XOW Logo
  • Location
    • Home
    • Issue Detail, List Content Items
in for
   
by
Facebook Logo
Report a Bug Ask for Support Review Site Apply to be an Editor
Issue: Iron Man #8
Publication Date: December 1968
Previous Base Issue Previous Issue Variant Next Issue Variant Next Base Issue
 
Disclose Detail
Issues: #8 of 332 Issues (794 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/03/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Disclose Format
Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched; squarebound (#43)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In6
reprinted 3 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 3 other Issues:
FlagThe Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2 [Direct] published January 2009
FlagIron Man Epic Collection #3 published January 2019
FlagThe Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #2 [Second Edition] [unnamed variant] published January 2024
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
spacer
Disclose Content Items (16 total)
Disclose Issue Images
A Duel Must End!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Gladiator [Melvin Potts]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIron Man #3 published January 1978
as A Duel Must End! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Iron Man #2 published December 2004
as A Duel Must End! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joe Weider; Chuck Sipes
First Line: This candy bar can help you gain lots... of weight!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for Crash-Weight bars from Joe Weider.
Inside front cover.
Disclose
A Duel Must End!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jasper Sitwell; Janice Cord; Vincent Sandhurst; Gladiator [Melvin Potts]; Maggia [Big M [Whitney Frost] (origin)]; Count Nefaria (flashback); Byron Frost (flashback); Roger Vane (flashback)
First Line: Admit it, you iron-clad clod...!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEssential Iron Man #2 published December 2004
as A Duel Must End! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Look, fellows!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad solicits boys to sell Grit magazine. Located between story pages 3 and 4.
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit
Character(s): Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
First Line: It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 6 and 7.

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.
Disclose
Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios art prints
First Line: Superb, original oil painting reproduction – yours free when you purchase these 4 magnificent thoroughbreds
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for oil painting reproductions of majestic horses, between story pages 6 and 7.
Disclose
World's Fastest Train

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cheerios Kid
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Cheerios breakfast cereal, featuring the "New Tokaido" train in Japan, which makes a 320.2 mile trip averaging 101 miles per hour. Located between story pages 9 and 10.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet
Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin Co., located between story pages 15 and 16, on top half of page.
Disclose
Stamps; Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Have your poems set to music
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Seventeen small ads between story pages 15 and 16, on lower half of page.
Disclose
Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Free! The secrets of muscle power!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Small ads, between story pages 18 and 19.
Disclose
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]
First Line: A plethora of pronouncements up for grabs!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes: Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): H. H. Ward & Co. formula
First Line: Must I lose my hair?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for H. H. Ward & Co., Inc. hair restorer.
Disclose
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Eric Vinicoff, Vicki Anne Horne, Frederick Lee Zoucha, Mitchell Shields, Brian Hoard, Henry Raines Jr., Bruce Coville, and Sandy Smith.
Disclose
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spectacular Spider-Man
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Green Goblin
First Line: Now in full color!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Spectacular Spider-Man magazine #2 (November 1968), advertised as "Now On Sale!". Cover art shown is unpainted line art version.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Creative Card Company Christmas cards
First Line: Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Creative Card Company.
Disclose
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Famous Artists School
Character(s): Norman Rockwell
First Line: We're looking for people who like to draw
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Site designed and hosted by XOWTech, Inc..
Any questions or problems with this site should be directed to REMOVE-webmaestro-THESE@xowcomics.com.

XOW, XOWComics.com, XOWTech and XOWTech.com are registered trademarks of XOWTech, Inc.
© XOWTech, Inc., 2010 - 2026. All rights reserved.

Some data courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution license.