Comic Book: Iron Man (1968 series)
Description:
Iron Man's flagship title. Following TALES OF SUSPENSE, this title ran for decades, establishing Tony Stark and his armored alter ego as one of Marvel's greatest heroes. The cover title is "The Invincible Iron Man" but the indicia states the name as simply "Iron Man".
Data Sheet:
May 1968 to Sep 1996
1968
N/A
Characters most frequently found in this comic book:
In order of appearances.
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Indexed Comics:
332
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September 1972"Deathplay"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man, drained of energy after his battle with the Super-Adaptoid, is dying; he appeals to Marianne Rodgers for help but her visions of the hero’s death cause her to panic and run away. [...]
October 1972"Now Strikes the Cyborg Sinister"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man hovers in the air at Stark’s private rocket base, as his new missile is launched into the air. Suddenly, there is a malfunction and the rocket self-destructs, sending debris toward the nearby town. [...]
November 1972"Raga: Son of Fire"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man puts his new improved armor though its paces in his version of the Danger Room. Then, having broken up with Marianne Rodgers, Tony Stark heads off to live the playboy life on vacation in Los Angeles. [...]
December 1972"The Black Lama!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIn battle with the cult leader Raga, Son of Fire, Iron Man manages to free himself from the molten lava created by the fiery villain but the lava flow threatens the homes below. The hero diverts the threat and returns to the combat. [...]
January 1973"Sub-Mariner: Target For Death!"
Script: Mike FriedrichFrom her underwater ship, mad scientist Madame MacEvil is about to conduct her latest experiment. First she explodes an iceberg threatening a nearby fishing boat; the Sub-Mariner races to the rescue, saves the crew, and traces the missile track back to Madame MacEvil’s ship. [...]
February 1973"Beware the Blood Brothers"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man is suddenly attacked by the alien brutes known as the Blood Brothers, captured, and flown to a secret underground base in the American Southwest. This is the headquarters of invader Thanos where he is holding prisoner Drax the Destroyer. [...]
March 1973"Rasputin's Revenge!"
Script: Steve GerberIron Man returns to New York (going the last leg of the journey on rocket-powered roller skates) and heads to Avengers Mansion to warn the team of the threat of Thanos (last issue). Only Jarvis is there, however…. [...]
April 1973"Strike!"
Script: Steve GerberStark Industries employees go on strike after a rabble-rouser convinces them that Tony Stark’s plan to share environmental research with the Russians is an act of treason. [...]
May 1973"Mandarin and the Unicorn: Double-Death!"
Script: Mike FriedrichMandarin and his mindless slave the Unicorn attack Iron Man together, wrecking his chestplate, The hero jets off and makes it back to Stark Industries where Pepper Potts finds him (she doesn’t yet know it’s Tony). [...]
June 1973"A Madness In Motown!"
Script: Mike FriedrichTony Stark receives a telephone call from a psychiatrist telling him that Marianne Rodgers had been committed to an asylum and that it is unlikely she will overcome her psychoses. Tony blames himself for her condition and smashes his desk out of frustration and guilt. [...]
July 1973"Cry Marauder!"
Script: Mike FriedrichThe Masked Marauder leads his henchmen on a raid of Stark Industries Aerospace Division. Object: to hijack Stark’s new space shuttle in a plan to ransom it back to Stark. They board the craft and fly it though the wall and away…. [...]
August 1973"Death Knells Over Detroit!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man is held fast by a Capto-Lock (huge clamps on his arms) a prisoner of the Masked Marauder who has hijacked Stark’s space shuttle (last issue). [...]
September 1973"Whiplash Returns!"
Script: Mike FriedrichPrologue: The villainous Whiplash is practicing with his new steel whip, shredding a statue of his enemy Iron Man, preparing for round 2….Tony Stark and Pepper (Potts) Hogan visit his Cincinnati plant and are greeted by the manager Vicki Snow. [...]
October 1973"Enter: Dr. Spectrum"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man returns to Detroit just as tornado-level winds threaten the city. He spies Roxanne Gilbert fleeing the storm and swoops down to rescue her, all of which is caught on film by tabloid photographer Willie-Boy. [...]
November 1973"Rokk Cometh!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man tears down a ruined building in inner city Detroit then rebuilds it single-handedly to demonstrate Stark Industries’ new construction materials before a crowd of city officials. [...]
December 1973"The Cutting Edge of Death!"
Script: Mike FriedrichA nearly powerless Iron Man is at the mercy of Dr Spectrum who has conjured up a giant scimitar ready to slice the hero in half. But the villain is at odds with the Power Prism which possesses him, the two struggling for ultimate control of his mind. [...]
February 1974"Battle Royal!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man, possessed by the Power Prism is on a violent rampage; the Mighty Thor arrives on the scene to stop his maniacal friend. Thor realizes that there is something more wrong about this Iron Man—so the armored hero attacks. Shellhead proves no match for the God of Thunder and soon goes down. [...]
April 1974"Return of the Freak"
Script: Mike FriedrichWhen the new air-conditioning unit at Gaines Motors topples from the roof, Iron Man is on the scene to catch the massive piece of machinery and lower it safely to the ground. Shellhead then rushes to the hospital were the gravely injured Eddie March is being prepped for surgery by Dr Don Blake. [...]
June 1974"Night of the Rising Sun!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man joins Roxie Gilbert in Vietnam to search for Eddie March’s missing brother Marty. Accompanied by Viet Cong soldiers and some truce observers, he blazes a trail trough the jungles. On the way the VC officer spouts propaganda while Tony Stark grieves over his support of the war. [...]
August 1974"Confrontation! Part One"
Script: Mike FriedrichAn angry Iron Man zooms underwater and smashes a hole in the Mandarin’s undersea base; the villain activates the hydraulic lift and raises the building to the ocean surface. [...]
September 1974"Who Shall Stop...Ultimo? - Confrontation! Part Two"
Script: Mike FriedrichThe unconscious Iron Man is jetting out of control high into the stratosphere. [...]
November 1974"Battle: Tooth and Yellow Claw! Confrontation: part 3!"
Script: Mike FriedrichAs Iron Man zooms to the late Mandarin’s castle for a confrontation with the Yellow Claw, that villain is gloating over his scheme to possess the Golden Globe offered by the Black Lama to the greatest supervillain. [...]
January 1975"Convention of Fear!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man is streaking through the sky in downtown San Diego when he is fired upon by a large energy weapon. It misses and he investigates but the bad guys have gotten away…. [...]
March 1975"Turnabout: A Most Foul Play!"
Script: Mike FriedrichAfter a splash panel of Iron Man crashing through a window of a Stark complex in Manila we go back a few minutes to see Tony Stark enjoying the reconciliation of Happy and Pepper while he explains to her his second identity as Iron Man. [...]
May 1975"The Modok Machine!"
Script: Mike FriedrichIron Man returns from the Celestial Madonna story in GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #4 to have a workout in his private danger room (which concept he admits he borrowed from the X-Men). [...]
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