Iron Man (comic book)

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Iron Man
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Iron Man #1 (May 1968)
Cover art by Gene Colan and Mike Esposito
Publisher Marvel Comics
Iron Man
Series publication information
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre Superhero
Publication date(vol. 1)
May  1968  September  1996
(vol. 2)
November  1996  November  1997
(vol. 3)
February  1998  December  2004
(vol. 4)
January  2005  January  2009
(Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1))
July  2008  February  2011
(vol. 1 cont.)
March  2011  December  2012
(vol. 5)
January  2013  August  2014
Number of issues(vol. 1): 332 (#1–332)
(vol. 2): 13 (#1–13)
(vol. 3): 89 (#1–89)
(vol. 4): 35 (#1–35)
(vol. 1) cont.: 29 (#500–527 plus #500.1)
(vol. 5): 29 (#1–28 plus #20.INH)
(vol. 6): 25 (#1–25)
(Infamous Iron Man (vol. 1)): 12 (#1–12)
(Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1)): 33 (#1–33)
(Invincible Iron Man (vol. 2)): 14 (#1–14)
(Invincible Iron Man (vol. 3)): 14 (#1–14)
(Invincible Iron Man (vol. 4)): 11 (#1–11)
(Superior Iron Man): 9 (#1–9)
(Tony Stark: Iron Man): 11 (#1–11)
Main character(s) Iron Man
Creative team
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  • (Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1), (vol. 1) cont.
    Frank D'Armata

Iron Man is a comic book series featuring the character Iron Man and published by Marvel Comics. It debuted in 1968.

Contents

Publication history

Volume 1

The character made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963). After issue #99 (March 1968), the Tales of Suspense series was renamed Captain America . An Iron Man story appeared in the one-shot issue Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 (April 1968), before the "Golden Avenger" [1] made his solo debut with Iron Man #1 (May 1968). [2] The series' indicia gives its copyright title as Iron Man, while the trademarked cover logo of most issues is The Invincible Iron Man. Artist George Tuska began a decade-long association with the character with Iron Man #5 (Sept. 1968). [3] Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jim Starlin's brief collaboration on the Iron Man series introduced Mentor, Drax, Starfox, and Thanos in issue #55 (Feb. 1973). [4] Friedrich scripted a metafictional story in which Iron Man visited the San Diego Comic Convention and met several Marvel Comics writers and artists. [5] He then wrote the multi-issue "War of the Super-Villains" storyline which ran through 1975. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Writer David Michelinie, [11] co-plotter/inker Bob Layton, and penciler John Romita Jr. became the creative team on the series with Iron Man #116 (Nov. 1978). Micheline and Layton established Tony Stark's alcoholism with the story "Demon in a Bottle", and introduced several supporting characters, including Stark's bodyguard/girlfriend Bethany Cabe; [12] Stark's personal pilot and confidant James Rhodes, who later became the superhero War Machine; [13] and rival industrialist Justin Hammer, [14] who was revealed to be the employer of numerous high-tech armed enemies Iron Man had fought over the years. The duo also introduced the concept of Stark's specialized armors [15] [16] [17] as he acquired a dangerous vendetta with Doctor Doom in the "Doomquest" storyline. [18] [19] The team worked together through #154 (Jan. 1982), with Michelinie writing three issues without Layton. [11]

Following Michelinie and Layton's departures, Dennis O'Neil became the new writer of the series and had Stark relapse into alcoholism. Much of O'Neil's work on this plot thread was based on experiences with alcoholics he knew personally. [20] Jim Rhodes replaced Stark as Iron Man in issue #169 (April 1983) and wore the armor for the next two years of stories. [21] O'Neil returned Tony Stark to the Iron Man identity in issue #200 (Nov. 1985). [22] Michelinie and Layton became the creative team once again in issue #215 (Feb. 1987). [11] They crafted the "Armor Wars" storyline in issues #225 (Dec. 1987) [23] to #231 (June 1988). John Byrne and John Romita Jr. produced a sequel titled "Armor Wars II" in issues #258-266 (July 1990-March 1991). The series had a crossover with the other Avengers-related titles as part of the "Operation: Galactic Storm" storyline. [24] [25] This initial series ended with issue #332 (Sept. 1996).

