Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #123 synopsis by
T Vernon
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Iron Man is flying high over Manhattan when his right boot jet goes out of control spinning him crazily about in the sky. He crashes down in a backyard and finds nothing wrong with his jet. He heads back to his corporate headquarters where he changes into Tony Stark and checks out his armor in detail, putting it through various tests. He finds nothing is wrong….
Upstairs in Tony’s office, Bethany Cabe is upset that Mrs. Arbogast does not seem to be concerned for her boss’ safety after the ship sinking (issue #120). Tony then walks in and Bethany berates him for his lack of concern for Rhodey and his staff. Irritated, Tony drags Bethany into his office where he takes a few drinks to settle down; Bethany reveals that she heads a security firm and she doesn’t think Iron Man is doing a very good job as bodyguard. Tony asks her out to dinner….
They relax at an Atlantic City hotel where she notices that Tony is drinking a bit too much. They head to the casino for some recreation. Unfortunately, a trio of villains shows up with robbery in mind. Blizzard puts the guards on ice while Melter blasts the safe, making it easy for Whiplash to crack it open. Seeing this Tony slips off to don his armor and take action against the bad guys. After a wild melee, Melter and Blizzard hit Iron Man with their ray weapons as Whiplash prepares to crack him open just as he did the safe….