Appearing in "Burning Need"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Roxxon Corporation
- Charlie (First appearance)
- Two unnamed employees (First appearance)
- Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) (Mentioned)
- ⏴ Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (Revealed as Whitney Frost)
- S.P.D.
- S.F.D.
- Sapper (Mentioned)
- Golden-Blade (Mentioned)
- U.S. Government (Mentioned)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (Mentioned)
- ⏴ Joseph Danvers ⏵ (Only in flashback)
- Steve Danvers (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- U.S. Air Force (Only in flashback)
- N.A.S.A. (Referenced)
- Captain Mar-Vell (Only in recap)
- Absorbing Man (Carl Creel) (Only in recap)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Vision (Only in recap)
- Thor Odinson (Only in recap)
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Only in recap)
- Marcus Immortus (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
- Kree (Only in recap)
- Synthezoids (Only in recap)
- Asgardians (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Washington (Main story and flashback)
- Seattle (Main story and flashback)
- Roxxon Corporation Northwest Refinery (First appearance)
- Seattle (Main story and flashback)
- Washington (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Limbo (Referenced)
Items:
- Safe Armor
- Warbird's Suit
- Captain Marvel's Suit (Only in recap)
- Absorbing Man's Ball and Chain (Only in recap)
- Hawkeye's Suit (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Burning Need"
While firefighters try to extinguish the blazing Roxxon refinery, Iron Man and Warbird evacuate the workers inside. They're told the automatic shutoffs have failed, so they re-enter the refinery to shut them off manually. An explosion knocks loose a tank of liquefied natural gas; Warbird tries to get it away from the fire, but it is too heavy; then Iron Man lends a hand and together they throw it high into the sky to explode harmlessly. As Warbird claims she could have done better if she had steadied herself with a drink earlier, Iron Man tries to tell Warbird that she doesn't have to do things alone, and accepting help isn't a sign of weakness, but she doesn't listen.
Appearing in "Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. J. Vernon Mann ⏵ (First appearance)
- Council of Antiquarians
Antagonists:
- Inferno (Samantha McGee) ⏵ (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- ⏴ Diane Cummings ⏵ (Appears on screen)
- Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- The Devil (Invoked)
- T'Challa (Referenced)
- Balthakk (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Canada
- Saskatchewan (First appearance)
- Saskatoon (First appearance)
- Saskatoon International Airport (First appearance)
- Saskatoon (First appearance)
- Nunavut
- Temple of Balthakk (First appearance)
- Saskatchewan (First appearance)
- Arctic Circle (Mentioned)
- Korea (Mentioned)
- Canada
Items:
- Safe Armor
- Star Wars (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Brazier of Balthakk (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun"
A disgruntled charter plane pilot who hates cold weather, Samantha McGee, waits for Tony Stark at the airport to fly him into the Arctic Circle, where an archaeologist has discovered an ancient, alien temple deep under the ice: the Temple of Balthakk. Stark learns that the unsavory dwarf Abner Little is in charge of the operation. Soon, they are attacked by Little’s rivals in the antiquities trade, Zorba and Zanda. In the ensuring skirmish, the temple door opens, and McGee enters, where she finds an ancient heat energy, which merges with her to form a being calling herself Inferno. Inferno easily knocks out Iron Man and gloats that the world will soon see the dawning of the Eighth Day.
Solicit Synopsis
- A new era of villainy unfolds as seven new villains with powers to rival the JUGGERNAUT are born!
Notes
Burning Need
Chronology Notes[]
A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Warbird (Carol Danvers)
- Flashbacks with Tony Stark take place between Iron Man (Vol. 3) #20 and this issue.
- ⏴ Carol's early life ⏵
Legacy Numbering[]
- Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Iron Man #366