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21January 1970
$0.15

Iron Man #21

Marvel · January 1970 · on sale 1969-10-07

First appearance: Crimson Dynamo1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#21
Publication date
January 1970
Key date
1970-01-00
On-sale date
1969-10-07
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Crimson Dynamo - 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
0-cover1pencils: George Tuska; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Sam RosenIron Man, Tony Stark
2The Replacement!comic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Joe Gaudioso; letters: Jean IzzoJanice Cord, Crimson Dynamo First, Happy Hogan, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Alex Nevsky
5-in-house column1script: Smiley
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Sal Buscema, Jack Kirby; inks: Sam Grainger, Bill Everett; letters: Sam Rosen
15-letters page2pencils: George Tuska; inks: Johnny CraigIron Man [Tony Stark]; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Iron Man #3
ISBN 9780785127642		2008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-4129-7		2009On eBay ›
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-4225-6		2009On eBay ›
The Man Who Killed Tony Stark
ISBN 978-1-302-91630-5		2019On eBay ›
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2 [Second Edition]
ISBN 978-1-302-95899-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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