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168March 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Iron Man #168

Marvel · March 1983 · on sale 1982-12-07

First appearance: Morley ErwinFirst appearance: Vincent Martinelli2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#168
Publication date
March 1983
Key date
1983-03-00
On-sale date
1982-12-07
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Man! Machine! Machine Man!cover1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve MitchellIron Man, Machine Man, Aaron Stack, Tony Stark
1The Iron Screamcomic story22script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerBambi Arbogast, Morley Erwin First, Iron Man, Machine Man, Jim Rhodes, Aaron Stack, Tony Stark, Vincent Martinelli First
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245403
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245403

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Enemy Within
ISBN 978-0-7851-8787-5		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #16
ISBN 978-1-302-94920-4		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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