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238January 1989
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Iron Man #238

Marvel · January 1989 · on sale 1988-09-29

First appearance: Donnie GillFirst appearance: Madame MasqueFirst appearance: Whitney Frost1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#238
Publication date
January 1989
Key date
1989-01-00
On-sale date
1988-09-29
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Donnie Gill - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Madame Masque - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Whitney Frost - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Madame Masque - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Whitney Frost - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Rage of the Rhino!cover1pencils: Butch Guice; inks: Bob LaytonIron Man, Rhino, Tony Stark, Aleksei Sytsevich
1Two Live or Die in L.A.!comic story22script: David Michelinie, Bob Layton; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangGhost, Donnie Gill First, Iron Man, Rhino, Jim Rhodes, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Aleksei Sytsevich, Bambi Arbogast, Whitney Frost First, Whitney Frost First, Madame Masque First, Madame Masque First, Marcia Pearson
2-in-house column0.5letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602454501

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Return of the Ghost
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Series context

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Sources

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