Visiting Alberia to attend Iron Man's fight against the Titanium Man, Countess Stephanie de la Spiroza is delighted to see Tony Stark, an old flame of hers. Her enthusiasm quickly fades away when he refuses to have a drink in her company. During the battle, the countess tries to find Tony in the crowd but he is nowhere to be seen. Unable to find him at his lab either, she decides to get revenge and steals a transistor he has been working on. Happy tracks her down and takes her back to the event site. After Happy got critically wounded while delivering the device to Iron Man, Stephanie goes to the hospital to wait for Tony Stark to show up. Held responsible by Pepper Potts for stealing the device, the Countess transfers the blame on Tony Stark for not being there when Iron Man needed him. When Tony finally shows you, she demands to speak to him, but he coldly shuts her up and she storms out in anger.