Essential Iron Man #3 [Second Printing]
(2011)

Marvel, 2000 Series
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Volume
3
Price
19.99 USD; 22.50 CAD
Pages
580
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-2764-2 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785127642 51999
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor); Mark D. Beazley (collection editor); John Denning (assistant editor); Cory Levine (assistant editor); Jennifer Grünwald (editor special projects); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor special projects)

Issue Notes

[Graphic Novels] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Title page and credits] (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Marie Severin; George Tuska
Inks
Sam Grainger ?; Johnny Craig
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Red Ghost; Unicorn; Namor, the Sub-Mariner

[Iron Man #12] (Table of Contents: 3)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Controller; Janice Cord
Reprints

The Coming of the Controller (Table of Contents: 4)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Tony Stark LMD; Janice Cord; Jasper Sitwell; The Controller [Basil Sandhurst] (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[Iron Man #13] (Table of Contents: 5)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Controller
Reprints

Captives of the Controller! (Table of Contents: 6)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Herb Cooper (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Nick Fury; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Janice Cord; Jasper Sitwell; Controller (villain)
Reprints

[Iron Man #14] (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Johnny Craig
Inks
Johnny Craig
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Night Phantom [Travis Hoyt]; Janice Cord
Reprints

The Night Phantom Walks! (Table of Contents: 8)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Johnny Craig (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Reprints

[Iron Man #15] (Table of Contents: 9)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Johnny Craig
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Red Ghost; Unicorn
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Said the Unicorn to the Ghost...! (Table of Contents: 10)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Alex Niven [Alex Nevsky] (introduction); Unicorn (villain); Red Ghost (villain); Janice Cord; Jasper Sitwell
Reprints

[Iron Man #16] (Table of Contents: 11)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Unicorn
Reprints

Of Beasts and Men! (Table of Contents: 12)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Unicorn (villain); Red Ghost (villain); Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Gabe Jones; S.H.I.E.L.D.
Reprints

[Iron Man #17] (Table of Contents: 13)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Johnny Craig; John Romita ? (alterations)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo, who reports: "Johnny Craig cover inks. Alterations by John Romita (I've seen the original art advertised and there was repositioning of the Tony Stark figure and changes on Iron Man, likely by Romita)".

The Beginning of the End! (Table of Contents: 14)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Tony Stark LMD (villain); Midas (villain, introduction); Madame Masque [Whitney Frost] (introduction); Morgan Stark; Janice Cord; Alex Niven [Alex Nevsky]; Miss Greer; Edwin Jarvis
Reprints

[Iron Man #18] (Table of Contents: 15)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Avengers [Goliath [Clint Barton]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Vision]; Madam Masque
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bob Cooley listed John Buscema as drawing Wasp's face, but Nick Caputo disagrees, noting that Tuska was likely using a Buscema face for reference.

Even Heroes Die! (Table of Contents: 16)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Madame Masque; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Vision; Wasp]; Nick Fury; Tony Stark LMD (villain, death); Morgan Stark (villain); Midas (villain); Hydra; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Alex Niven [Alex Nevsky]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #69.

[Iron Man #19] (Table of Contents: 17)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Johnny Craig
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
the Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; the Crimson Dynamo [Alex Niven]; Death; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Mandarin; the Unicorn
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

What Price Life?! (Table of Contents: 18)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Attuma (in dream); Captain America [Steve Rogers]; the Crimson Dynamo [Alex Niven; Alex Nevsky] (in dream); the Crusher (in dream); Death (in dream); Dr. Jose Santini; Happy Hogan; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Janice Cord; Madame Masque; the Mandarin (in dream); Midas; the Mole Man (in dream); Pepper Potts; the Unicorn (in dream); Whiplash (in dream)
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Indexer Notes

Continued between The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #69 (October 1969) and The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #70 (November 1969).

