Issue Description

After exposure to polluted water Namor collapses on Hirman Dobbs’s island and was nursed back to health forging the friendship with the reclusive hermit. Hiram dislikes big city life and moved to a disserted island with his wife Mary Dobbs. Unfortunately, Mary dies soon after their home was complete.

Then we finally get back to the last scene from Iron Man 120 where Iron Man is starting to drown in the once after having his Armor breached by an un-named device of Justine Hammer. As Iron Man begins to drown Bethany Cabe and Jim Rhodes arrive in search of Tony. The Special Force opens fire on their helicopter and their craft crashes. Namor saves Iron Man from drowning and while Iron Man is recharging himself he gets to lean full of Hiram’s story (which takes place mostly off panel). Rhodey and Bethany confront the Special Force and learn that they are actually representative of Roxxon Oil led by Jonas Hale, seeking to control a deposit of vibranium on Dobbs’ Island. Iron Man and Namor then attack the Roxxon’s forces, who knowing they can’t beat Iron Man and Namor together, sets off explosives to destroy the island and its vibranium. Namor saves Hiram before the blast goes off, but Hiramis dejected to have lost all he loved. US Naval force arrive but they can find no evidence to prove Roxxon’s involvement.

Iron Man (1968)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

Iron Man Volume 1

Iron Man Vol. 1 is Iron Man's first ongoing solo series. The series was launched following the success of the Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense and continues from the one shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner which picks up the story arc from Tales of Suspense #99. Many of the classic story lines and characters that are part of comic history today originate from this volume. The series started in 1968 and lasted all the way to 1996. Continues in Iron Man Vol.2.

Created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, Iron Man's first appearance was in Tales of Suspense #39.

Collected EditionsEssential Iron Man Vol. 2 (#1-11)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 5 (#2-13)Essential Iron Man Vol. 3 (#12-38)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 (#14-25)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 7 (#26-38)Marvel Masterworks Vol. 8 (#39-53)Essential Iron Man Vol. 4 (#39-61)Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man Volume 9 (#54-67)Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude (#55)Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (#55)Essential Iron Man Vol. 5 (#62-75 & 77-87)Iron Man By Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. (#115-157)Demon in a Bottle (#120-128)Ant-Man: Scott Lang (#131-133 & 151)Doomquest (#149-150, #249-250)The Invincible Iron Man: The Enemy Within (#158-177)Iron Man Epic Collection: Duel of Iron (#178-195)Iron Monger (#193-200)Iron Man Epic Collection: Stark Wars (#215-232)Armor Wars Prologue (#215-224)Armor Wars (#225-232)Armor Wars II (#258-266)Iron Man Epic Collection: War Games (#258-277)Armored Vengeance (#258.1-258.4)Dragon Seed Saga (#270-275)War Machine (#281-291)Captain America Epic Collection: Man Without A Country (#326)

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