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Iron Man #219

Marvel · Series began 1968 · June 1987

first appearance of Ghost

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ghost (Marvel, unnamed genius infused with technology) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: June 1987
On sale: 1987
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #219 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

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

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602454506
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Creators

pencils: Bob Laytoninks: Bob Laytonscript: David Michelinie, Bob Layton, Mark Gruenwaldcolors: Bob Sharenletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

Ghost Story · 22 pages

Publisher’s description

How do you fight a ghost? Iron Man faces that very real problem when a villain called the Ghost starts some destructive haunting of Stark Enterprises.

Characters

Tony StarkIron ManJim RhodesGhostAbe Zimmer

Reprinted in

Iron Man: Armor Wars Prologue (2010), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus (2025)