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251Mid-December 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Iron Man #251

Marvel · Mid-December 1989 · on sale 1989

First appearance: Calvin CarrFirst appearance: Chemistro2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#251
Publication date
Mid-December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
On-sale date
1989
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Calvin Carr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chemistro - 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
0The Wrath of the Wrecker!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb TrimpeDirk Garthwaite, Iron Man, Tony Stark, The Wrecker
1Wrecked Him? He Nearly Killed Him!comic story22script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Rick ParkerDirk Garthwaite, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, Bentley Wittman, Wizard, The Wrecker, Calvin Carr First, Curtis Carr, Chemistro First
2-in-house column0.5script: Stan Lee
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Lee Weeks; inks: Lee WeeksDestroyer [Remo Williams]

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 0714860245414
Mark Jewelersprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602454514

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Acts of Vengeance Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4464-9		2011On eBay ›
Doom
ISBN 978-1-302-91013-6		2018On eBay ›
Acts of Vengeance: Avengers #[nn]
ISBN 9781302922733		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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