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219June 1987
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

Iron Man #219

Marvel · June 1987 · on sale 1987

First appearance: GhostFirst appearance: Abe Zimmer1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#219
Publication date
June 1987
Key date
1987-06-00
On-sale date
1987
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Abe Zimmer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Ghost and the Machine!cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonGhost First, Iron Man, Tony Stark
1Ghost Storycomic story22script: David Michelinie, Bob Layton; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangGhost First, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark, Abe Zimmer First
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3-letters page1script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602454506

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man: Armor Wars Prologue #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4257-7		2010On eBay ›
Stark Wars
ISBN 978-0-7851-9290-9		2015On eBay ›
True Believers: Ant-Man Presents Iron Man Ghost Machine #12018On eBay ›
Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96606-5		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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