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231June 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

Iron Man #231

Marvel · June 1988 · on sale 1988-02-25

First appearance: Firepower1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#231
Publication date
June 1988
Key date
1988-06-00
On-sale date
1988-02-25
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Firepower - 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
0Who Is the New Iron Man?cover1pencils: Butch Guice; inks: Bob LaytonIron Man, Tony Stark
1Stark Wars: Chapter 7 Reborn Againcomic story23script: David Michelinie, Bob Layton; pencils: Doc Bright; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Janice ChiangBambi Arbogast, Edwin Cord, Firepower First, Iron Man, Rae LaCoste, Jim Rhodes, Bill Segrist, Tony Stark
2-letters page0.7script: Mark Gruenwald
3Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.3letters: typeset

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man: The Armor Wars #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-627-9		1990On eBay ›
Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition #[nn]
ISBN 078510559X; 978-0785105596		1997On eBay ›
Iron Man: Armor Wars #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2506-X		2007On eBay ›
Stark Wars
ISBN 978-0-7851-9290-9		2015On 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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