[Iron Man #20] (Table of Contents: 19)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Lucifer
Reprints

Who Serves Lucifer? (Table of Contents: 20)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Charlie Gray; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Lucifer; Wilma Gray
Synopsis
Lucifer concedes power to a discontented Charlie Gray in order to capture the inventor Tony Stark.
Reprints

[Iron Man #21] (Table of Contents: 21)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

The Replacement! (Table of Contents: 22)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Crimson Dynamo [Alex Niven; Alex Nevsky]; Eddie March [also as Iron Man]; Hammer; Happy Hogan; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Janice Cord
Synopsis
Tony Stark, with an ailing heart, seeks a replacement. Boxer Eddie March becomes the new Iron Man but he also has potentially life-threatening health problems. In a battle with the powerful Crimson Dynamo the "old" Iron Man has to come to the rescue of the "new" one.
Reprints

[Iron Man #22] (Table of Contents: 23)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Titanium Man; Crimson Dynamo [Alex Nevsky]
Reprints

From This Conflict... Death! (Table of Contents: 24)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
ron Man [Tony Stark]; Janice Cord (death); Titanium Man (villain); Crimson Dynamo [Alex Nevsky] (villain, origin); Eddie March [also as Iron Man]; Crimson Dynamo [Professor Anton Vanko] (flashback)
Synopsis
Herb Trimpe apparently penciled page 19. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2014.
Reprints

[Iron Man #23] (Table of Contents: 25)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
Jean Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The splash page was used as the cover to this story.

[The Man Who Killed Tony Stark] (Table of Contents: 26)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jasper Sitwell; Cheryl Porter; The Mercenary (introduction, villain, death); Vincent Sandhurst (villain, death); Titanium Man (flashback); Janice Cord (flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Since the splash page was used as the cover an additional page was needed to raise the page count to 20. Marie Severin drew page 15. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2014.

[Iron Man #24] (Table of Contents: 27)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Joe Sinnott ?; Sam Grainger ?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Minotaur; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Dr. Vryolak
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Sinnott or Grainger inks per Nick Caputo, September 2014.

My Son... the Minotaur! (Table of Contents: 28)

Iron Man / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Johnny Craig (credited)
Inks
George Tuska (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; The Minotaur [Miklos Vryolak] (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Vryolak (villain, introduction, death); Jasper Sitwell
Reprints

[Iron Man #25] (Table of Contents: 29)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Sam Grainger ?
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto (word balloon); Sam Rosen ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible Grainger inks per Nick Caputo, September 2014.

This Doomed Land- This Dying Sea! (Table of Contents: 30)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Johnny Craig (credited)
Inks
Sam Grainger (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Blane Ordway (villain, introduction, death); June
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #26] (Table of Contents: 31)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Johnny Craig
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto; Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Val-Larr
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Duel in a Dark Dimension! (Table of Contents: 32)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Val-Larr (first appearance); The Collector; Shar-Khan (first appearance, villain); Happy Hogan; Pepper Potts; Shadow-Horde Demons
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #27] (Table of Contents: 33)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Firebrand [Gary Gilbert]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Frank Giacoia on inks. Info by Alex Grancha, 2005-07-01 (Per Sandell ed.)

The Fury of the Firebrand! (Table of Contents: 34)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Firebrand [Gary Gilbert] (introduction); Lyle Bradshaw (introduction); Eddie March; Helen Davis
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #28] (Table of Contents: 35)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Controller
Reprints

The Controller Lives! (Table of Contents: 36)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Johnny Craig (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark] (origin details); Howard Anthony Stark (first appearance, Tony's father); Meredith McCall (first appearance); The Controller (villain); Jasper Sitwel
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #29] (Table of Contents: 37)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin (signed as M7)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as EV)
Letters
Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

Save the People-- Save the Country! (Table of Contents: 38)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Mimi Gold (credited as M. Gold)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; A dictator (first appearance, villain); Myrmidon (first appearance, villain); Overseer (first appearance, villain); Sandy; Maria
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #30] (Table of Contents: 39)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Bill Everett
Letters
Sam Rosen; ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Monster-Master [Toru Tarakato]
Reprints

The Menace of the Monster-Master!! (Table of Contents: 40)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Monster-Master [Toru Tarakato] (introduction, villain, death); Fujiko Watanabe; Professor Watanabe; Zoga
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #31] (Table of Contents: 41)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

