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Tony Stark

Iron Man

7,944 appearancesSince 1963

Tony Stark first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (1963-03), published by Marvel. 7,944 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

11 issues

Tales of Suspense
#39
first appearance · origin
1963-03-00
Iron Man
#1
origin retold
1968-05-00
Iron Man
#28
origin retold
1970-08-00
Iron Man
#47
origin retold
1972-06-00
Iron Man
#68
origin retold
1974-06-00
Der Eiserne
#1
origin retold
1975-10-00
Iron Man
#122
origin retold
1979-05-00
The Avengers
#267
death
1986-05-00
Iron Man
#268
origin retold
1991-05-00
Iron Man
#287
origin retold
1992-12-00
Iron Man
#288
origin retold
1993-01-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Iron Man
1968–1996
325 issues →
The Avengers
1963–1996
207 issues →
Iron Man
1998–2004
89 issues →

Spider-Man Comics Weekly cover

Spider-Man Comics Weekly

1973–1976

77 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

1998–2004

74 issues →

Tales of Suspense cover

Tales of Suspense

1959–1968

61 issues →

Invincible Iron Man cover

Invincible Iron Man

2008–2012

61 issues →

Captain America cover

Captain America

1968–1996

40 issues →

Fantastic! cover

Fantastic!

1967–1968

39 issues →

The Incredible Hulk cover

The Incredible Hulk

1968–1999

37 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

1999–2014

34 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2018–2023

34 issues →

Marvel Adventures The Avengers cover

Marvel Adventures The Avengers

2006–2009

32 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2023–2026

31 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1961–1996

26 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2005–2010

26 issues →

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] cover

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes]

1979–1983

25 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

25 issues →

Ultimates cover

Ultimates

2011–2013

25 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2010–2013

24 issues →

Iron Man cover

Iron Man

2013–2014

23 issues →

TTTCape Archive 1997

Toyfare: The Toy Magazine

1997–2011

22 issues →

Captain America cover

Captain America

2005–2011

21 issues →

Avengers West Coast cover

Avengers West Coast

1989–1994

20 issues →

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Force Works
1994–1996
20 issues →
Invincible Iron Man
2023–2024
20 issues →
Ultimates
2024–2026
20 issues →
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
1965–1969
19 issues →
Iron Man Epic Collection
2013–
19 issues →
Marvel Double Feature
1973–1977
18 issues →
SSCape Archive 1976
Super Spider-Man
1976–1979
18 issues →
Iron Man
2020–2023
18 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
17 issues →
Spider-Man Comic
1979–1979
17 issues →
Fantastic Four
1998–2011
17 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers
2003–
17 issues →
Avengers Epic Collection
2013–
17 issues →
What If...?
1989–1998
16 issues →
Marvel Two-in-One
2007–2009
16 issues →
The Avengers Annual
1967–1994
15 issues →
Black Panther
1998–2003
15 issues →
Iron Man
2005–2007
15 issues →
Avengers Assemble
2012–2014
15 issues →
Thor
1966–1996
14 issues →
Captain America
1998–2002
14 issues →
The Mighty Avengers
2007–2010
14 issues →
New Warriors
2007–2009
14 issues →
Invincible Iron Man
2015–2017
14 issues →
Marvel Super-Heroes
1967–1982
13 issues →
Marvel Two-in-One
1974–1983
13 issues →
Iron Man
1996–1997
13 issues →
TUCape Archive 2002
The Ultimates
2002–2004
13 issues →
Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man
2003–2025
13 issues →
Black Panther
2005–2008
13 issues →
Ultimates 2
2005–2007
13 issues →
AFCape Archive 2022
Avengers Forever
2022–2023
13 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
1972–1985
12 issues →
Captain America
1981–1982
12 issues →
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe
1985–1987
12 issues →
Ms. Marvel
2006–2010
12 issues →