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8September 1998
$1.99; 2.80 CAD

Iron Man #8

Marvel · September 1998 · on sale 1998-07-08

First appearance: Yvette Avril1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Iron Man (Marvel, 1998 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
September 1998
Key date
1998-09-00
On-sale date
1998-07-08
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.99; 2.80 CAD
Pages
38
Barcode
75960604457300811
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Iron Man Identity: Compromised!cover1pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Eric Cannon; colors: Liquid!Tony Stark
1-recap2letters: typesetIron Man, Tony Stark
2The Huntcomic story22script: Kurt Busiek; pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Eric Cannon, Sean Parsons; colors: Steve Oliff; letters: Comicraft, DL, RSYvette Avril First, Black Widow, Happy Hogan, Iron Man, Nathan Lemon, Pepper Potts, Natasha Romanoff, Marco Scarlotti, Spymaster, Tony Stark, Whiplash
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft
4-letters page1letters: Comicraft

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.99 USD; 2.70 CAD; barcode 72527402454409

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Iron Man: Revenge of the Mandarin #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6260-5		2012On eBay ›
Iron Man: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-302-91606-0		2019On eBay ›
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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