(Cover Date: March, 1969)

Summary: With IM caught in his neutralizing rays, the Mandarin uses his power ray to remove IM's helmet. To his surprise, the face that is revealed is not that of Tony Stark. IM tells the Mandarin to turn on the TV. Stark is seen meeting with the media at his lodge. The Mandarin leaves IM in Mei-Ling's custody & teleports to the lodge find Stark. IM makes Mei-Ling angry about the Mandarin's lack of love. She slams a door while leaving, which causes a damaged lamp to fall in front of the neutralizing ray, freeing IM. Tony takes off his mask & flies to his lodge. He recalls the Stark LMD that he secretly built in Cord Labs. The Mandarin enters the lodge & strikes down the Stark LMD when it fails to obey him. IM shows up & gets into a fight with the Mandarin, ripping off his teleportation belt. The Mandarin's robot reserve teleports into the lodge, but IM easily destroys them. Worried about Tony, Janice runs into the lodge, & the Mandarin takes her as a hostage. The Mandarin takes her to his aircraft, which was piloted there by Mei-Ling. IM crashes into the craft. When the Mandarin is about to kill Janice, Mei-Ling steps in front of his power ray due to Janice's love for Tony. IM punches the Mandarin into the instrument panel, which causes the airship to go out of control. IM flies away with Janice as the airship crashes into a mountain. Back at the lodge, they see the Stark LMD being loaded into an ambulance to be taken to the hospital.

Comments: The scene on the cover of the prior issue actually takes place in this issue.
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