What Is The Storyline For Demon In A Bottle?

Issue #120 begins with Stark drowning his sorrows in booze while on a commercial flight. His reverie is suddenly interrupted by a military tank that crashes through the plane. Tony quickly dons his armour and saves the passengers and crew.

The tank was part of a military operation on a remote island with only one occupant, the hermit-like Hiram Dobbs. Dobbs is defended by Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner because the old man rescued him after being washed ashore on the island.

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Meanwhile, Stark’s employees hear the news about his plane going down. Pilot James Rhodes and security consultant Bethany Cabe fly to his rescue. The pair are soon subdued by the supposed military group, which is actually an operation by Roxxon Oil. The company reps are there to mine precious vibranium from the island.

Justin Hammer Vs Iron Man

This is also the first time that we see rival Justin Hammer. Hammer’s men have devised a hypersonic scan to tamper with the programming of Iron Man’s armour.

Their first incident causes Iron Man’s eye and mouth plates to open suddenly while underwater, forcing an almost certain doom until Namor rescues him during their battle.

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The two heroes soon realize who the real enemy is on the island, and retaliate against the Roxxon forces. They are able to get Rhodes, Cabe and Dobbs to safety before the conglomerate obliterates the island.
Following a re-telling of Iron Man’s origin in issue #122, we see Hammer’s next sabotage attempt in issue #123. Tony’s boot jets start to malfunction as he is flying back home.

Stark survives the crash but is baffled by what happened. He’s unable to find anything wrong with his armour after exhaustive tests.

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Tony re-emerges as himself in the office, much to the relief and anguish of his employees. Cabe calls him out on his behaviour in his private office and later that evening over dinner and drinks at a casino in Atlantic City. The quiet evening is soon interrupted by an attempted robbery of the building by Iron Man’s old foes Whiplash, the Melter and Blizzard.

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Stark dons his armour once more and is able to defeat the villains, with some timely assistance from Cabe. The next day, we see Tony signing paperwork to guarantee Iron Man’s presence at a ceremony at the United Nations honouring the visiting Carnelian ambassador.
Cabe has been assigned to be the ambassador’s bodyguard. We also see Hammer planning his next evil scheme!

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