Volume 2

Jim Lee, Scott Lobdell, and Jeph Loeb authored a second volume of the series as part of Heroes Reborn, which was drawn primarily by Whilce Portacio and Ryan Benjamin. This volume took place in a parallel universe [26] and ran 13 issues (Nov. 1996 – Nov. 1997). [27]

Volume 3

Volume 3, whose first 25 issues were written by Kurt Busiek [28] and then by Busiek and Roger Stern, ran 89 issues (Feb. 1998 - Dec. 2004). Later writers included Joe Quesada, Frank Tieri, Mike Grell, and John Jackson Miller. Issue #41 (June 2001) was additionally numbered #386, reflecting the start of dual numbering starting from the premiere issue of Volume 1 in 1968. The final issue was dual-numbered as #434. [29]

Volume 4

The next Iron Man series, Iron Man (vol. 4), debuted in early 2005 with the Warren Ellis-written storyline "Extremis", with artist Adi Granov. [30] [31] It ran 35 issues (Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2009), with the cover logo simply Iron Man, beginning with issue #13, and Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. , beginning with issue #15. On the final three issues, the cover logo was overwritten by "War Machine, Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D.", [32] which led to the launch of a War Machine ongoing series. [33]

The Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1), by writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca, began with a premiere issue cover dated July 2008. [34] For a seven-month overlap, Marvel published both Volume 4 and Volume 5 simultaneously. [35] This Invincible volume jumped its numbering of issues from #33 to #500, cover-dated March 2011, to reflect the start from the premiere issue of Volume 1 in 1968.

Volume 5

After the conclusion of The Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1), a new Iron Man series was started as a part of Marvel NOW!. Written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Greg Land, it began with issue #1 in November 2012, and ended with issue #28 in June 2014. [36] The fifth volume consists of the "Iron Metropolitan" and "Rings of the Mandarin" story arcs. The volume also revealed that Tony was adopted, and that he had a disabled half-brother named Arno.

Collected editions

Marvel Masterworks: Iron Man

TitleMaterial collectedYearISBN
Volume 1Tales of Suspense #39-501992 978-0-7851-1186-3
Volume 2Tales of Suspense #51-652004 978-0-7851-1771-1
Volume 3Tales of Suspense #66-83, Tales to Astonish #822006 978-0-7851-2067-4
Volume 4Tales of Suspense #84-99, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #12007 978-0-7851-2678-2
Volume 5Iron Man #2-132008 978-0-7851-3493-0
Volume 6Iron Man #14-252009 978-0-7851-4129-7
Volume 7Iron Man #26-38, Daredevil #732011 978-0-7851-5044-2
Volume 8Iron Man #39-532013 978-0-7851-6623-8
Volume 9Iron Man #54-672015 978-0-7851-9190-2
Volume 10Iron Man #68-812017 978-1-302-90351-0
Volume 11Iron Man #82-94, Annual #3-42018 978-1-302-91090-7
Volume 12Iron Man #95-1122019 978-1-302-91716-6
Volume 13Iron Man #113-128, Marvel Premiere #442021 978-1-302-92232-0

Essential Iron Man

TitleMaterial collectedYearISBN
Volume 1Tales of Suspense #39-722000 0-7851-3464-6
Volume 2Tales of Suspense #73-99; Tales to Astonish #82; Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1; Iron Man #1-112004 0-7851-1487-4
Volume 3Iron Man #12-38; Daredevil #732008 0-7851-2764-X
Volume 4Iron Man #39-612010 0-7851-4254-1
Volume 5Iron Man #62-87, Iron Man Annual #32013 978-0785167334

