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74May 1975
$0.25

Iron Man #74

Marvel · May 1975 · on sale 1975-02-25

First appearance: FirebrandFirst appearance: Gary Gilbert1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
May 1975
Key date
1975-05-00
On-sale date
1975-02-25
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIron Man, M.O.D.O.K., Tony Stark, George Tarleton
1The MODOK Machine!comic story18script: Mike Friedrich; pencils: Arvell Jones, Keith Pollard; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Tom OrzechowskiClint Barton, Black Lama, Boris Bullski, Crimson Dynamo, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Jerald, Chen Lu, M.O.D.O.K., Mad Thinker, Wanda Maximoff, Alex Nevsky
2-letters page1letters: typeset
3A Bacchanalian Bunch of the Brightest and Battiest Bullpen Bulletins Yet!in-house column1script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Iron Man #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-6733-4		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #10
ISBN 978-1-302-90351-0		2017On eBay ›
The War of the Super-Villains
ISBN 978-1-302-94880-1		2023On eBay ›
The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-96828-1		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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