Clash of the Avengers
While nothing like the literary classic, "The Old Man and the Sea Prince!" was a delightful read. Between fighting villains like Spymaster, the love hate relationship with Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., and now his flight being destroyed while throwing back martinis, Tony Stark just can't cut a break! David Michelinie and Bob Layton do an excellent job humanizing the invincible Iron Man, adding more depth to his character by showing their readers how he deals with his stress by turning to man's age old crutch, alcohol. When he begins to overindulge, we start to see the early affects of alcoholism -- loss of inhibitions, impaired judgement, delayed reaction time... how will that play out in the life of a superhero? With appearances from old fan favorites like the savage Sub-Mariner, to guest apperances by fellow adventurer James Rhodes and love-interest Bethany Cabe, to the debut of an old crotchety Hiram Dobbs, Iron Man # 120 delivers an action-packed punch and leaves the readers with a cliffhanger!