Synopsis
Iron Man: The Inevitable #1 synopsis by
Rob Johnson
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A new Spymaster contemplates destroying Tony Stark's fiction that the current Iron Man isn't him.
On the way to a charity gala Stark stops off to buy an advanced laser-guided weapon on the black market.
His secretary Mrs Rennie accompanies him to the gala. They meet Sinclair and Greta Abbott who founded the charity.
Tony is called away. The black marketeers have been traced to their base via a chemical he transferred to them with a handshake during the deal. Iron Man invades their base and trashes a tank equipped with large pincers. Then he calls in SHIELD to take them away.
It turns out Stark made a deal with SHIELD to keep the laser system. (And a SHIELD agent's whispered comment indicates that Iron Man's identity isn't as secret as he thinks).
Later Tony meets with Dr Maggie Dillon, psychiatrist to supervillains. He believes that the consciousness of the Living Laser is trapped inside the laser system, and he wants her to communicate with him. (Dr Dillon also doesn't seem to believe Stark really isn't Iron Man.)
Back at the Abbott mansion it turns out Sinclair Abbott is Spymaster, and he and his wife have larcenous plans. An invader into the mansion reveals himself as IM's old foe the Ghost, come at Spymaster's request.
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Maggie Dillon, Mrs. Rennie.
EnemiesPlus: Greta Abbott, Spymaster (
Sinclair Abbot).