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253February 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Iron Man #253

Marvel · February 1990 · on sale 1989

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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#253
Publication date
February 1990
Key date
1990-02-00
On-sale date
1989
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Carnival of Death!cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneIron Man, Tony Stark
1Laughing All the Way to the Graveyardcomic story22script: Danny Fingeroth; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan; colors: Paul Becton; letters: Janice ChiangIron Man, Jim Rhodes, Tony Stark
2Pro File: James DiGiovannain-house column1script: Stan Lee
3-letters page1letters: typeset

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Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602454502

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ISBN 978-1-302-91013-6
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