Iron Man #197 (1985) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Ian Akin, Brian Garvey	Iron Man, Jim Rhodes
1	Call Him... Thundersword!	comic story	22	script: Denny O'Neil; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Akin, Garvey; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Rick Parker	Bethany Cabe, Stewart Cadwall, Clytemnestra Erwin, Morley Erwin, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, Thundersword
2	An Apology from Archie Goodwin, Editor of Marvel's Epic Comics Line	in-house column	1	script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: Archie Goodwin; inks: Archie Goodwin	Archie Goodwin
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.65 USD; barcode 0714860245408
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245408

Collection	Year
Secret Wars II Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3111-3	2009	On eBay ›
Iron Man: Iron Monger #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4260-7	2010	On eBay ›
Secret Wars II: Vol. 1	2015	On eBay ›

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