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CATALOG RECORD

Iron Man #238

Marvel · Series began 1968 · January 1989

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Madame Masque (second bio-duplicate of Whitney Frost) — second bio-duplicate, first appearance, in shadow

Dates

Cover date
January 1989
On sale
September 29, 1988
Pages
36

Values

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #238 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 07148602454501

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Butch Guiceinks: Bob Laytonscript: David Michelinie, Bob Laytoncolors: Bob Sharenletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

  • Two Live or Die in L.A.! · 22 pages

    Whitney Frost is shot by an unknown assailant.

Publisher’s description

The Rhino breaks Donald Gill, aka Blizzard, out of jail. After day of doing chores like making amends with Steve Rogers, Tony Stark suits up and incapacitates the Rhino. The Blizzard, however, escapes!

Characters

Steve RogersTony StarkIron ManJim RhodesAleksei SytsevichRhinoGhostDonnie GillBambi ArbogastMarcia PearsonWhitney FrostMadame Masque

Reprinted in

Iron Man Epic Collection (2013)

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