In Tales of Suspense #41, Tony goes up against Fake Dr. Strange. But beforehand...
... he tells his latest dame he can't possibly get married because - he thinks internally - his life as Iron Man is so terribly dangerous, and - oh yes - he has an injured heart that could give out any time. (You're going to discover very quickly that this is Early Tony's favorite excuse: "I can't possibly subject any woman to the pain of losing me! I'm constantly teetering on the brink of death!! Alas and alack!!!!!") (Extra exclamation points added for maximum Tales of Suspense melodrama.)
Of course, Tony's life as Iron Man probably wouldn't be nearly as dangerous if he weren't prone to doing stuff like this:
I mean, look at this. Just look at it. Fake Dr. Strange is all, "If you destroy me that way, you'll destroy yourself too!" And Tony's response? "Bold of you to assume I actually care about my own life." I swear to God, son.
And also? This is the issue in which Tony juggles cars to entertain orphans:
Yep. This is he, the Fave -- otherwise known as the softest S.O.B. in the 616.
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