Micheline, Romita and Layton were the guys who gave us "Demon in a Bottle," which was probably darker than anything in the Iron Man movies.
Well, that was one plot thread kind of on the back burner for 10 or so issues, but mixed with a lot of humor in the other scenes. Those alcoholism stories always get credited with being so great, but it was everything else in those issues that appealed to me. I loved the humor that came from how much wealth Stark had. And unlike in the movie versions, the Michelinie/Romita Jr/Layton Tony Stark was confident without being arrogant. There was a perfect balance of humor and seriousness in those issues.
As I've said previously, this IRON MAN run was my favorite even over the Claremont/Byrne/Austin X-MEN issues that ran concurrently with the Michelinie/Romita Jr/Layton run.
