(April, 2001) "Remote
Control, part 3: Starks and Stones." Cover
art: Stuart Innomen. Script:
Frank Tieri. Art: Alitha Martinez, Paul Ryan/Mark Pennington, Rodney
Ramos. Once again, the opening of the ish
shows Stark under attack by hired thugs, only this time he makes it to his IM
armorto give them a proper response! (Although
we have to wait until next issue to find out how he made it to the
armor!) Then we're treated to a fairly comprehensive retrospective from vol.
1 #124 to the present, which is cool for newer fans...and even for us older
ones, natch! Captain America
vouches for Stark on a talk show hosted by a bad Barbara Walters clone! Finally,
we pick up where we left off last issue -- IM
in danger of being melted by the Radioactive
Man's self-destruct. On his third try, Shellhead's
new teleporter works, and he is successfully shunted away from RM's
threat. Later, the hated Trevor Donohue
reveals that it is not he behind the horrible press Stark has been
getting, but Ty Stone!
Most readers probably already figured this out, however, and are wondering why
Tony was so stupid. Stark then confronts Stone, who reveals all his dastardly
machinations, and then zaps Tony in the back of the neck with some paralytic
device! Paul Ryan easily proves Martinez's artistic superior while Tieri
improves more. Continuity Gaffes: When Ryan picks up art
duties on pg. 12, he forgot to draw a melted IM
faceplate! Also, the Stark/IM
retrospective has Tony in the Classic Red and
Gold armor during the Armor
Wars -- not the Silver
Centurion armor.
Hube's Recommendation: 
repulsors!
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