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18July 1999
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Iron Man #18

Marvel · July 1999 · on sale 1999-05-12

First appearance: War Machine1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
July 1999
Key date
1999-07-00
On-sale date
1999-05-12
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.99 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960604457301811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Warbird Battles for Her Life!cover1pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Mark MoralesCarol Danvers, Golden-Blade, Iron Man, Osinga Rplss, Sapper, Zacharaiah Seavey, Tony Stark, Warbird
1Sunset Intrigues (Machinery of War Part 1)comic story22script: Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern; pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Eric Cannon, Lary Stucker; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, WASunset Bain, Carol Danvers, Fin Fang Foom, Rumiko Fujikawa, Golden-Blade, Iron Man, Jocasta, Abner Little, Pepper Potts, Jim Rhodes, Osinga Rplss, Sapper, Zacharaiah Seavey, Tony Stark
2-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; letters: Comicraft, EW
3-letters page1letters: Comicraft

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07480802454407

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man by Kurt Busiek & Sean Chen Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6814-0		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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