(Cover Date: February, 1970)

Summary: Iron Man takes Eddie March to the hospital after Eddie's fight with the Crimson Dynamo. Titanium Man breaks free of a crate underwater & is confronted by the police. Alex Niven (Nevsky) tells Janice Cord about the original Crimson Dynamo, his idol, & his desire to succeed him to get revenge on Tony Stark & Iron Man. Titanium Man breaks into the lab to take Alex back to the USSR, from which he fled. Iron Man follows Titanium Man's trail of destruction to Cord Labs. Titanium Man fires an high-voltage electric beam at Iron Man & Crimson Dynamo while they are fighting. Janice is caught in & killed by the beam. An angry Iron Man disables Titanium Man's armor, & they both fall into the water. Iron Man resurfaces, but the Titanium Man has disappeared. A weakened Crimson Dynamo vows vengeance on Iron Man for Janice's death.

Comments: This issue features the death of Tony's love interest, Janice Cord. more

(Cover Date: January, 1970)

Summary: Iron Man finds a new Crimson Dynamo frightening Janice Cord at Cord Industries. After a brief fight, the Crimson Dynamo runs away & is revealed to be Cord head scientist, Alex Niven. Tony decides to retire as Iron Man due to the strain it is putting on his synthetic heart tissue, which could prove fatal. Tony recruits Eddie March, a retired boxer, who is a big fan of Iron Man. Eddie, as Iron Man, is confronted by the Crimson Dynamo while checking out a smuggling operation. The Crimson Dynamo fights against Iron Man to prove he is superior. A doctor tells Tony that Eddie retired due to a blood clot in his brain. Tony flies toward the scene in his own suit of Iron Man armor. Refusing to be beaten, Eddie tries to rise after being battered to the ground by the Crimson Dynamo. more

Unfortunately, one of those issues that focus only on fighting

(Cover Date: December, 1969)

Summary: Lucifer gives discontented SI security guard, Charlie Gray, his ionic power to bring Tony Stark to him so that he can build a receiver that will allow him to escape the dimension that he is trapped within. After finding Charlie causing a disturbance, his wife crashes the gate at SI to warn Tony that Charlie is coming for him. IM fights Charlie after he crashes into Tony's lab. After knocking IM out to take him to Lucifer, Charlie's wife talks Charlie into quitting this life. Lucifer's power fades due to the fighting, & Charlie returns to normal, regretting what he's done. more

3 years for this story to continue... And a total change of a course. I dunno, it's still okay, but weird as hell...

Interesting beginning.

(Cover Date: November, 1969)

Summary: At Avengers Mansion, Cap announces to the reporters that Tony's heart operation was a success. Later, back at his lab, Tony is abducted by Madame Masque & taken to Midas. Midas threatens to kill Tony unless he signs over his wealth. Madame Masque releases Tony from his cell. Tony recognizes her as Whitney Frost when she takes off her mask. After being trapped in a laser beam cage by Midas, Tony dons his Iron Man armor from his attache case & escapes from it with Madame Masque. Tony fights against Midas, who uses the weaponry built into his mobile throne. Tony damages the throne, knocking Midas off. Midas is unable to move due to his great weight. As Tony & Madame Masque escape on a hydrofoil, there is an explosion on the island. While Tony is passed out, Madame Masque decides to leave him & dives into the water. more