Anything-- For the Cause! (Table of Contents: 42)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Mastermind [Bowers] (first appearance, villain, not the evil mutant); Smashers (first appearance, villain); Bullwhip Grogan (first appearance, villain); Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian] (first appearance); Kathy Acushla
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #32] (Table of Contents: 43)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Mike Esposito
Letters
Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Beware the Mechanoid (Table of Contents: 44)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Baldy Kolak (first appearance, villain); Rasko (first appearance, villain); Mechanoid Scout MK-5 (first appearance, death); Baldy (first appearance, villain); Luke (first appearance); Belinda Thomkins (first appearance)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #33] (Table of Contents: 45)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Jean Simek; Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jasper Sitwell; Nick Fury (impersonated)
Reprints

Their Mission: Destroy Stark Industries!! (Table of Contents: 46)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Spymaster; Espionage Elite [Number One [Marya Penskiyov]; Samson Washington; Farley London; Godfried Herter; Roger Philips] (first appearance; villains); Nick Fury (impersonated by the Spymaster?); Thor (cameo, flashback); Hulk (cameo, flashback); Ant-Man (cameo, flashback); Giant-Man (cameo, flashback); The Wasp (cameo, flashback); Captain America (cameo, flashback); Quicksilver (cameo, flashback); Scarlet Witch (cameo, flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo, flashback); Mole Man (cameo, flashback); Controller (cameo, flashback); Monster-Master (cameo, flashback); Myrmidon (cameo, flashback); Jasper Sitwell; Kevin O'Brien
Synopsis
Tony Stark reflects on his past experiences fighting villains and serving as an Avenger. Meanwhile the Spymaster and his Espionage Elite are infiltrating Stark Industries and Stark is lured into an ambush.
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Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #34] (Table of Contents: 47)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Spymaster
Reprints

Crisis-- and Calamity!! (Table of Contents: 48)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited as Joe Gaudioso)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Spymaster (villain); Espionage Elite (villain); Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #35] (Table of Contents: 49)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Nick Fury; Zodiac [Aquarius [Darren Bentley]; Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Saggitarius [Harlan Vargas]]
Reprints

Revenge! (Table of Contents: 50)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Allyn Brodsky (credited) (Plot); Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; SHIELD [Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell] ; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Kevin O'Brien; Zodiac [Aquarius [Darren Bentley]; Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Saggitarius [Harlan Vargas]; Libra [Gustav Brandt]] (villain); Spymaster (villain)
Synopsis
Trying to keep the Zodiac Key out of the hands of Spymaster, Iron Man and his allies are captured along with the Key once Zodiac gets involved.
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Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.
Allyn Brodsky as plotter per note by Stan Lee in Daredevil #73.

[Daredevil #73] (Table of Contents: 51)

Daredevil / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Herb Trimpe
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Nick Fury; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Zodiac [Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Aquarius [Darren Bentley]]; Lawholder; Spymaster
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (24 February 2005). The original indexer credited the pencils to Herb Trimpe and the inks to Bill Everett.

Behold... The Brotherhood! (Table of Contents: 52)

Daredevil / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Allyn Brodsky (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Syd Shores (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Nick Fury; Kevin O'Brian; Zodiac [Aquarius [Darren Bentley]; Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Saggitarius [Harlan Vargas]] (villains); Spymaster; Brotherhood of the Ankh (villains, introduction); Lawholder (villain, introduction); Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo, flashback); Thor (cameo, flashback); Aries (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis
The Scorpio Key transports our cast of heroes and villains to another dimension, where the Brotherhood of the Ankh forces them to battle to replenish the power of the key.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #36] (Table of Contents: 53)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ramrod
Reprints

...Among Men Stalks the Ramrod! (Table of Contents: 54)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Allyn Brodsky ? (plot)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Nick Fury; Madame Masque [Whitney Frost]; Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian]; Marianne Rodgers (introduction); Ramrod (introduction, an android, not the later super-villain, villain); Spymaster; Zodiac [Aquarius [Darren Bentley]; Capricorn [Willard Weir]; Saggitarius [Harlan Vargas]] (villain); Jasper Sitwell (cameo flashback)
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Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #37] (Table of Contents: 55)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Morrie Kuramoto

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian]
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Indexer Notes

Cover art credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

In This Hour of Earthdoom! (Table of Contents: 56)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Jim Mooney (credited)
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Ramrod (villain); Doom-Carriers (first appearance, villain); Foreman (first appearance, villain); Worldform, Inc. (first appearance, villain); Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian]; Marianne Rogers; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan
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Indexer Notes

Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

[Iron Man #38] (Table of Contents: 57)

Iron Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprints

When Calls Jonah..! (Table of Contents: 58)

Iron Man / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited); Allyn Brodsky (credited) (plot)
Pencils
George Tuska (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jonah [Anthony Gardenia] (first appearance, villain); Kevin O'Brien [as Kevin O'Brian]; Frankie Majors; Frizzo
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Indexer Notes

Allyn Brodsky credited with the plot per Gerry Conway on the last panel of the story.
Page 12 and 13 are half pages making the story have a 19 page count.

