Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #231 synopsis by
T Vernon
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As the news media reports that Iron Man is dead, killed by Firepower, the seriously injured Tony Stark decides what to do next. Reveal: The Iron Man armor was empty, holding only a blood supply to make Shellhead's death look convincing. And now Tony is considering leaving Iron Man dead....
Out in Arizona, the time has come for Edwin Cord to turn the Firepower armor over to the US military—but he refuses, threatening to blackmail the brass with the revelation that Firepower was created to suppress civilian protest. Cord then uses the intimidating monster to scare executives and corporations into refusing to do business with Stark Enterprises, moving on to actual sabotage to exact revenge from Tony. Firepower then confronts Tony to tell him exactly what is going on. Tony goes home...
...and creates an all-new suit of armor, this time with a built-in security device. With all the trouble the last armor caused, Tony determines that after Firepower is dealt with, he will destroy this new armor....
As a new Stark branch opens up, Firepower arrives to take it down—and the new Iron Man is waiting for him. As the bad guy attacks, Iron Man reveals all the new weapons and defenses he possesses, sending Firepower crashing into the ground. Firepower attempts to fire the big missile again but damage has wedged the missile tight in his armor. With his new capabilities, Shellhead can uncover the missile's cancellation code and stop the blast that threatened the crowd. Iron Man then reveals that he could have removed Jim Taggert from the armor at any time...
Returning home, Tony continues to brood over the armor, deciding that his responsibility to fight evil demands he keep the new armor. Tony then lies down for a good night's sleep....
CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Firepower (
Edwin Cord).