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169April 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Iron Man #169

Marvel · April 1983 · on sale 1983-01-18

First appearance: Iron ManFirst appearance: Obadiah Stane2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#169
Publication date
April 1983
Key date
1983-04-00
On-sale date
1983-01-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Iron Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Obadiah Stane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Bob SharenIron Man, Magma, Tony Stark
2Blackout!comic story22script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerBambi Arbogast, Daredevil, Morley Erwin, Iron Man, Iron Man First, Magma, Vincent Martinelli, Matt Murdock, Jim Rhodes, Obadiah Stane First, Tony Stark
3-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245404
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245404

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Enemy Within
ISBN 978-0-7851-8787-5		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #16
ISBN 978-1-302-94920-4		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #168169 of 332#170 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q65935271 (Obadiah Stane), first-appearance property (CC0)

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