IRON MAN vol. 3 #29
 
(June, 2000) "My Bodyguard." 

Cover art: Quesada & Townsend. 

Script: Joe Quesada. 

Art: Alitha Martinez/Rob Hunter. 

Excellent opening sequence as Tony battles his Living Armor in the old Modular Suit from issue #300! Then it's flashback city to see how we got to this point -- eerie scenes with the ever-increasingly demanding armor! The Armor beats the daylights out of Stark, then flies to a desert isle and deposits him there! 

Hube's Recommendation: 1/2 repulsors!