IRON MAN #140
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Synopsis: Following the Maggia incident in Connecticut in the previous issue, Tony decides to fly Bethany, Rhodey, Ling and Ling's therapist, Dr Erhmann to the Bahamas for some R&R. However, whilst Bethany sunbathes on Tony's yacht (the Throatwarbler Mangrove) as Tony and Rhodey engage in a spot of scuba-diving, a mysterious armoured figure named Force appears (working for Justin Hammer), attempting to seize control of the yacht. Bethany manages to fend him off but is caught when she throws Tony's briefcase overboard to alert him. Tony changes into Iron Man underwater and resurfaces to face Hammer's henchmen in a massive airstrike. Iron Man is ultimately victorious, but it is a pyrrhic victory as the yacht, along with Bethany has completely disappeared.

Observations:

The actual title of the issue is "The Use of Deadly Force".  The title "The Caribbean Connection" comes from the next issue in which the story continues.  I thought it sounded better for the title of this picture. Bethany spends almost the entire issue scantily clad in an almost-bikini.

Oddities:

For some reason, Bethany sunbathes with her stilettoes on (both on the yacht and earlier by the poolside with Ling), instead of going barefoot (as in the picture above). Either the creators thought it would look too sexy, or they thought she would be able to run about more easily in those heels... NOT! Apart from the fact that she would gain a few tan lines from her stiletto straps, it doesn't seem very natural that she would sunbathe that way in reality - hence, their complete absence in my rendition of the scene.

The deck of the Throatwarbler Mangrove also seems to alter in size, starting off as a rather small fishing boat, and eventually looking somewhat akin to a small cruise ship.


Patronising lines:

"All I need to do is look into those big brown eyes of yours" - Rhodey to the maid.

"I was about to take a little dip until one came on board" - Bethany to Force

Sadism:

Force fires at an unarmoured citizen.

Force has a couple of grenades thrown overboard to dispense with Tony and Rhodey.