Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #272 synopsis by
T Vernon
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Centuries ago a dragon-shaped spacecraft crash-landed in a remote section of China, destroying a village and cutting a tunnel into the side of a mountain. The captain and crew divested themselves of the powerful rings which controlled the ship and exited the cavern. A warrior immediately arrived and killed one of the crew and the captain ordered the rest to flee into the place that would soon be called the Valley of Dragons....
The Mandarin's mystical associate, Chen Hsu, calls out to Fin Fang Foom, who is about to kill Iron Man (James Rhodes)....
Meanwhile, Tony Stark has completed his examination by neurosurgeon Su Yin; she tells him she will have a diagnosis later and Tony takes the time to make romantic overtures to her. She tries to fend him off but agrees to meet him for dinner later; as she goes she ponders her assignment by the leaders to do everything possible to keep him and Iron Man in China. Returning home, she is greeted by her disabled husband....
In New York, Black Widow, Natasha Romanova, confronts the Russian Ambassador with a warning about the sleeper agent Oktober; he brushes her off and she leaves angry....
Back in China, Tony meets with Chinese leaders and there he learns for the first time of Iron Rhodey's losing battle with Fin Fang Foom. Shaken, Tony scolds them for not telling them why they wanted Iron Man and that he will be calling in one of the other Iron Men. Back in his room, Tony dons the encephalo-link and uses it to summon one of the armors back in California. The armor takes hold of a rocket booster and uses it to fly through the stratosphere to China. As the Mandarin gloats over the fallen Iron Man, he hears a sound and turns to see the real Iron Man flying into battle with Fin Fang Foom....
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Chen Hsu, Iron Man (
James Rhodes), Su Yin.