Iron Man #244 [Direct]
(July 1989)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Howard Mackie (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Facing Dangers From the Past and Present! (Table of Contents)

Iron Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Layton (signed)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Clay Wilson; the Fixer; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Joanna Nivena
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signature dated 1988.

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Yesterday... And Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 1)

Iron Man / comic story / 41 pages (report information)

Script
David Michelinie (co-plot, script); Bob Layton (co-plot)
Pencils
Bob Layton
Inks
Bob Layton; Chris Ivy (assist); Don Hudson (assist); Harry Candelario (background assist); Bob Downs (and friends) (background assist); Dave Simons (background assist); Marc Siry (background assist); Gavin Curtis (background assist); James Brock (background assist)
Colors
Paul Becton; Marc Siry (assist); Mike Rockwitz (assist)
Letters
Janice Chiang
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's probably a sunny day.
Genre
superhero
Characters
the American Freedom Front (terrorist organization); Bambi Arbogast; Brie Daniels; Clay Wilson [as Carl Walker, also wears a black Iron Man armor] (circuit designer); Darlene (friend of Rae LaCoste); Dr. Doom (cameo); the Fixer; the Ghost (cameo); Howard Finch (Joanna Nivena's husband) & his two children; Iron Man [also as Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Joanna Nivena; Justin Hammer (cameo); Mr. Hale (Roxxon executive); Mrs. Fruitbagel; Quint (Tony Stark's head of security); Rae LaCoste; the Rhino (cameo); Sally (Tony Stark's secretary)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Only Bob Layton is credited with the inking and Paul Becton with the coloring. The other inkers and colorists are credited in the letters page of Iron Man #245.

Tales Of The Spinjas (Table of Contents: 2)

The Spinjas / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kevin West ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
superhero; children
Characters
the Spinjas [Emperor Gar and the Eliminators; King Dethblo and the Dread Force]
Synopsis
King Dethblo and the Dread Force cause massive disruptions in the Earth's gravitational field, so Emperor Gar and the Eliminators come to the rescue.

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Spinjas game from Parker Brothers. No credits.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Facing Dangers From the Past and Present!
    Iron Man
  2. 1. Yesterday... And Tomorrow
    Iron Man
  3. 2. Tales Of The Spinjas
    The Spinjas
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Max Capp
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Mike Verhart
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