CATALOG RECORD
Iron Man #169
first appearance of Iron Man
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Iron Man (Jim Rhodes) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1983
- On sale
- January 18, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #169 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 0714860245404 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860245404 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Blackout! · 22 pages
Magma returns to seek revenge on Tony Stark and Iron Man. But Stark is still so drunk that he is unable to defeat Magma. Rhodey returns from Scotland and Stark reveals to him that he is Iron Man. With Stark passed out and unable to do anything against the rampaging Magma, Rhodey dons the Iron Man armor.
Publisher’s description
After an armored, drunken rampage through Times Square, Tony is encouraged by his staff to take a personal leave from Stark International. With Iron Man out of commission, Colonel James Rhodes dons the suit, and title, of Iron Man.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2003), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013)