Iron Man Epic Collections

VolumeTitleMaterial collectedYearISBN
1The Golden AvengerTales of Suspense #39-72OCT 2014 978-0785188636
2By Force of ArmsTales of Suspense #73-99; Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1; Iron Man #1; material from Not Brand Echh #2FEB 2017 978-1302900113
3The Man Who Killed Tony StarkIron Man #2-24APR 2019 978-1302916305
4The Fury of FirebrandIron Man #25-46; Daredevil #73AUG 2020 978-1302922078
10The Enemy WithinIron Man #158-177, Annual #5SEP 2013 978-0785187875
11Duel of IronIron Man #178-195, Annual #6-7APR 2016 978-0785195061
13Stark WarsIron Man #215-232, Annual #9JAN 2015 978-0785192909
14Return of the GhostIron Man #233-244; Marvel Fanfare #22-23, 44; Iron Man: CrashMAR 2019 978-1302916299
15DoomIron Man #245-257, Annual #10-11, material from Captain America Annual #9FEB 2018 978-1302910136
16War GamesIron Man #258-277MAR 2014 978-0785185505
17War MachineIron Man #278-289, Annual #12-13; Darkhawk Annual #1; Avengers West Coast Annual #7; Marvel Holiday Special #2APR 2020 978-1302923518
18The Return Of Tony StarkIron Man #290-297, Annual #14, Marvel Super-Heroes #13, Iron Manual #1; material from Marvel Super-Heroes # 2, #8-9, #12, #14-15NOV 2022 978-1302948191
20In the Hands of EvilIron Man #310-318, War Machine #8-10; Force Works #6-7; Iron Man/Force Works Collectors' Preview #1; materiale from Marvel Comics Presents #169-172AUG 2021 978-1302930776
21The CrossingIron Man #319-324, Avengers #390-394, Avengers: The Crossing, Force Works #16-20 and War Machine #20-22.MAY 2023 978-1302951597

Iron Man Omnibus

TitleMaterial collectedYearISBN
Iron Man Vol. 1Tales of Suspense #39-83; Tales to Astonish #822008 978-0-7851-3055-0
Iron Man Vol. 2Tales of Suspense #84-99; Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1; Iron Man #1-252010 978-0-7851-4224-9
Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr.Iron Man #115-1572013 978-0-7851-6712-9
Avengers: The CrossingIron Man #319-325, War Machine #20-25, Avengers #390-395, Force Works #16-22, Iron Man: Time Slide, Avengers: The Crossing, Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man2012 0785162038
Iron Man by Kurt Busiek & Sean Chen OmnibusIron Man (vol. 3) #1-25, Captain America (vol. 3) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (vol. 3) #7, Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998, Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #15, Iron Man Annual 1999, Thor (vol. 2) #17, Peter Parker, Spider-Man (vol. 2) #11, Juggernaut: The Eighth Day, Iron Man: The Iron Age #1-22013 978-0785168140
The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 1The Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #1-192010 978-0-7851-4295-9
The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 2The Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #20-332012 978-0-7851-4553-0
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Iron Man
(published by Marvel and Panini UK)
Tales of Suspense #39, Iron Man #99-100, 128, 131–133, 149–150, 200, 256, Iron Man (vol. 3) #302008 1-9052-3985-8

Iron Man

TitleMaterial collectedYearISBN
Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle Iron Man #120-1282006 0-7851-2043-2
The Many Armors of Iron ManIron Man #47, 142-144, 152-153, 200, 2182008 0-7851-3029-2
Iron Man: Doomquest Iron Man #149-150, 249-2502008 0-7851-2834-4
Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. OmnibusIron Man #115-1572013 978-0785167129
Iron Man: Iron MongerIron Man #193-2002010 0-7851-4260-6
Iron Man: Armor Wars Prologue Iron Man #215-2242010 0-7851-4257-6
Iron Man: Armor Wars Iron Man #225-2322007 0-7851-2506-X
Atlantis Attacks includes Iron Man Annual #102011 978-0-7851-4492-2
Acts of Vengeanceincludes Iron Man #251-2522011 0-7851-4464-1
Iron Man: Armor Wars IIIron Man #258-2662010 978-0-7851-4557-8
Iron Man: Armored VengeanceIron Man #258.1-258.42013 978-0-7851-5164-7
Iron Man: The Dragon Seed SagaIron Man #270-2752008 0-7851-3131-0
Avengers: Galactic Storm Vol. 1Iron Man #278, Captain America #398-399, Avengers West Coast #80-81, Quasar #32-33, Wonder Man #7-8, Avengers #345-346, Thor #4452006 0-7851-2044-0
Avengers: Galactic Storm Vol. 2Iron Man #279, Thor #446, Captain America #400-401, Avengers West Coast #82, Quasar #34-35, Wonder Man #9, Avengers #347, What If? #55-562006 0-7851-2045-9
Iron Man: War Machine Iron Man #280-2912008 0-7851-3132-9
Iron Man/War Machine: Hands of the MandarinIron Man #310-312, War Machine #8-10, Force Works #8-7, material from Marvel Comics Presents #167-1722013 978-0785184287
Avengers: The CrossingIron Man #319-325, War Machine #20-25, Avengers #390-395, Force Works #16-22, Iron Man: Time Slide, Avengers: The Crossing, Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man2012 0-7851-6203-8
Avengers/Iron Man: First SignIron Man #326-331, Captain America #449, Thor #496, Avengers #396-4002013 0-7851-8496-1
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic - Book ThreeIron Man #332, Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #445, Avengers #402, Punisher #11, X-Man #19, Amazing Spider-Man #415, Green Goblin #12, Spider-Man #72, Fantastic Four #416, Wolverine #1052008 0-7851-2825-5

