Iron Man #164

Dates

Cover date

November 1982

On sale

July 17, 1982

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #164 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition60¢ cover

  Direct

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

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition60¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0714860245411 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

  Barcode 0714860245411 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Creators

Stories

• Deadly Blessing · 22 pages

  Bishop breaks the Knight out of jail but kills him because he failed their master. Vic Martinelli, Stark's head of security, learns that the person behind both the attack on Stark International and the attack by the Knight is from Glen Travail in northern Scotland. At the same time, Stark is invited to Scotland by the Laird of Travail. In Scotland, Iron Man battles and defeats the Bishop. Rhodey has been captured by the Laird and covered in poisonous spiders somewhere in the castle. Iron Man has one hour to rescue him.

Publisher’s description

The leader of the Chessmen employs his Bishop to finish the assassination of Stark. However, when Tony knocks off the helmet of the Bishop, he is revealed to be a very old man wearing tech. Iron Man must investigate the unusual circumstances of the Chessmen Organization, including their access to armored technology.

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013)