Iron Man #6 (686) for Sale - First Appearance of Anthem - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Iron Man (Marvel, 2026 series)
Issue: #6 (686)
Publication date: August 2026
Key date: 2026-08-00
On-sale date: 2026-06-03
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $4.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 75960621491400611
Rating: Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Anthem - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Ryan Stegman; inks: Ryan Stegman; colors: Frank Martin	Iron Man, Norman Osborn, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Tony Stark
1	Iron Man Team-Up	comic story	20	script: Joshua Williamson; pencils: Juann Cabal; inks: Juann Cabal; colors: Nolan Woodard; letters: VC's Joe Caramagna	Iron Man, Melinda May, Mister Fantastic, Jim Rhodes, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, War Machine, Anthem First, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Ghost, Henry Hellrung, Invisible Woman
2	-	credits, title page	2	letters: typeset
3	-	letters page	2	script: Danny Khazem
4	Next	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Ryan Stegman; inks: Ryan Stegman; colors: Frank Martin

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Tony S. Daniel Cover	barcode 75960621491400617
Ryan Pancoast Magic the Gathering Virgin Cover	barcode 75960621491400616
Todd Nauck Iconic Cover	barcode 75960621491400661
Simone Di Meo Marvel Soccer Cover	barcode 75960621491400651
Ryan Pancoast Magic the Gathering Cover	barcode 75960621491400641
Salvador Larroca Foil Cover	barcode 75960621491400631
Jim Cheung Cover	barcode 75960621491400621

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X-Men United #2	2026	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #5 (685)6 of 8#7 (687) ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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