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Publishers / Marvel / Iron Man (1968) / #186

186September 1984
$0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Iron Man #186

Marvel · September 1984 · on sale May 22, 1984

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Identification plate

Series: Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue: #186
Publication date: September 1984
Key date: September 1984
On-sale date: May 22, 1984
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.60; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages: 36

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Introducing... The Villainy of Vibro!	cover	1	pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell	Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Vibro
1	Though This Fault Be Mine...	comic story	22	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick Parker	Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Tony Stark; Dr. Clytemnestra Erwin; Morley Erwin; Vibro [Alton Viberaux] (introduction, villain); Franklin Fortney (introduction)
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
3	-	letters page	1	script: Mark Gruenwald
4	Bonus Certificate from Marvel!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne	Fantastic Four [She-Hulk; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman; the Thing]; Franklin Richards; Willie Lumpkin

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245409
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245409

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Duel of Iron ISBN 978-0-7851-9506-1	2016	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #18 ISBN 978-1-302-96215-9	2024	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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