Heroes Reborn/Heroes Return

Heroes Reborn: Iron ManIron Man (vol. 2) #1-122006 0-7851-2338-5
Iron Man by Kurt Busiek & Sean Chen OmnibusIron Man (vol. 3) #1-25, Captain America (vol. 3) #8, Quicksilver #10, Avengers (vol. 3) #7, Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998, Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #15, Iron Man Annual 1999, Thor (vol. 2) #17, Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 2) #11, 'Juggernaut: The Eighth Day, Iron Man: The Iron Age #1-22013 978-0785168140
Iron Man: Deadly SolutionsIron Man (vol. 3) #1-72010 0-7851-4258-4
Iron Man: Revenge of the MandarinIron Man (vol. 3) #8-15, Iron Man/Captain America Annual 1998, Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #152012 978-0785162605
Iron Man: The Mask in the Iron ManIron Man (vol. 3) #26-302001 0-7851-0776-2
Iron Man by Joe QuesadaIron Man (vol. 3) #26-32, 1/2, Annual 20002013 978-0785167365
Avengers: StandoffIron Man (vol. 3) #64, Avengers (vol. 3) #62-64, Thor (vol. 2) #582010 0-7851-4467-6
Avengers Disassembled: Iron ManIron Man (vol. 3) #84-892007 0-7851-1653-2

Iron Man (vol. 4)/Invincible Iron Man (vol. 1)

Iron Man: Extremis Iron Man (vol. 4) #1-62007 0-7851-2258-3
Iron Man: Execute ProgramIron Man (vol. 4) #7-122007 0-7851-1671-0
Civil War: Iron ManIron Man (vol. 4) #13-14, Iron Man/Captain America Special and Civil War: The Confession Special2007 0-7851-2314-8
Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.Iron Man (vol. 4) #15-18, Strange Tales #135 and Iron Man #1292007 0-7851-2299-0
Hulk: World War Hulk - X-MenIron Man (vol. 4) #19-20, plus additional "World War Hulk" crossover titles2008 0-7851-2888-3
Iron Man: HauntedIron Man (vol. 4) #21-28 and Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Annual #12008 0-7851-2557-4
Iron Man: With Iron HandsIron Man (vol. 4) #29-32 and Iron Man (vol. 3) #362009 0-7851-2298-2
Secret Invasion: War MachineIron Man (vol. 4) #33-35 and Iron Man #1442009 0-7851-3455-7
Invincible Iron Man: The Five NightmaresInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #1-72009 0-7851-3412-3
Invincible Iron Man: Worlds Most Wanted Book OneInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #8-132009 0-7851-3413-1
Invincible Iron Man: Worlds Most Wanted Book TwoInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #14-192010 0-7851-3685-1
Invincible Iron Man: Stark DisassembledInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #20-242010 0-7851-4554-0
Invincible Iron Man: Stark Resilient Book OneInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #25-282010 978-0-7851-4555-4
Invincible Iron Man: Stark Resilient Book TwoInvincible Iron Man (vol. 1) #29-332011 0-7851-4834-5
Invincible Iron Man: My MonstersInvincible Iron Man #500, 500.1, Annual #1 and material from #5032011 0-7851-4836-1
Invincible Iron Man: The UnfixableInvincible Iron Man #501-502, material from #503, Free Comic Book Day 2010: Iron Man/Thor, and Rescue #12011 0-7851-5322-5
Invincible Iron Man: Fear ItselfInvincible Iron Man #504-509 and Fear Itself: Iron Man #7.32012 0-7851-5773-5
Invincible Iron Man: DemonInvincible Iron Man #510-5152012 0-7851-6046-9
Invincible Iron Man: Long Way DownInvincible Iron Man #516-5202013 978-0785160496
Invincible Iron Man: The FutureInvincible Iron Man #521-5272013 978-0785165224

Marvel NOW!

