"THE ALL-IRON MAN ISSUE OF MSH " - Spring 1993
First Story : Jim Owsley
Pencils : Greg Laroque
Inks : Vince Colletta
Second Story : Kurt Busiek
Pencils : James Fry III
Inks : Jim Sanders III
Story:
Two Iron Man stories in an 80-page long comic celebrating 30 years of Iron Man! Got your attention? Good!
Two Iron Man stories in an 80-page long comic celebrating 30 years of Iron Man! Got your attention? Good!
The first story takes place some time prior to Iron Man #167. Stark is late for a test flight! As he roller-skates in front of Mrs. Arbogast's desk, Iron Man gets told off big time (man, I miss that woman). The test flight then gets under way but while they're flying over the Atlantic, Stark's test pilot reveals he's a spy and ejects Tony out of the plane. Two armored men retrieve the industrialist only to brutally deliver him on an uncharted little island where he is met by the man behind the theft, his long time nemesis… Justin Hammer! Hammer plans to steal the plane and leave our hero stranded on the island. What he doesn't know is that Stark had foreseen all of this. While the plane begins its self-destruct sequence, Rhodey delivers the armor to his owner. What Stark hadn't planned on though, is that the volcano on the island would erupt, threatening the inhabitants. Before going after Hammer, Iron Man must battle this powerful force of nature.
The second story (written by none other than Kurt Busiek) takes us back to the days of the Silver Centurion armor (YESSSSS!), shortly prior to Iron Man #215. The story begins with Iron Man fishing a car out of a river in Greece. Turns out that the driver is a P.I. with whom Rhodey served in Nam and whom had been hired by Circuit Maximus weeks before to investigate the heist of several gold shipments. Now, with Iron Man on the job, it won't take long to discover that the man behind the thefts is none other than one of his oldest enemies, Midas! But he is not as you remember him…
What's cool:
This is a must have, guys. Let's face it, it's not every day you get TWO untold tales of Iron Man's past, in which he fights two of his most merciless rivals, Justin Hammer and Midas! The stories make sense and fit perfectly well in IM continuity. The Busiek story illustrates how well the man knows his IM history. And I don't know about you guys, but for me it was GREATER THAN GREAT to see the Silver Centurion armor (my all-time favourite) back in action! Also, this story may turn out to be very important, especially after the recent appearance in the pages of Marvel Boy #1 of a mysterious man wearing a golden IM armor and who owns a company called the "Midas Foundation". Is Midas back? On top of these two great stories, you get four awesome IM pinups by Kev Hopgood, Bruce Patterson, Gene Colan and Don Heck. As if all those goodies weren't enough, you also get an AWESOME cover featuring many of IM's past armors. Cool stuff indeed!
What's baaad:
Nothing's bad about this one… the only thing that slightly disappointed me in the second story is that Midas doesn't use the word "sir" in every sentence like he used to… an oversight perhaps? Coming from Busiek, it seems surprising.
Quote:
What's cool:
This is a must have, guys. Let's face it, it's not every day you get TWO untold tales of Iron Man's past, in which he fights two of his most merciless rivals, Justin Hammer and Midas! The stories make sense and fit perfectly well in IM continuity. The Busiek story illustrates how well the man knows his IM history. And I don't know about you guys, but for me it was GREATER THAN GREAT to see the Silver Centurion armor (my all-time favourite) back in action! Also, this story may turn out to be very important, especially after the recent appearance in the pages of Marvel Boy #1 of a mysterious man wearing a golden IM armor and who owns a company called the "Midas Foundation". Is Midas back? On top of these two great stories, you get four awesome IM pinups by Kev Hopgood, Bruce Patterson, Gene Colan and Don Heck. As if all those goodies weren't enough, you also get an AWESOME cover featuring many of IM's past armors. Cool stuff indeed!
What's baaad:
Nothing's bad about this one… the only thing that slightly disappointed me in the second story is that Midas doesn't use the word "sir" in every sentence like he used to… an oversight perhaps? Coming from Busiek, it seems surprising.
Quote:
Midas boasts: "I believe I'll make a slight change in my plans, Iron Man. Rather than simply concentrating on cornering the world's gold supply - I'll allow myself the luxury of revenge."
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