Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #182 synopsis by
T Vernon
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As a major blizzard batters Manhattan, Tony searches desperately for the missing Gretl; he pawns his overcoat and passes up a chance at shelter to purchase an expensive bottle of wine to celebrate the “end of living.” Sinking deeper into sorrow and self-pity, he wanders through the mounting snow, awaiting his end. Now Gretl finds him and tells him her baby is coming. He tries to get her somewhere safe but the snow is too much and they seek shelter in a doorway. Tony delivers the baby, a boy, and Gretl dies; Tony wraps the baby in his suit coat and it is in this position that police officers discover them later and rush them to the hospital. The baby is healthy and Tony has a fifty-fifty chance....
Suddenly in Central Park, all of the missing superheroes emerge from the alien structure and heads their separate ways. Iron Man (Rhodey) want to test his new additions. He fires at a hillside and the blast is greater than he was thinking. Returning home, he meets with Morley Erwin who tells him Tony is in the hospital. Rhodey wonders if any part of Tony' malady was his fault but Tony awakens and tells how keeping Gretl's baby safe made him realize that his own life was precious; now he admits he needs help....
Epilogue: A week later Tony Stark is released from the hospital, ready to reclaim his life....