Iron Man is captured by two low-level villains, The Grim Reaper and Crossbones, who want to join the Cabal, revealing just how powerful the evil agency is becoming. Meanwhile, the Avengers try to come up with an extraction plan...
Tropes:
- Foreshadowing: The Grim Reaper, whenever the topic of Tony Stark comes up, keeps giving the scientist veiled or indirect compliments.
- Mook Horror Show: The fact that Tony Stark and Captain America are loose on the sub quickly proves to be this for the mooks of the various villains.
- Villain Team-Up: The Cabal, consisting of the Skull, MODOK, Attuma, and Dracula.
- Wham Shot: When the two villains are unmasked, revealing that they are Tony and Steve in disguise.
