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Character/DC

Iron

from The Metal Men

479 appearancesSince 1962

Iron first appeared in Showcase #37 (1962-03), published by DC. 479 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Showcase
#37
first appearance
1962-03-00
The Brave and the Bold
#187
death
1982-06-00
Dark Knights of Steel
#3
death
2022-03-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

MMCape Archive 1963
Metal Men
1963–1978
53 issues →
Wednesday Comics
2009–2009
11 issues →

MM

Cape Archive 2019

Metal Men

2019–2021

11 issues →

The Brave and the Bold cover

The Brave and the Bold

1955–1983

9 issues →

Doom Patrol cover

Doom Patrol

2009–2011

6 issues →

LOTCape Archive 2016

Legends of Tomorrow

2016–2016

6 issues →

Showcase cover

Showcase

1956–1978

5 issues →

Superman: The Man of Steel cover

Superman: The Man of Steel

1991–2003

5 issues →

Justice cover

Justice

2005–2007

5 issues →

Batman / Superman: World's Finest cover

Batman / Superman: World's Finest

2022–

5 issues →

Action Comics cover

Action Comics

1938–2011

4 issues →

Superman / Batman cover

Superman / Batman

2003–2011

4 issues →

CCape Archive 2015

Cyborg

2015–2016

4 issues →

Crisis on Infinite Earths cover

Crisis on Infinite Earths

1985–1986

3 issues →

Adventures of Superman cover

Adventures of Superman

1987–2006

3 issues →

Superman cover

Superman

1987–2006

3 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2006–2011

3 issues →

Justice League of America cover

Justice League of America

2008–2012

3 issues →

Justice League: Generation Lost cover

Justice League: Generation Lost

2010–2011

3 issues →

Justice League cover

Justice League

2011–2016

3 issues →

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye cover

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye

2016–2017

3 issues →

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus cover

Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus

2017–2021

3 issues →

DC Comics Presents cover

DC Comics Presents

1978–1986

2 issues →

The Best of DC cover

The Best of DC

1979–1986

2 issues →

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Justice League Europe
1989–1993
2 issues →
MMCape Archive 1993
Metal Men
1993–1994
2 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
2003–2016
2 issues →
Justice League of America: Another Nail
2004–2004
2 issues →
Infinite Crisis
2005–2006
2 issues →
TMMCape Archive 2006
The Metal Men Archives
2006–2013
2 issues →
52
2006–2007
2 issues →
Justice
2006–2007
2 issues →
Justice League of America
2007–2011
2 issues →
SPMCape Archive 2007
Showcase Presents: Metal Men
2007–2008
2 issues →
Justice
2008–2009
2 issues →
Trinity
2008–2009
2 issues →
DCU: Legacies
2010–2011
2 issues →
LOTCape Archive 2012
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo
2012–2017
2 issues →
Justice League
2012–2016
2 issues →
Justice League
2013–2017
2 issues →
Batman Beyond Universe
2013–2015
2 issues →
Superman / Batman
2014–2017
2 issues →
CCape Archive 2016
Cyborg
2016–2018
2 issues →
Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age
2017–2019
2 issues →
Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye
2017–2018
2 issues →
Superman: The Man of Steel
2020–2022
2 issues →
DC vs. Vampires: World War V
2024–2025
2 issues →
The Flash
1959–1985
1 issue →
Justice League of America
1960–1987
1 issue →
SDBCape Archive 1970
Super DC Bumper Book
1970–1970
1 issue →
All New Collectors' Edition
1978–1979
1 issue →
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe
1985–1987
1 issue →
History of the DC Universe
1986–1986
1 issue →
The History of the DC Universe
1988–1988
1 issue →
The Art of Walter Simonson
1989–1989
1 issue →
Legion of Super-Heroes
1989–2000
1 issue →
Green Lantern Annual
1992–2000
1 issue →
Superman: World without a Superman
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: Panic in the Sky
1993–1993
1 issue →
Superman: Time and Time Again
1994–1994
1 issue →