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Iron Man #56Issue(s): Iron Man #56 Review/plot: It's basically Iron Man fighting a statue that gets possessed by a demon, Fangor, but a lot of the story focuses on a low level wizard called Rasputin (no relation to any other Rasputins you may be thinking of). ![]() And it's definitely played for goofs. ![]() Rasputin is responsible for the arrival of this demon. ![]() It has a cute ending, with a cameo by Dr. Strange. ![]() Man, Steve Gerber was really into occult stuff, huh? Some focus on Iron Man's technology, too. We start off with the roller skates. ![]() And there's mention of how Iron Man has now added a laser to his chestplate, after the events of last issue. ![]() During the fight with the demon, he uses his "unstable-freon mini-bomb". ![]() A goofy, light hearted story. A Gerber/Starlin collaboration is a nice little treat. Quality Rating: C Chronological Placement Considerations: This begins with Iron Man returning to the Avengers Mansion after his fight with the Blood Brothers in the desert. I have some personal complications around that thanks to a lot of books being collected in my Captain Marvel trade, so i'm placing it in the approximately right place (technically, Iron Man's appearance in CM #27-30 and his rematch with the Blood Brothers in Marvel Feature #12 takes place after this story). References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: N/A
CommentsGerber got fired off this book after Stan Lee took a look at it and got "horrified"(per Gerber). Posted by: Mark Drummond | March 24, 2013 5:16 PM Loved this! What a comic book is supposed to be! Nuff said! Posted by: Jack | July 6, 2013 9:26 AM Rasputin and his "Tavistick" is at least partly a parody of the Fawvcett/DC character Ibis, a wizard who used an "Ibistick" for various magical effects. Posted by: Omar Karindu | November 17, 2015 8:32 AM This take on Rasputin reminds me of Marty Feldman's "Igor" character in Young Frankenstein (pronounced "Eye-gor"). Posted by: Holt | January 28, 2018 6:45 PM Eye-gor and Froderick Frankonsteen. Posted by: jULES | July 14, 2018 2:03 PM Comments are now closed. |
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