Iron Man #278

Dates

Cover date

March 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #278 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$1.25 cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition$1.25 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07148602454503

  This edition’s page
• Australian edition1.80 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.80 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602454506

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Operation: Galactic Storm

This is part 6 of 19. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Quasar (1989) #32
2. Wonder Man (1991) #7
3. The Avengers (1963) #345
4. Avengers West Coast (1989) #80
5. Captain America (1968) #398
6. Iron Man (1968) #278
7. Thor (1966) #445
8. Quasar (1989) #33
9. Wonder Man (1991) #8
10. The Avengers (1963) #346
11. Avengers West Coast (1989) #81
12. Iron Man (1968) #279
13. Thor (1966) #446
14. Quasar (1989) #34
15. Wonder Man (1991) #9
16. Captain America (1968) #400
17. The Avengers (1963) #347
18. Avengers West Coast (1989) #82
19. Quasar (1989) #35

Creators

Stories

• Decisions in a Vacuum · 22 pages

  A designated group of Avengers (including Iron Man in his space armor) enter a Kree space station in an attempt to negotiate a peace between the Kree and the Shi'ar. The Avengers run into some Shi'ar commandos with whom they battle, and Iron Man ends up battling a Kree soldier named Shatterax (who was sent by the Supreme Intelligence) outside the station. Iron Man decides to surrender the Avenger team to the Kree in hopes of survival.

Reprinted in

Avengers: Galactic Storm (2006), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Avengers Epic Collection (2013)