Iron Man: BelieveIron Man (vol. 5) #1-52013 0-7851-6833-8
Iron Man: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book 1Iron Man (vol. 5) #6-112013 978-0785168348
Iron Man: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book 2Iron Man (vol. 5) #12-172013 978-0785168355
Iron Man: Iron MetropolitanIron Man (vol. 5) #18-20, 20.INH, 21-222014 978-0785189428
Iron Man: Fatal FrontierFatal Frontier Infinite Comic #1-13, Annual #12014 978-0785184560
Iron Man: Rings of the MandarinIron Man (vol. 5) #23-28September 2014 978-0785154822
Original Sin: Hulk vs. Iron ManOriginal Sin: Hulk vs. Iron Man #1-4Nov 2014 978-0785191568
Uncanny X-Men / Iron Man / Nova: No End in SightUncanny X-Men Special #1, Iron Man Special #1, Nova Special #1Nov 2014 978-0785191056
Superior Iron Man: InfamousSuperior Iron Man #1-5May 2015 978-0785193777
Superior Iron Man: Stark ContrastSuperior Iron Man #6-9September 2015 978-0785193784
Armor Wars: Warzones!Secret Wars: Warzones! Armor WarsJanuary 2016 978-0785198642
Invincible Iron Man: RebootInvincible Iron Man (vol. 3) #1-5April 2016 978-0785195207
Invincible Iron Man: The War MachinesInvincible Iron Man (vol. 3) #6-11September 2016 978-0785195214
Invincible Iron Man: Civil War IIInvincible Iron Man (vol. 3) #12-14February 2017 978-1302903206
International Iron ManInternational Iron Man #1-7August 2017 978-0785199793
Infamous Iron Man Vol. 1Infamous Iron Man #1-6June 2017 978-1302906245
Infamous Iron Man Vol. 2: The Absolution of DoomInfamous Iron Man #7-12December 2017 978-1302906252
Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart Vol. 1 - Riri WilliamsInvincible Iron Man (vol. 4) #1-5July 2017 978-1302906719
Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart Vol. 2 - ChoicesInvincible Iron Man (vol. 4) #6-11January 2018 978-1302906733
Invincible Iron Man: The Search for Tony StarkIron Man #593-600July 2018 978-1302910426

Tony Stark: Iron Man

TitleMaterial CollectedYearISBN
Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 1: Self-Made ManTony Stark: Iron Man #1-52019978-1-302-91272-7
Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 2: Stark RealitiesTony Stark: Iron Man #6-112019978-1-302-91273-4
Tony Stark: Iron Man Vol. 3: War of the RealmsTony Stark: Iron Man #12-14 and Iron Man (Vol. 3) #252019978-1-302-91443-1

Miniseries

Iron Man: War of the Iron MenIron Man: Legacy #1-52010 0-7851-4729-2
Iron Man: Industrial RevolutionIron Man: Legacy #6-112011 0-7851-4731-4
Iron AgeIron Age: Alpha, Iron Age #1-3, Iron Age: OmegaNov. 2011 978-0785152699
Iron Man: The InevitableIron Man: The Inevitable #1-62006 0-7851-2084-X
Iron Man: HypervelocityIron Man: Hypervelocity #1-62007 0-7851-2083-1
Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #1-62008 0-7851-2622-8

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doomquest</span> 1981 Iron Man comic story arc

"Doomquest" is a two-issue Iron Man story arc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by John Romita Jr. and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appears in Iron Man #149–150. One of the most popular stories of the title character, it establishes Doctor Doom as a member of his rogues gallery, a villainous counterpart who mirrors the superhero with his wealth, power armor and engineering skill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raiders (comics)</span> Comics character

The Raiders are a team of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Raiders first appear in Iron Man #145 and was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton.

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  5. Friedrich, Mike  ( w ), Tuska, George  ( p ), Colletta, Vince  ( i )."Convention of Fear!"Iron Man,no. 72(January 1975).
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  14. Sanderson "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 189: "Tony Stark's billionaire nemesis Justin Hammer made his first appearance in Iron Man #120 by writer David Michelinie and artist John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton."
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  29. Iron Man (III) in the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
  30. Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 325: "Writer Warren Ellis teamed up with illustrator Adi Granov to create a new spin on Iron Man that would have long-lasting effects."
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