CATALOG RECORD
Iron Man #1
first appearance of Conner "Rebel" O'Reilly
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Conner "Rebel" O'Reilly (Marvel) — first appearance, death in flashback
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1996
- On sale
- September 18, 1996
- Pages
- 60
Editions and covers (5)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$2.95 cover
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960604358300111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 72572402454405
This edition’s page - Gold Signature CoverThis edition’s page
- Australian edition3.95 AUD cover
Australian
Printed cover price 3.95 AUD.
Barcode 07480802454411
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Heart of the Matter · 44 pages
The criminal organization Hydra attacks industrialist and playboy Tony Stark's research complex in Buffalo, trapping scientist Bruce Banner and head of security Liz Ross with a ticking gamma bomb. Banner tries to minimize the damages by sacrificing his own life, but ends up being transformed into a big green monster, a "Hulk". Tony Stark arrives at the scene and is fatally injured by the Hulk's rampage. He saves his own life in the only way possible – he dons an experimental armor, effectively becoming an "Iron Man".
Characters
Reprinted in
Heroes Reborn: Iron Man (2006), Heroes Reborn Omnibus (2019), Heroes Reborn: Iron Man (2020)