"Enter: the invincible Iron Man" - July 1980
Writer: David Anthony Kraft
Penciler: Mike Vosburg
Inker: Chic Stone
Cover: Bob Layton!!!!
Story:
Iron Man is visiting Los Angeles, but he's not on vacation, he's investigating the mysterious death of one of his employees. It's when he goes to question the local authorities about the murder that he learns that district attorney Jennifer Walters has been doing her own investigating. Her case incriminates Stark International and she delivers a subpoena for Tony Stark to appear in court. Before the story is through, Iron Man will have battled the She-Hulk (that he meets here for the very first time) and Stark will have faced Walters (the She-Hulk's alter-ego) in court. In the end, two heroes will learn to work together in order that true justice be done. Not too bad for a day's work.
What's cool:
All in all, this is a cool comic. It has a certain "historic" feel to it, since these are the early days of the She-Hulk's existence and depicts the very first meeting between the two heroes. The fight between the two characters is pretty cool, although it doesn't last very long. I enjoyed the whole investigation as well… And the ending in this comic is particularly well done, very touching. But the coolest thing about this book is definitely the cover… it was done by none other than the one and only Bob Layton! Now what else could you ask for? You want fries with that? ;-)
What's baaad:
Well, the only part I found a bit silly was when the She-Hulk slams her fists into the ground to create a tidal wave and separate the waters of a harbour, and as she searches for evidence, Iron Man uses his "particle emission system" to hold the waters back. That's just a bit silly… but hey, this is a comic from 1980! As corny as it was, it did make me smile.
Quote:
In the end, Walters says: "I think I understand Mr. Stark (…) we all have our own private burdens to bear, but it takes something special to help make things easier for someone else when we don't have to. It's called compassion."
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