Iron Man, Meet Bill Mantlo! Iron Man #78, you’re killing me! My schtick is writing reviews that are meant to be an engaging mashup of fun along with some background info. It’s all tongue-in-cheek when I dish out some less than sterling comments on the stories and art. And the three people who follow this post - two of whom owe me money! - seemed to enjoy all of it. But then you come along. An entire issue devoted to the flipping Viet Nam War. Years of nightmarish conflict

Please Don't Hate Me, But... I did not like this issue. Not because I was a sour, humorless kid. Indeed, I would say that as an eighth grader, I could giggle with guttural abandon that Beavis and/or Butthead would starve to have. No, my problem with Iron Man #72 had zippo to do with my favorite hero appearing at the San Diego Comic Book Convention and all it's fun cameos and tidbits of humor. Instead, my ire once again zeroed in on missed opportunities and sloppy character