Appearing in "A Madness in Motown!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Marianne Rodgers ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Stark Industries (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Happy Hogan ⏵
- Roxanne Gilbert ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Firebrand (Gary Gilbert) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Mandarin (Referenced)
- Unicorn (Referenced)
- Milford Sanitarium Doctor (Unnamed)
- Simon Gilbert ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- DPD
- Taxi Driver (Unnamed)
- Zeus (Referenced)
- Lord (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States Of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York
- Connecticut
- Michigan (Main story and flashback)
- Detroit
- Bay City (Only in flashback)
- Stark Industries Munitions Plant (Only in flashback)
- United States Of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Heaven (Invoked)
Items:
- Iron Man Armor MK IV (Main story and flashback)
- Firebrand Battlesuit (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "A Madness in Motown!"
Tony receives a call from Milford Sanitarium, informing him of Marianne's mental status. Tony is dejected and blames himself. Happy visits Pepper at the office and they argue over her going to work for Tony again, but Pepper is determined. Tony and Pepper go to Detroit on business, but when they visit Roxanne Gilbert about the stocks she inherited from her father, Firebrand attacks their taxicab. Firebrand takes the cab driver and Pepper hostage and instructs Tony to bring Iron Man to Simon Gilbert's grave. Iron Man arrives for the fight, but during the clash Roxanne tries to stop her brother and steps in front of his blasts. Firebrand is startled and Iron Man knocks him down then quickly takes Roxanne away to a hospital.
Notes
- This issue contains a letters page, "Sock It To Shell-Head". Letters are published from: Rick Keefe, R.W. Freeman, and T. Rex Reeder.