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250December 1989
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Iron Man #250

Marvel · December 1989

First appearance: Lady of the Lake1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#250
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lady of the Lake - 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 Year 2093 A.D. and Iron Man Must Team Up with Dr. Doom-- --To Save Camelot!cover1pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob LaytonDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Iron Man, Merlin, Tony Stark
1Recurring Knightmarecomic story40script: David Michelinie, Bob Layton; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Janice ChiangKing Arthur, Doctor Doom, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Victor Von Doom, Iron Man, Lady of the Lake First, Merlin, Tony Stark

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; barcode 07148602454513

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man vs. Doctor Doom #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0062-8
1994On eBay ›
Iron Man: Doomquest #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-2834-2
2008On eBay ›
Doom
ISBN 978-1-302-91013-6
2018On eBay ›

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Sources

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