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(Sept. 2003) Script:
Chuck Austen. Art: Christian Moore.
Say wha-a-a-a-t?? Where's the big battle between Stark and Co. and the USWM
team? Who the heck are those other, evil
War Machines? Make
sure you read the "Last Issue" synopsis on the first page to learn
things...things that didn't even happen last issue!! Evidently, Fury
talked Stark and his cohorts into teaming up with him to find the missing nuke
in London. When they all get there, they're greeted by a team of WMs
-- designed by Doctor Doom!
IM, Rhodes and the
other good guys get the best of the bad WMs,
and after finding out the location of the nuke, Shellhead
and Rhodey jet off for it. Meanwhile, Doc Doom
is about to "off" Capt. America,
but check it -- Hawkeye
puts an arrow right through the Doc's armored helmet and aces him! Stark then
finds the nuke, but while disabling it, a Doom
failsafe device tears open the IM
suit's chestplate, putting Tony in a coma! The issue -- and series
-- ends with Rhodes putting the comatose Stark into the Darkhawk
virtual reality program!
Obviously,
something in the creative process went awry with this series. After a very good
start in ish #1 and 2, you need a G.I. Joe Decoder Ring to figure out what's
going on! That, and the way-too obvious rush to end the whole shebang are
telling. Extremely disappointing.
Hube's Recommendation: 
USWM patches!
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