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Iron Man #228

Marvel · Series began 1968 · March 1988

Dates

Cover date
March 1988
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #228 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 0714860245403

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Story arc: Armor Wars

This is part 3 of 5. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Iron Man #225
  2. Iron Man #226
  3. Iron Man #228
  4. West Coast Avengers #31
  5. Iron Man #231

Creators

pencils: M. D. Bright, Bob Layton, Rodney Ramosinks: Bob Layton, Rodney Ramosscript: David Michelinie, Bob Laytoncolors: Bob Sharenletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

  • Stark Wars: Chapter 4: Who Guards the Guardsmen? · 23 pages

    Iron Man and Rhodey infiltrate The Vault to negate the Stark technology in the Guardsmen armors.

Publisher’s description

Iron Man vs. the Captain! Tony Stark vs. Steve Rogers! More determined than ever to reclaim his technology, Iron Man -- with help from Jim Rhodes -- breaks into the Vault and disarms the Guardsmen, causing a mass super villain breakout! Surely Stark wouldn't fight his oldest friend just to meet his own goals?

Characters

Steve RogersTony StarkIron ManJim RhodesMister HydeCalvin ZaboMary MacPherranTitaniaThe Captain

Reprinted in

Captain America Epic Collection (2014), Iron Man: The Armor Wars (1990), Iron Man: Armor Wars (2007), Iron Man / Captain America (2010), Captain America: The Captain (2011), Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus (2024), Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus (2025)

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