Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #97 synopsis by
T Vernon
Rating:
Iron Man, seriously injured in his fight with Ultimo, is flown back to Stark International by Jasper Sitwell. There they learn that Michael O’Brien is inside, wearing the Guardsman armor and holding Krissy Longfellow hostage. As he heads into the plant, Shellhead is attacked by his vengeance-crazed foe and overwhelmed. Iron Man manages to punch the Guardsman though a window, then, his power rapidly draining, he drags himself into the secret lab and hooks his chest plate up to the recharger….
In Washington, Senator Hawk is furious that Tony Stark never showed up for their meeting, while we discover that the Senator’s aide Jonathan Rich is carrying Tony’s briefcase….
Meanwhile, Michael O’Brien rehearses a biased account of his brother’s death at the hands of Iron Man (issues #43-46) for Krissy’s benefit; after he heads back to the fray, she quickly frees herself from her bonds….
The hastily repaired Iron Man confronts his armor-clad foe in front of the building once more. This time Shellhead does not pull his punches out of respect for Kevin O’Brien; during the battle Michael becomes more and more frantic and confused and realizing he is planning to commit murder he collapses in a heap, out cold. Iron Man insists on taking charge of his fallen enemy to cure him instead of turning him over to the police….
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Madame Masque (
Krissy Longfellow), Senator Hawk.
Enemies
Michael O'Brien.