Iron Man 1968 #1 - 4.0 - $310.00
A.I.M. manages to make three duplicates of the Iron Man armor.
Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
A re-telling of Iron Man's origin.
Ad for karate book and life-size practice dummy with coupon, $1.98.
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- Big Premiere Issue - Cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Frank Giacoia.
- - Inside front cover. Lumen Winter is spelled as "Luman Winter" in the ad copy. Ad for the "White Stallion in the Moonlight" mural.
- Alone Against A.I.M.! - Story continued from Iron Man & Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #1.
- - Between pages 3 and 4 of first story.
- - Promo for Marvel super-hero t-shirts and sweat shirts and a new Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit. Between pages 6 and 7 of first story.
- - Send for free muscle-building information. Located between pages 6 and 7 of first story.
- - Ad solicits boys to sell GRIT magazine. Between pages 9 and 10 of first story.
- Shop by Mail - A collection of classified advertising offering novelties and comic books, located between pages 15 and 16 of first story.
- - Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!
- Shop By Mail; Stamps - A collection of classified advertising offering novelties and stamps.
- - Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company, located on the top half of the page.
- Stamps; Shop by Mail - A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties and back-issuecomic books, located on lower half of page.
- - Letters from Chris Barth, Richard Carlson, James Held, Mike Tyler, Ellis Whitby, Dennis McConihay, Rachel Presley, and Wilfred Khan.
- - Promo for Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 and Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 advertised as "now on sale," with covers depicted.
- - Inside back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.
- - Back cover. Ad for the American Seed Company.
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