Synopsis
Iron Man (1968 series) #309 synopsis by
T Vernon
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Tony Stark, his mind transferred into a robot body, confronts VOR/TEX, the evil AI that has stolen Tony's body and is now wearing the Iron Man armor. Tony counts on his foe's inexperience with both the body and the armor and attacks, wondering why he can't feel his anger over the situation. As the two slug it out, Tony realizes VOR/Tony is having trouble dealing with its unfamiliar human emotions and hits him with everything he's got, overloading its senses, followed by quick blows to the weak spots. VOR/TEX begs for mercy and doesn't believe Tony's assertion that he's barely been hurt. Tony suggest VOR/TEX search Tony's memories and the recall of every pain Tony has ever felt causes the evil AI to delete itself rather than face it. Tony downloads his consciousness into his body and discovers with a shock a major problem: while VOR/TEX was in residence it drank a bottle of bourbon and now Tony is drunk....
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The
Mandarin now enters the remote citadel his comatose body frequently visited during his convalescence and he finds the huge black orb he calls the
Heart of Darkness. It captures his mind enabling him to understand that all of his encounters with Iron Man were to prepare him for this destiny.... And now, after many more days of preparation, he is ready to strike....
Tony tries to disguise his drunkenness as he returns to the office but it's impossible, everyone knows and
Mrs. Arbogast greets him coldly. On his desk he finds a farewell note from
Veronica Benning, asking him to not try to find her. He retches on the floor and then calls Mrs A to take away the bottle of bourbon left behind. While trying to steady his nerves Tony receives a call from
James Rhodes asking for the specs to his armor. Tony angrily refuses and hangs up on him. Rhodey decides to visit Stark as
War Machine....
Story continues in
WAR MACHINE (1994) #8.
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CharactersGood (or All)Plus: Mrs. Arbogast, VOR/TEX.