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(Sept. 2005) -No title- Cover art:
Andy Kubert & Richard Isanove. Script: Orson Scott Card. Art:
Andy Kubert/Danny Miki.
Zebediah Stane's
"Lid" does not work on the mutant Tony Stark, and Howard and a team of
operatives bust in on Zeb's operation to finally incarcerate the corrupt
business magnate. Zeb's "wife" (Howard's ex) Loni is leaving him now that he's
in jail, and we get our first glance at
Obadiah
-- the child they had together. (Looks like I was erroneous when I thought Zeb
was the Ultimate version of Obadiah in my review of ish #1.) Howard soon
develops a new color for Tony's bio-armor -- flesh color. Now he can go to
school! It's here that we meet young
Jim Rhodes,
also a student at the prestigious Bretonne Academy. Rhodes is harassed by a trio
of student racist thugs, and Tony offers his unique sort of "aid." It doesn't
exactly endear Rhodes to Stark, but it does spark the beginnings of a
friendship. The thugs pop up at issue's end to once again beat up Rhodes -- and
Stark. But this time, they catch the duo in the middle of Stark testing his
first armored suit prototype on Jimbo. WHOOPS!
Hube's Recommendation: 
repulsors!
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