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55 (400)July 2002
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Iron Man #55 (400)

Marvel · July 2002

First appearance: Beetle1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#55 (400)
Publication date
July 2002
Key date
2002-07-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$3.50; 5.75 CAD
Pages
60
Barcode
75960604457305511
Rating
PG

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kia Asamiya; inks: Kia Asamiya; colors: Kia AsamiyaIron Man, Tony Stark
1Book of the Ten Rings: Chapter Threecomic story22script: Mike Grell; pencils: Michael Ryan; inks: Sean Parsons, Avalon Studios; colors: Avalon Studios; letters: Chris EliopoulosHappy Hogan, Iron Man, Pepper Potts, Tony Stark
2-letters page1script: Marc Sumerak
3Iron Man Galleryillustration1pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaIron Man, Tony Stark
4Iron Man Galleryillustration1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonBeetle First, Blacklash, Blizzard, The Controller, Crimson Dynamo, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ghost, Justin Hammer, Iron Man, Gene Kahn, Mandarin, Basil Sandhurst, Marco Scarlotti
5Iron Man Galleryillustration1pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Eric Cannon; colors: Arsia RozegarCarol Danvers, Happy Hogan, Iron Man, Gene Kahn, Mandarin, Pepper Potts, Jim Rhodes, Marco Scarlotti, Tony Stark, War Machine, Warbird, Whiplash
6Out of the Bottlecomic story12script: Mike Grell; pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Arsia Rozegar, Avalon Studios; letters: Chris EliopoulosHappy Hogan, Iron Man, Pepper Potts, Tony Stark
7Jay Leno & Spider-Man: One Night Only! Part Two (Don't Forget to Tip Your Waitress)comic story5script: Ron Zimmerman; pencils: Greg Capullo; inks: Danny Miki; colors: Dan Kemp, Avalon Studios; letters: RS, Comicraft, Jimmy Betancourt; editing: John Miesegaes, Axel Alonso, Joe QuesadaPeter Parker, Spider-Man

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 00928102454507

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man by Mike Grell: The Complete Collection #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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