Iron Man #229

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Stark Wars Chapter 5: Red SnowAt the West Coast Avengers' headquarters in California - Hawkeye, Wonder Man, Mockingbird, Moon Knight, and Hank Pym confront Iron Man about his recent activities. Hawkeye and Wonder Man, aggravated that Tony hasn't given any reason to the Avengers for trashing "armored types", demands an explanation for going after government workers like Stingray and Captain America. Stark obliges.Starting from the beginning, he explains that he came across some of his own attack circuits while examining Force's impounded armor. He learned soonafter that Spymaster had stolen some of his secret technology and sold it to Justin Hammer. Hammer then sold the equipment to the highest bidders around the world, leaving a trail for Stark to pick up on. Unfortunately for Stark, the list wasn't completely accurate. Regardless, he went after each person on the manifest, feeling guilty for the death and destruction his inventions caused. He attacked the Controller, the Mandroids, the Beetle, the Raiders, and even Stingray. When his mission led him to disable the Guardsmen of the Vault, Captain America had to clean up the mess of escaped prisoners, putting an end to their long-time friendship. Tony concludes that his mission has made him a criminal, and reasons that if he had asked for help, the same fate might have awaited his friends.Hawkeye says that although he and the rest of the team appreciate it, the team has unanimously concluded that Shell-Head's personal vendetta has to stop immediately, as it is clear that his actions will reflect back on the Avengers. Tony locks his helmet back onto his armor and flies off without a word.At Stark Enterprises, Tony Stark and James Rhodes take off in a helicopter. Rhodey laments the affect their "armor wars" are having on his relationship with Marcy, and hopes it doesn't drag on any longer. While looking at a world map of the Soviet Union, Tony assures him that they are almost done.In Moscow, USSR, the Crimson Dynamo and...