Iron Fist: "Assault On Avengers' Mansion!"

Iron Fist #12 (1977)

By Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Dan Adkins

Background: With Misty Knight taken hostage by the Wrecking Crew, Iron Fist is ordered to break into Avengers' Mansion and kill anyone he finds.

So, What Happens? Captain America is on monitor duty at the mansion, where he is investigating Iron Fist after his battle with the Wrecking Crew, unaware that the martial artist has just managed to break into the house. From newspaper scans, Cap reads about two deaths initially blamed on Iron Fist, and then leaves the monitors before noticing a later retraction clearing the hero. Meanwhile, Jarvis surprises Iron Fist, panics an falls down the stairs. Danny manages to save him from serious harm but the butler is unconscious, and right at that moment Cap arrives and jumps to conclusions, ignoring Danny's attempts at explaining the situation. A fight begins, but good as Danny is, Cap is much better and even the power of the Iron Fist can't break through the Avenger's shield. Realizing he can't win, Danny puts himself at risk under a collapsing generator, forcing Captain America to save him and to pause long enough to listen to Iron Fist's explanation. Finally believing his story, Cap agrees to help. Sometime later, Iron Fist lets the Wrecking Crew into the mansion and guides them to the still body of Captain America, but it's a trap and the villains are locked in the Avengers training room together with the heroes. Joining forces, and helped by the room's machinery set for Thor's training sequence, Iron Fist and Cap finally triumph. After the Wrecking Crew are taken away by the police Misty and Iron Fist depart from Avengers Mansion, parting from Captain America as friends. 

Iron Fist: "A Fine Day's Dying!"

Iron Fist #11 (1977)

By Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Dan Adkins

Background: Danny has befriended Colleen Wing and Misty Knight, whose roommate is Jean Grey of the X-Men. During one of Danny's fights, Colleen's father has had his mind almost wiped out and is now in hospital. Danny and Colleen's minds have been briefly meld.

So, What Happens? Iron Fist meets up with Misty at the hospital to check on the status of Colleen's father, but the man hasn't had any significant improvement and still doesn't remember who his daughter is. Later, Later Misty and Danny go for a walk and the hero confesses to being less and less sure of what he wants. His musings are interrupted by the Wrecking Crew, who have reunited and want to make a name for themselves by killing Thor. Iron Fist and Misty fight the Wrecking Crew in order to give the police a chance to evacuate the hospital, but the power difference is too great and Danny is in trouble despite all his skills. When he tries to take the Wrecker's bar, the power of Karnilla coursing through it is more than he can handle and he is defeated. The Crew take Misty hostage, so in exchange for her life Danny offers to use his skills to enter Avengers Mansion and deactivate the alarms so that they can ambush Thor. The Wrecker agrees but also asks Iron Fist to kill every Avenger he finds. Hoping to find his old ally Iron Man, Danny runs towards the Mansion.