This is Bill Mantlo as his best. I'm not sure if this two-part story came as part of a longer run or was a fill-in, but man, this was just a solid super-hero comic. The plot is very simple; Blizzard is raiding Stark Enterprises to steal the Climatron, a weather controlling device. The interesting part is that Blizzard actually invented the device while working for Stark, but Stark decided it was too dangerous to use. Now Blizzard is back and taking out his frustrations on Stark's "bodyguard" Iron Man.What impressed me the most about this story (especially the first half in issue #86) was the beatdown that Blizzard handed to Iron Man. From start to finish, Blizzard is dropping the temp to tax Iron Man's armor, setting IM up for ice spikes, ice rams, and best of all, a quick ice-slide boost up into the ceiling. Pepper Potts actually has to thaw out her employer at one point when Blizzard freezes him solid. It's not easy to make a C-lister villain seem like a threat, but Mantlo does a great job here.
George Tuska's art is solid. I liked his unique designs for each cop, security guard, or bystander in the story. Each person had different hair or a moustache to tell them apart. The actual Blizzard design is simple, but effective.
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