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Cover of Iron Man #138
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Iron Man #138

Marvel · Series began 1968 · September 1980

Dates

Cover date
September 1980
On sale
June 24, 1980
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #138 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition50¢ cover

    Direct

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

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition50¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860245409

    This edition’s page
  • UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

    British

    Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Facades

This is part 2 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Iron Man #137
  2. Iron Man #138
  3. Iron Man #139

Creators

pencils: Bob Layton, Tom Palmer, Marie Severininks: Bob Layton, Tom Palmer, Marie Severin, Joe Sinnottscript: Bob Layton, David Micheliniecolors: Ed Hanniganletters: John Costanza, Irv Watanabe

Stories

  • Chapter II Facades and Ruses · 17 pages

Publisher’s description

Iron Man battles two Madame Masque-controlled Dreadnought robots.

Reprinted in

Captain America (1981), Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus (2013), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013)

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