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129December 1979
$0.40

Iron Man #129

Marvel · December 1979

First appearance: Jim RhodesFirst appearance: Bambi ArbogastFirst appearance: Bethany CabeDeath of Dreadnought2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#129
Publication date
December 1979
Key date
1979-12-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245412
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Death on record for: Dreadnought.

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
0Dread Night of the Dreadnought!cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton; letters: Gaspar SaladinoDreadnought, Iron Man, Tony Stark
1Dread Night of the Dreadnought!comic story17script: David Michelinie, Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, Roger Stern; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Eduardo Barreto, Bob Wiacek, Ricardo Villamonte, Al Gordon; colors: George Bell; letters: John CostanzaBambi Arbogast First, Bethany Cabe First, Dreadnought Death, Nick Fury, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes First, Tony Stark
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6712-9		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #14
ISBN 978-1-302-92941-1		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #128129 of 332#130 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q23895040 (Jim Rhodes), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q24073665 (Bambi Arbogast), first-appearance property (CC0)

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