujiko is hostile, opposing her country’s dependence on American technology. They approach the Avenger requesting Tony Stark's aid in investigating some unusual electro-magnetic emissions from a remote island. Stark is “unavailable” but Iron Man accompanies the voyage to the island, legendary home of the demon, Zoga. Once there, Toru goes on ahead to take readings but suddenly Zoga the demon—a gigantic dragon—appears and Iron Man does battle with it. The Avenger’s attempt to escape the monster’s clutches drain all his energy and the crew members manage to bring him safely aboard the boat, with Toru the only casualty. Zoga flies off and lands in a remote area, where it is revealed to be a mechanical monster created by the samurai-clad Monster-Master who is working with Red China to drive the Americans out of Japan so he may rule.
Meanwhile, the Professor and party have returned to Tokyo where they are unable to convince the skeptical authorities that the nation is in danger. Toru turns up alive, explaining that he was knocked unconscious by Zoga’s first attack and awakened later. When the dragon arrives on the mainland of the nation, Iron Man flies out to face it with boosted power to his Repulsor Rays. The hero lures Zoga into a trap, tricking it into firing its eye lasers at a concealed mirror which rebound on the monster, blasting it from the sky. The Monster-Maker, mortally injured in the crash of his sinister device, is unmasked as Toru.