Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #212 synopsis by
T Vernon
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Tony Stark and Rhodey are working in their lab when they hear a commotion and find Clytemnestra Erwin smashing lab equipment. She finds herself blaming science for her brother Morley's death and feels she needs to take time off from the company....
Elsewhere, David Fortunov, respected salesman, recalls his days as the brigand-for-hire Dominic Fortune (recently brought to mind by a couple of adventures with Spider-Man) and wants to find his former lover Sabbath Raven; the trail leads to Simon Steele, mystery villain. David's son Jerry can't believe all of this and threatens to have his father committed to an asylum. They are interrupted by a call from a detective hired by David to find Sabbath, asking David to come to Los Angeles (but the reader knows it's a trap). Jerry sees his father off but doesn't want to give up yet....
At the New York headquarters of Steele Industries, a new version of the Iron Monger hardware is being tested successfully by Simon Steele and his youthful associate Sabbath Raven, who plan to use it against Dominic Fortune....
A few days later, Jerry and Clytemnestra cross paths, each sharing their family woes. As they walk down a street, they see David escaping a band of gunmen by hanging on to the bottom of a helicopter. Fortune drops off atop a building where he is attacked by the Iron Monger, falling through the skylight into a large room hosting an electronics trade show. It turns out Tony and Rhodey are at the function and Cly and Jerry arrive at the same time. Fortune duels with the armored monster until Iron Man arrives to take on his new and improved foe. Fortune sacrifices himself to distract the Monger so Shellhead can defeat him. Jerry asks his dad for forgiveness which David grants realizing he did it all out of love. A doctor arrives and pronounces David dead....
Epilogue: Cly checks up on Jerry to find him wearing the Dominic Fortune guise and vowing to avenge his father's death....