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171June 1983
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Iron Man #171

Marvel · June 1983 · on sale 1983-03-15

First appearance: Clytemnestra ErwinFirst appearance: Tarkington Brown2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
June 1983
Key date
1983-06-00
On-sale date
1983-03-15
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 Clytemnestra Erwin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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
0It's the New Iron Man's First All-Out Slugfest-- --and Thunderball Is Determined to Make it His Last!cover1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve MitchellEliot Franklin, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Thunderball
1Ball and Chaincomic story22script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Steve Mitchell; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick ParkerTarkington Brown First, Clytemnestra Erwin First, Morley Erwin, Eliot Franklin, Heather Glenn, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, Thunderball
2-in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245406
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245406

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Enemy Within
ISBN 978-0-7851-8787-5		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #17
ISBN 978-1-302-95507-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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