Iron Man #288 [Newsstand]
(January 1993)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 3.15 CAD; 1.35 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
071486024545 01
Editing
Nel Yomtov (credited as Nel Yomtov) (editor); John Lewandowski (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #288 [Direct].

Meltdown at Ground Zero (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kevin Hopgood (signed as KH [in a box])
Inks
Kevin Hopgood ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [James Rhodes]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Card stock chrome foil cover.

Ground Zero (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Len Kaminski (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Hopgood (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
20,000 feet.
Feature Logo
The Invincible Iron Man
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Mrs. Arbogast; Atom Smasher (origin); Morgan Stark (villain); Marcy Pearson (villain); Firepower [Jack Taggert] (villain); Living Laser [Arthur Parks]
Synopsis
The government intervenes with Firepower to stop Atom Smasher from destroying a toxic waste dump. Rhodey agrees with Atom Smasher that Stark Enterprises should close all its nuclear facilities. Morgan Stark uses Marcy Pearson to plant evidence that links Rhodey to Tony Stark's murder.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Bull's Eye / cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Barry Dutter (credited)
Pencils
Rick Parker (credited)
Inks
Rick Parker (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Bull's Eye
Genre
humor; superhero

Soul on Ice (Table of Contents: 4)

Iron Man / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Len Kaminski (credited)
Pencils
Barry Kitson (credited)
Inks
Chris Ivy (credited)
Colors
Ariane Lenshoek (credited as Ariane)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Stark Enterprises Technical Presentation Center.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tony Stark (origin); Erica Sondheim; Abe Zimmer; Howard Stark (flashback); Maria Stark (flashback); Black Knight [Nathan Garrett] (cameo flashback, villain); Black Widow [Natasha Romanova] (cameo flashback); the Avengers [Captain America (Steve Rogers); Thor; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]] (cameo flashback); Doctor Doom (cameo flashback, villain); Hawkeye (cameo flashback); Happy Hogan (cameo flashback); Pepper Potts (cameo flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo flashback); Iron Monger (cameo flashback, villain); M.O.D.O.K. (cameo flashback, villain); Madame Masque (cameo flashback, villain); Mandarin (cameo flashback, villain); James Rhodes (cameo flashback); Avengers West Coast [Scarlet Witch; USAgent; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Wonder Man] (cameo flashback); Wong-Chu (cameo flashback, villain); Ho Yinsen (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
While Stark dreams of his past in suspended animation, scientists inject him with a tailored virus to rebuild his nervous system.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Meltdown at Ground Zero
    Iron Man
  2. 1. Ground Zero
    Iron Man
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Bull's Eye
  5. 4. Soul on Ice
    Iron Man
This issue was modified by
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard