Marvel Ironman

"One of the best Marvel IronMan story lines was the "Demon in a Bottle" story. It tells the story of Tony Stark slowly descending into the oblivion that comes from drinking excessively and at all hours of the day. Here is a brief run down of the plot:

Tony Stark is on board an aircraft when a military tank comes flying out at the plane and hits them, sending them hurtling into oblivion. Stark whips out the Iron Man suit (which he conveniently carries in a suitcase) and saves the day, bringing the tank and the plane down to a nearby military base. The people at the base tell Iron Man that Namor had thrown the tank because he was trying to defend the people of a small island from being evacuated. It turns out that the island has been used as a toxic waste dump and Iron Man confronts and fights Namor, before he finds out that the soldiers in question actually belong to the Roxxon Oil Corporation, which has secretly been using the island as a mine for valuable mineral vibranium. Iron Man teams up with his nemesis to defeat the soldiers; however, before they are able to finish the job, the soldiers manage to set off a series of explosives which destroy the island.

On the way home, Iron Man's suit malfunctions and he starts to fly through the air uncontrollably, eventually crash landing. He finally makes his way home, inspects the suit and finds nothing wrong. Later, while foiling a robbery attempt at a casino, his suit malfunctions again and he accidentally kills an ambassador. During this time, Stark's drinking increases significantly.

Furthering Stark's problems, the Avengers ask him to step down as the leader of the team, at least for the time being since he cannot seem to control his suit. He is eventually imprisoned and escapes, but the experience leaves him a broken man.

The Marvel IronMan story continues when he arrives home and begins binge drinking and lashing out at his butler, Edwin Jarvis. The next day, Jarvis resigns and Stark is left alone with the bottle.

Continuing to drink to forget his problems, Stark is a wreck. His friend Beth confronts him and warns him of the dangers of drinking and how her husband had gotten hooked on drugs and actually separated from her and eventually died of an overdose. He agrees to let Beth help him and eventually gets back on his feet, first apologizing to his butler Jarvis and eventually to everyone else in his life as well.

The story was a powerful one because it put a super-hero into the light of every day life, that they are people too and they too can make mistakes. The Marvel IronMan story is important and should be read by teenagers everywhere who can get an idea of the danger of drugs and alcoholism."

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