The Marvel Essentials Library (Table of Contents: 59) (Expand) /

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Iron Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. [Graphic Novels]
  2. 2. [Title page and credits]
    Iron Man
  3. 3. [Iron Man #12]
    Iron Man
  4. 4. The Coming of the Controller
    Iron Man
  5. 5. [Iron Man #13]
    Iron Man
  6. 6. Captives of the Controller!
    Iron Man
  7. 7. [Iron Man #14]
    Iron Man
  8. 8. The Night Phantom Walks!
    Iron Man
  9. 9. [Iron Man #15]
    Iron Man
  10. 10. Said the Unicorn to the Ghost...!
    Iron Man
  11. 11. [Iron Man #16]
    Iron Man
  12. 12. Of Beasts and Men!
    Iron Man
  13. 13. [Iron Man #17]
    Iron Man
  14. 14. The Beginning of the End!
    Iron Man
  15. 15. [Iron Man #18]
    Iron Man
  16. 16. Even Heroes Die!
    Iron Man
  17. 17. [Iron Man #19]
    Iron Man
  18. 18. What Price Life?!
    Iron Man
  19. 19. [Iron Man #20]
    Iron Man
  20. 20. Who Serves Lucifer?
    Iron Man
  21. 21. [Iron Man #21]
    Iron Man
  22. 22. The Replacement!
    Iron Man
  23. 23. [Iron Man #22]
    Iron Man
  24. 24. From This Conflict... Death!
    Iron Man
  25. 25. [Iron Man #23]
    Iron Man
  26. 26. [The Man Who Killed Tony Stark]
    Iron Man
  27. 27. [Iron Man #24]
    Iron Man
  28. 28. My Son... the Minotaur!
    Iron Man
  29. 29. [Iron Man #25]
    Iron Man
  30. 30. This Doomed Land- This Dying Sea!
    Iron Man
  31. 31. [Iron Man #26]
    Iron Man
  32. 32. Duel in a Dark Dimension!
    Iron Man
  33. 33. [Iron Man #27]
    Iron Man
  34. 34. The Fury of the Firebrand!
    Iron Man
  35. 35. [Iron Man #28]
    Iron Man
  36. 36. The Controller Lives!
    Iron Man
  37. 37. [Iron Man #29]
    Iron Man
  38. 38. Save the People-- Save the Country!
    Iron Man
  39. 39. [Iron Man #30]
    Iron Man
  40. 40. The Menace of the Monster-Master!!
    Iron Man
  41. 41. [Iron Man #31]
    Iron Man
  42. 42. Anything-- For the Cause!
    Iron Man
  43. 43. [Iron Man #32]
    Iron Man
  44. 44. Beware the Mechanoid
    Iron Man
  45. 45. [Iron Man #33]
    Iron Man
  46. 46. Their Mission: Destroy Stark Industries!!
    Iron Man
  47. 47. [Iron Man #34]
    Iron Man
  48. 48. Crisis-- and Calamity!!
    Iron Man
  49. 49. [Iron Man #35]
    Iron Man
  50. 50. Revenge!
    Iron Man
  51. 51. [Daredevil #73]
    Daredevil
  52. 52. Behold... The Brotherhood!
    Daredevil
  53. 53. [Iron Man #36]
    Iron Man
  54. 54. ...Among Men Stalks the Ramrod!
    Iron Man
  55. 55. [Iron Man #37]
    Iron Man
  56. 56. In This Hour of Earthdoom!
    Iron Man
  57. 57. [Iron Man #38]
    Iron Man
  58. 58. When Calls Jonah..!
    Iron Man
  59. 59. The Marvel Essentials Library
  60. 60. ["Shellhead's rogues' gallery grows during the first face-offs..."]
    Iron Man
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