Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #122 synopsis by
T Vernon
Rating:
After the adventure of the previous issues, Sub-Mariner heads for home, rethinking his distrust of Iron Man, a worthy ally; the Navy takes Hiram Dobbs and the other island survivors home (including Jim Rhodes and Bethany Cabe), and Iron Man himself jets over the ocean waves while tuning in to FM radio. As he relaxes his mind drifts back to his origin….
On a trip to the Vietnam combat zone, Tony Stark is critically injured by a booby-trap. Captured by enemy forces led by Wong-Chu, Tony, aided by captive scientist Prof. Yinsen, builds a pacemaker to keep himself alive supporting a suit of battle armor. Yinsen sacrifices himself to give Tony the time to fully charge the armor. He escapes and late returns to challenge Wong-Chu to a wrestling match in which the new Iron Man defeats him. The hero then broadcasts a call to Wong-Chu’s soldiers to surrender, then he blows up the enemy leader. Returning to America, the Iron Man armor is upgraded and improved many times as its wearer now reminds himself he is Iron Man!
Epilogue: Justin Hammer is delighted with the first two tests of his control over Shellhead’s armor and orders a third and final test….
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Wong-Chu.