Iron Man #144 [Direct]

(March 1981)

Sunfall (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Layton (credited) (plot); David Michelinie (credited) (plot, script)

Pencils

Bob Layton (credited) (finished art); John Romita Jr. (credited) (breakdowns)

Inks

Bob Layton (credited)

Colors

Bob Sharen (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Two days ago, several hundred inhabitants of the small midwestern hamlet of Allantown, Iowa,

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Bambi Arbogast; Sunturion (villain, death)

Reprints

• in The Invincible Iron Man (Federal, 1985 ? series) #1
• in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #148
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #147 (5 mars 1982)
• in The Many Armors of Iron Man (Marvel, 1992 series) (November 1992)
• in Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (February 2013), #1 (February 2013)

Apocalypse Then (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Layton (credited) (plot); David Michelinie (credited) (plot, script)

Pencils

Joe Brozowski (credited) (breakdowns); Bob Layton (credited) (finished art)

Inks

Bob Layton (credited)

Colors

Bob Sharen (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There comes a time in the life of everyone famous when he must face a gathering of his admirers and detractors.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jim Rhodes [Rhodey] (origin); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Professor Yinsen (origin); Wong-Chu (flashback)

Reprints

• in The Invincible Iron Man (Federal, 1985 ? series) #1
• in Die Spinne (Condor, 1980 series) #148
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #147 (5 mars 1982)
• in The Many Armors of Iron Man (Marvel, 1992 series) (November 1992)
• in Iron Man: Requiem (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (January 2010)
which is reprinted
• in Iron Man: The End (Marvel, 2010 series) (2010)
• in Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 (February 2013), #1 (February 2013)

Keywords

Vietnam

Indexer Notes

Flashback story telling how Rhodes met Tony Stark and came to be employed by him; takes place between Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 & 40

The Human Torch in "Blown About" (Table of Contents: 3)

Hostess Cup Cakes; Human Torch / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sal Buscema

Inks

Mike Esposito ?

Colors

?

Letters

Irv Watanabe

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay, everybody, hand over the furs,

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Blow Dryer

Synopsis

Blow Dryer attempts to use her Supersonic Hair Dryer to steal money and furs from socialites. The Human Torch uses Hostess Cup Cakes to defeat her.

Reprints

• from [Marvel Hostess Ads] (Marvel, 1975 series) #56 (March 1981)

Keywords

supersonic hair dryer