ITS ALWAYS FOUR OCLOCK / IRON MAN

It&rsquo,s Always Four O&rsquo,Clock  , When Stan first meets Royal Mauch, he isn&rsquo,t impressed. He&rsquo,s digging the scene at the Treble Clef and Royal, this thin little guy two seats down, is so boiled he can&rsquo,t get his cigarette up to his mouth. But they start talking music, and Stan introduces him to Walt and Berte. And before you know it, with Royal&rsquo,s unique arrangements, they have a jazz combo. But Royal is no ordinary jazz pianist--this guy plays from somewhere out there. Stan and Walt have a hard enough time just keeping up with him, and Berte&mdash,well, she&rsquo,s so in love with Walt, she&rsquo,s just happy to be the singer. And, man, some nights, they really soar! But it can&rsquo,t last. Because Berte is a woman with a mission, and Royal is a man with a past. ,  , Iron Man  , Coke Mason is a tough fighter. He&rsquo,s got a great left hook, and he can take the punishment. His manager George Regan knows all his strengths and weaknesses&mdash,hell, they&rsquo,ve known each other since they were kids--and uses them to his advantage to get Coke fired up before every fight. Coke is headed for the top. But he&rsquo,s got one weakness that Regan can&rsquo,t use&mdash,Coke&rsquo,s love for Rose, his manipulative wife. Rose has Coke twisted around her finger so tight, Coke can&rsquo,t see straight. But that doesn&rsquo,t bother Coke. Whatever Rose wants is okay with him. Until suave hustler Paul Lewis enters the scene, with a proposition of his own. , ,  ,_,