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Iron Man #47

Marvel · Series began 1968 · June 1972

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Dates

Cover date: June 1972
On sale: March 7, 1972
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #47 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition20¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition0.06 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.06 GBP.
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Barry Windsor-Smithinks: Vince Colletta, Jim Mooneyscript: Roy Thomas, Stan Leeletters: Artie Simek

Stories

Why Must There Be an Iron Man? · 21 pages

Reprinted in

The Many Armors of Iron Man (1992), Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine (1994), Essential Iron Man (2000), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus (2008), Iron Man #47 Custom Comic (2009), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Creator Collection (2025)