iFanboy Mini - Episode #43 - Tony Stark Shot! Iron Man #243
Here's one Iron Man issue Josh remembers from way back in 1989.
Did you remember that Tony Stark got shot and paralyzed by a crazy, jealous girlfriend? This was one of the issues that made a young Josh really impressed with what can happen in superhero comics, when the threats aren't what you'd expect. There's no fighting in this one, just a lot of thought balloons. Does it hold up?
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Comments
Man, I would've totally read that when it came out, if it wasn't for the whole being "one-year-old" thing.
Posted by Ben0Bugenig on 05/14/08 at 03:48 PM
Classic, total flash back for me. I loved Iron man back then.
but dude, not Art by Bob Layton, pencils by Bob, inks by Barry Windsor-Smith. Barry made that book sing, those panels with Tigra would not have been half as hot without his sence of line and waight. Bob is ok but kind of dry without him i think.
Posted by Salgood on 05/14/08 at 04:13 PM
Revise; looking at the art I'd say it's even more like finishes by Barry Windsor-Smith, he clearly redrew a lot of it, the awkwardness in a lot of it comes from where he's trying to incorporate bob's stiffer layout and posing into his fished art. But Barry totally took that one over.
Posted by Salgood on 05/14/08 at 04:32 PM
Yeah, this happened less than a year after Armor Wars. Michelinie and Layton were awesome on Iron Man.
Posted by Tork on 05/14/08 at 04:42 PM
This was one of the first books I ever bought, that and the Iron Man annual of Atlantis Attacks. I remember this fondly, can't wait till I watch.
Posted by piscespaul on 05/14/08 at 11:28 AM