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12April 1969
$0.12

Iron Man #12

Marvel · April 1969 · on sale 1968-12-27

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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
April 1969
Key date
1969-04-00
On-sale date
1968-12-27
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Coming of the Controller!cover1pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska; colors: Marie SeverinIron Man [Tony Stark]; Janice Cord; Controller [Basil Sandhurst]
2The Coming of the Controllercomic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Artie SimekIron Man [Tony Stark]; Tony Stark LMD; Janice Cord; Jasper Sitwell; Vincent Sandhurst; Controller [Basil Sandhurst] (introduction)
4Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
11-in-house column1script: SmileyIron Man [Tony Stark]
14-letters page2pencils: George Tuska; inks: Johnny CraigIron Man [Tony Stark]; Gladiator [Melvin Potts]
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Marie SeverinSub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Krustatos

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Iron Man #3
ISBN 9780785127642
2008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-3493-0
2008On eBay ›
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4225-6
2009On eBay ›
The Man Who Killed Tony Stark
ISBN 978-1-302-91630-5
2019On eBay ›
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2 [Second Edition]
ISBN 978-1-302-95899-2
2024On eBay ›

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