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  • Iron Man Vol 1 121
Trivia
  • * The tagline to this issue is "The Prince and the Power!" * The title to this issue is taken from the phrase "A rose by any other name [is still a rose]". * As seen on page one, this issue is Story# LG 193. * This story is reprinted in the trade paperback Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle.
Letterer1
  • John Costanza
Inker1
  • Bob Layton
Recommended
  • * Iron Man (Volume 1) * Iron Man (Volume 2) * Iron Man (Volume 3) * Iron Man (Volume 4)
Inker1
  • Bob Layton
Editor-in-Chief
  • Jim Shooter
Writer1
  • David Michelinie
Penciler1
  • John Romita Jr.
Colourist1
  • Carl Gafford
Writer1
  • David Michelinie
StoryTitle
  • A Ruse By Any Other Name
Editor1
  • Roger Stern
Penciler1
  • John Romita Jr.
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * * * Adversaries: * ** Other Characters: * * Mary Dobbs Locations: * * Items: * * Vehicles: * Various battleships
Letterer1
  • John Costanza
Colourist1
  • Carl Gafford
Editor1
  • Roger Stern
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CoverArtist
  • Bob Layton
Country
  • USA
Speaker
  • [[W:C:marvel:Namor McKenzie
Links
  • * Iron Man #121 - Comic Book Database * Iron Man (Volume 1) series index at the Grand Comics Database Project
Month
  • 4(xsd:integer)
Synopsis
  • Tony Stark's Iron Man armor malfunctions and he begins drowning beneath the waves of the South Atlantic. The Sub-Mariner, who had been fighting Iron Man only moments before, brings him ashore and places him inside the cottage of islander Hiram Dodds. Meanwhile, Jim Rhodes and Bethany Cabe approach the island via helicopter. Military ships surrounding the island warn them to turn back, but Rhodey presses forward. The soldiers open fire and Rhodey takes a bullet to the shoulder. The Helicopter crashes into the sea, and the soldiers bring Rhodey and Bethany on board one of their ships. At Hiram's cottage, Iron Man recharges his armor on a car battery while he explains to Namor and Hiram Dodds about the dangers they face if they remain on the island. He notes that the U.S. military has maintained a base here for several years and has been using the island as a dumping ground for toxic chemicals. Hiram responds and tells Iron Man that the military has never set foot on the island until that very morning. Realizing that they have both been duped, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner agree to cease hostilities until they can get to the bottom of this mystery. Meanwhile, Rhodes and Cabe are brought before Jonas Hale, the ringleader of this operation. He reveals that he works for the Roxxon Oil Company, the true presence behind this island's occupation. Hale knows that the island is rich in Vibranium, so he fabricated a military presence in order to scare off competitors. As this is the only known Vibranium deposit outside the sovereign nation of Wakanda, anyone who claims the rights to it, will hold a major stake in the global economy. Iron Man and Sub-Mariner, now realizing that this is not the true United States military, attack the battleship. The soldiers open fire against them, but the heroes easily deflect the attacks. Jonas Hale refuses to surrender. He decides that if Roxxon cannot stake a claim on the Vibranium, then nobody should. He sets off a series of timed explosions which threaten to destroy the entire island. Iron Man pulls all of the battleships away to safety, while the Sub-Mariner grabs Hiram Dodds. The explosives detonate and the island, and all its Vibranium, are destroyed.
Notes
  • * The [[W:C:marvel:Namor McKenzie
quotation
  • You may have joined your fellow surface-men in attacking Hiram Dobbs, Iron Man, but you've e'er been a noble foe in the past. And you deserve a noble death!
Publisher
  • Marvel Comics
Year
  • 1979(xsd:integer)
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