What Is Irony?

As a special treat for all of you studying for your English final exams, allow Gerry Conway to give you a quick and easy bon mot about irony to put on your paper to guarantee an A:

No, I don't know what it means (and neither did Conway, probably)...but I promise you that it will get you a better score than quoting Alanis Morrisette on your test.

Oh, and there's this...

Gerry, Gerry, Gerry...

Weird stuff from Iron Man #42 (1971)