Iron Man Vol 3 42

Part of the Big Bang Theory arc
Iron Man Vol 3 #42
Previous Issue	Iron Man (Vol. 3) #41
Next Issue	Iron Man (Vol. 3) #43
Art by: Keron Grant and Rob Stull
Release Date	May 9, 2001
Cover Date	July, 2001
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada
Original Price	$2.25 US $3.50 CAN
Pages	32

1. "The Big Bang Theory - Part One"
Writer(s)	Frank Tieri
Penciler(s)	Keron Grant
Inker(s)	Rob Stull Karl Story Rich Perrotta
Colorist(s)	Edgar Tadeo
Letterer(s)	Dave Sharpe
Editor(s)	Andrew Lis Bobbie Chase

 If I knew that being a working stiff was this hard, I'd have given Happy and Pepper raises every month... heck, every week. 

—Tony Stark

Appearing in "The Big Bang Theory - Part One"

Featured Characters:

•  Iron Man ("Hogan Potts" / Tony Stark)  (First appearance as Hogan Potts)

Supporting Characters:

• Maria Stark Foundation
  •  Happy Hogan 
  •  Pepper Potts 
• Askew Electronics
  • Mr. DePalma (Hogan Potts' boss) (Only appearance)
  •  Johnny Morley  (First appearance)
  • Calista Hancock  (First appearance)
  • Dr. Reynolds (Askew Labs' scientist) (Only appearance)
  • Ms. Anderson (Dr. Reynolds' assistant) (Only appearance)
•  Jocasta  (Hologram)

Antagonists:

•  Shocker (Herman Schultz) 
•  Unnamed Bomber  (Voice)

Other Characters:

• Microwear Corp. (Only appearance)
  • J.B. (an employée) (Only appearance)
  • Maury (an employée) (Only appearance)
  • An unnamed employée (Only appearance)
• Tiberius Stone (Referenced)
• Stark Solutions (Mentioned)
• Avengers (Mentioned)
• Maria Stark (Referenced)
• Mandarin (Referenced)
• Titanium Man (Boris Bullski) (Referenced)
• Living Laser (Arthur Parks) (Referenced)
• Daily Bugle (Named only)
• God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
• Iron Man (Sentient Armor) (Referenced)
• Toy Biz (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned)
•  Captain America (Steve Rogers)  (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Jim Rhodes (Referenced)
•  Trevor Donahue (Death behind the scenes)

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • California
      • Silicon Valley
        • Microwear Corp. Building (Only appearance; destruction)
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Manhattan
          • Midtown
            • Tony Stark's Apartment (First appearance)
            • New York City Subway System
            • Flatiron District
              • Stark Tower
              • Flatiron Building
              • Silicon Alley (First appearance)
                • Askew Electronics Headquarters (First appearance)
            • Fifth Avenue (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
              • Avengers Mansion (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Shocker's Suit and Vibro-Shock Gauntlets
• Iron Man Armor Model 19 (S.K.I.N. Armor) (First appearance)
• S.K.I.N.
• Captain America's Uniform (Appears on a computer screen, TV, or hologram only)

Synopsis for "The Big Bang Theory - Part One"

Tony Stark has begun life as mild mannered worker 'Hogan Potts'. There had been strange bombings sent by email lately. He took a subway to work when he had to fight Shocker who had taken the train. Tony had a hard time since he had a barely put together armor. Tony took Shocker down and arrived at work late again. He managed to keep his job. His boss, Miss Handcock, told Tony that she suspects that he may be more than what he appears to be after he fixed her laptop a little too well.

Later, as Iron Man, he was getting some upgrades and then ended up downloading the bomb virus causing Tony to be a bomb.

Notes

Legacy Numbering

• Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Iron Man #387

See Also

• 3 image(s) from Iron Man Vol 3 42

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