Marvel Legends (UK) Vol 1 22

A cocoon of scabs grows around Tony Stark's body while the Extremis protocol slowly rewrites his DNA. During this period of convalescence, Tony begins having flashbacks of when he first became Iron Man.

He had been inspecting the field tests of his new cluster bomb mines in Afghanistan, when one malfunctioned sending a piece of shrapnel into his chest. Afghani terrorists captured him and locked him inside of a camp with another prisoner, Dr. Ho Yinsen. Stark and Yinsen managed to cobble together a chest plate, which would act as a magnetic field, preventing the shrapnel from moving any closer to his heart. Along with the chest plate, Tony created supplementary armaments and completed construction on what would be the first of many Iron Man armors. Iron Man rocketed his way out of the enemy camp blasting dozens of terrorists with his repulsor rays.

Tony awakens on the FuturePharm Complex lab table and emerges from the cocoon. The Extremis process has taken effect and Tony is now a cyborg. The Iron Man armor's undersheath is now super-compressed and stored in the hollows of his bones. Upon mental command, he can summon the sheath to grow around him from inside his body. With this, he can low jack himself into an electronic system including cell phones, computer systems and event remote satellites. On top of this, the Extremis process has completely retooled his genetic code, regrowing organs, healing old wounds and making him stronger than he has ever been in his entire life. Donning the remaining pieces of the Iron Man armor, Tony is now ready to take on Mallen.

Appearing in "Taking Charge part 2"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor (Vol. 2) #42

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Rock Trolls
- Skorgnarld (First appearance)
- Plokk (First appearance)
- Ulik
- Geirrodur
Dark Gods
- Perrikus
- Adva
- D'Chel
Desak

Other Characters:

Various Asgardians
- Kesk (Mentioned)
- Jargsa (First appearance)
- Meft (First appearance)
Mr. Ryan
FDNY (Cameo)
- Connors
- Travis

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Synopsis for "Taking Charge part 2"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor (Vol. 2) #42

Balder, Sif and Volstagg find Thor in a tavern, trying to drink away his pain. They tell him that he is the one to take the throne, and that Odin was supposed to marry off Volstagg's daughter today. Thor tells them that he is unfit, and believes that Odin is lost is some other realm waiting for Thor to find him. Back on Earth, Mr Ryan is riding along with Christine and Jake to find out why Jake keeps disappearing all the time. They respond to a fire call, and one of the firemen is trapped inside. Jake goes in to try and help him, but becomes trapped and can't change into Thor anymore. In the Kingdom of the Trolls, there is a feud going on between two Rock Trolls, when Thor intervenes, demanding to speak to Geirrodur. Ulik stands in his way, and when he begins to speak ill of Odin, Thor demolishes him with ease. The other Trolls notice how quickly Thor defeated him, noting the he's more powerful than ever before. Geirrodur arrives, and Thor tells him he wants to speak to Orikal. Geirrodur grants his request since he has lost his father, and Thor asks Orikal if there is any trace of his father anywhere. Orikal scans all plains of existence and finds no trace of Odin. Thor leaves with a warning from Orikal, to return to Earth quickly since a mortal close to him is close to death. After he leaves, Geirrodur asks Orikal about the future since Odin's death, and Orikal says that it will be worse than they can possibly believe. Thor returns to Earth in time to save Jake, and tells Christine to take care of the injured fireman, and that he will see to Jake. Thor flies him to a nearby rooftop, where Jake is fine, and they talk. They both find it strange, and yet enjoyable, almost like having a brother. Thor tells Jake that he is unfit for the throne, and Jake tells him that he wasn't testing him so much as preparing him, and that he passed every test Odin put him to. He is more fit than anyone else to take the throne. Thor decides that Jake is right, and tells Jake that he's going to take him to a wedding. On some unnamed planet, the Dark Gods are on the run from Desak, their numbers down to just a few, and Perrikus deciding that they must stand their ground. Meanwhile, back in Asgard, Thor and Jake arrive, and Thor announces that with the people's blessing and forgiveness for his recent actions, he will take the throne. And his first act as monarch, is to perform a wedding ceremony.

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Marvel Legends (UK) Vol 1 22

Appearing in "Twenty-First Century Blitz: Part Three of Four"

Synopsis for "Twenty-First Century Blitz: Part Three of Four"

Appearing in "Extremis (Part V of VI)"

Synopsis for "Extremis (Part V of VI)"

Appearing in "Taking Charge part 2"

Synopsis for "Taking Charge part 2"

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