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Iron Man #169 (1983) · The Collector

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Iron Man (1968)
#169

Marvel#169

Iron Man

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Iron Man #169

Blackout!

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: April 1983
On sale: Jan 18, 1983
Cover price: $0.60
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

1st appearance of Iron Man
1st appearance of Magma

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DirectMain
Printing not stated · $0.60
No barcode recorded
Canadian
Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.75

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Grand Comics Database issue 37317

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Magma returns to seek revenge on Tony Stark and Iron Man. But Stark is still so drunk that he is unable to defeat Magma. Rhodey returns from Scotland and Stark reveals to him that he is Iron Man. With Stark passed out and unable to do anything against the rampaging Magma, Rhodey dons the Iron Man armor.

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Printing not stated · $0.60

Credits

Writer: Denny O'Neil
Penciller: Luke McDonnell
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Colorist: Bob Sharen
Letterer: Rick Parker
Covers: Luke McDonnell, Steve Mitchell
Cover colors: Bob Sharen
Editor: Mark Gruenwald
Assistant editor: Mike Carlin
Editor in chief: Jim Shooter

Characters

Iron Man· 1st appearance
Magma· 1st appearance
Bambi Arbogast· Cameo
Daredevil· Cameo
Iron Man
Jim Rhodes· Cameo
Matt Murdock· Cameo
Morley Erwin
Obadiah Stane
Tony Stark
Vincent Martinelli

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