“... Don't tell me how long he's going to live -- because frankly it doesn't concern me.”
Appearing in "A Twist of Memory -- A Turn of Mind!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jasper Sitwell (Coma)
- Kevin O'Brien
Antagonists:
- White Dragon (First appearance)
- Shara-Lee (First appearance)
- Commander Kreol (First appearance)
- Davina (First appearance)
- T'Zin (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- New York City
- Long Island
- Manhattan
- East River
- Midtown Hospital (First appearance)
Items:
- Iron Man Armor MK IV
- Mjolnir
- Captain America's Shield
- Captain America's Uniform
- Transcriber (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- White Dragon's Submarine (First appearance)
Synopsis for "A Twist of Memory -- A Turn of Mind!"
Tony visits Jasper in the hospital but finds him still comatose. While driving back to the plant, Tony's car fills with gas and the White Dragon's agents spirit him away. The White Dragon was once part of a council that included the father of his love Shara-Lee, but he was judged a coward. He has Tony hooked up to his Transcriber to control his actions. Tony returns to the plant with no memory of his capture. However, the Iron Man armor diminishes the White Dragon's control. The White Dragon thinks Iron Man is coming after him and sends out his personal army. Iron Man is still groggy from the Transcriber and is easily beaten, but the Avengers and Falcon come to his rescue. Believing that his plot failed, the White Dragon self-destructs the device controlling Tony. The detonation strikes Iron Man while flying back to Stark Industries and he falls from the sky. Kevin finds him and brings him inside. Seeing that Iron Man fell when he sought to destroy Stark, the White Dragon realizes they are one and the same.
Solicit Synopsis
Notes
- As seen on page one, this story is Story # 581Z.
- Kevin O'Brien's last name is spelled "O'Brian" in this issue.
- The Falcon appears in his orginal green costume. He appears with the Avengers, but is not an offical member at this time.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Sock It to Shell-Head!". Letters are published from: Steve Orr, Reede Cooley, David Moore, Paul Harman, and Joe Lenius.