Iron Man Vol 3 29

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Published	Released
June, 2000	April 12, 2000
Issue Details
	Pages 32 Original Price $2.25 US; $3.50 CAN
"The Mask in the Iron Man - Part Four: My Bodyguard"
	Writer Joe Quesada; Penciler Alitha Martinez; Inker Rob Hunter; Colorist Steve Oliff; Letterer Richard Starkings; Troy Peteri; Editor Bobbie Chase; Brian Smith;

Appearing in "The Mask in the Iron Man - Part Four: My Bodyguard"

Featured Characters:

Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Rumiko Fujikawa (Only in flashback)
Stark Solutions (Only in flashback)
- Happy Hogan (Only in flashback)
- Pepper Potts (Only in flashback)
Jocasta (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

Iron Man (Sentient Armor) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

James Rhodes (Photo)
Maria Stark (Mentioned)
S.P.D. (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Bruce Wayne (Mentioned) (Only in flashback) (Topical reference)
Avengers (Mentioned)
Donahue Development (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Trevor Donahue (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Howard Stark (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Socrates (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
God (Yahweh) (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) (Corpse behind the scenes in flashback)
Michael Scarlotti (Only in flashback)
Trudi Scarlotti (Only in flashback)
Edwin Jarvis (Only in flashback)
Ultron (Behind the scenes in main story and flashback)

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and flashback)
Robots (Behind the scenes) (Main story and flashback)

Locations:

Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
  - Washington (Main story and flashback)
    - Seattle (Main story and flashback)
      - Lake Washington (Main story and flashback)
        Evergreen Island (Main story and flashback)
        Smart House (Main story and flashback)
  - California (Only in flashback)
    - San Francisco (Only in flashback)
      - Donhoue Development Headquarters (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  - New York (Only in flashback)
    - New York City (Only in flashback)
      - Manhattan (Only in flashback)
        Midtown (Only in flashback)
        Fifth Avenue (Only in flashback)
        Stark Mansion (Only in flashback)
- Pacific Ocean
  - Bikini Atoll
    - Santa Carbonell (First appearance) (Unnamed)

Items:

Iron Man Armor
- Iron Man Armor Model 16 (Main story and flashback)
- Safe Armor (Main story and flashback)

Synopsis for "The Mask in the Iron Man - Part Four: My Bodyguard"

The armor doesn't take kindly to this and rips Stark out of it. It scoops Stark up and takes him to a remote island, giving him a choice: give himself to it entirely, or be left there to die.

Solicit Synopsis

As the world learned in January, Tony Stark now has to defend himself against his greatest invention - the Iron Man armor itself!

Who or what is controlling the single most deadliest weapon? And does Stark stand a chance against his own secret identity - or will this be the case of the creation surpassing the creator?

Notes

Chronology Notes

A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Iron Man (Tony Stark)

Pag. 4-9
Flashback at Pag. 10-18 takes place between New Warriors (Vol. 2) #9 and this Issue's present day story.
Pag. 16, Panel 3

Ultron

Pag. 4-9 (Behind the scenes)
Flashback at Pag. 10-18 takes place between New Warriors (Vol. 2) #9 and this Issue's present day story. (Behind the scenes)

Legacy Numbering

Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Iron Man #374