David Michelinie
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68-page softcover graphic novel
Original story that sees Doctor Doom taking over the world and transforming it into a utopia at the cost of free will
68-page softcover graphic novel
Original story that sees Doctor Doom taking over the world and transforming it into a utopia at the cost of free will
Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - Starring the Mighty Avengers
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
2nd Print
Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - Starring the Mighty Avengers
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
3rd Print
Iron Man #217
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Thundercats #3
Marvel UK
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Thundercats #5
Marvel UK
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #218
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Debut of Iron Man's Deep Sea armor
Psi-Force #7
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Thundercats #7
Marvel UK
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #219
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Ghost, an engineer who developed and integrated himself into a cloaking technology
1st appearance of Ghost, an engineer who developed and integrated himself into a cloaking technology
Iron Man #220
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Death of Spymaster
Amazing Spider-Man #290
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Peter proposes to Mary Jane, she declines in the next issue
Amazing Spider-Man #291
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #221
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #292
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Mary Jane Watson accepts Peter's second marriage proposal
Iron Man #222
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man Annual #9
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #223
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of the second Blizzard
Iron Man #224
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #225
Marvel
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1987
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Vol. 1
Part one of the Armor Wars story arc that runs through #231
Tony Stark examines the battlesuit technology of a criminal named The Force to discover that it is top secret, Stark circuitry that powers the armor
Rhodes and Stark investigate who stole the tech and discover a villain named Spymaster was the culprit who sold it to Justin Hammer
Stark wears the Silver Centurion armor while battling Stilt Man and the Controller
[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will return as War Machine for an Armor Wars series coming to Disney+]
Part one of the Armor Wars story arc that runs through #231
Tony Stark examines the battlesuit technology of a criminal named The Force to discover that it is top secret, Stark circuitry that powers the armor
Rhodes and Stark investigate who stole the tech and discover a villain named Spymaster was the culprit who sold it to Justin Hammer
Stark wears the Silver Centurion armor while battling Stilt Man and the Controller
[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will return as War Machine for an Armor Wars series coming to Disney+]
Amazing Spider-Man #296
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Unofficial appearance of Spider-Cop, in a dream of Doctor Octopus
Iron Man #226
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Armor Wars part two
Stark's quest to retrieve his weaponized technology leads him to confrontations with The Raiders and Stingray
Armor Wars part two
Stark's quest to retrieve his weaponized technology leads him to confrontations with The Raiders and Stingray
Reprint of Iron Man #225, part one of Armor Wars
Distributed in Marvel Universe: Silver Centurion vs. Mandarin action figure comic packs
Reprint of Iron Man #225, part one of Armor Wars
Distributed in Marvel Universe: Silver Centurion vs. Mandarin action figure comic packs
Iron Man #227
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Armor Wars part three
Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt
Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers
Armor Wars part three
Cameo appearances by multiple celebrities from the 1980s: Don Johnson, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Lionel Ritchie, Michael J Fox, Tina Turner and George Wendt
Stark battles S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Mandroids, exo-armor designed by Stark worn by national defense soldiers
Amazing Spider-Man #297
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #298
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
1st cameo appearance of Venom, creeping over Eddie Brock's hands
First cover art by Todd McFarlane on the Amazing Spider-Man title
1st team appearance of the Life Foundation led by Carlton Drake
1st appearance of Carlton Drake who discovered there were five symbiote seeds that could be extracted from the Venom symbiote
Iron Man #228
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Armor Wars part four
Tony Stark versus the Guardsmen
Amazing Spider-Man #299
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
2nd cameo appearance of Venom
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Todd McFarlane explains in an interview that he considers The Amazing Spider-Man #299 the first full appearance of Venom but various comic book resources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #300
The Amazing Spider-Man #299 was used as a prop in the film, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
2nd cameo appearance of Venom
⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Todd McFarlane explains in an interview that he considers The Amazing Spider-Man #299 the first full appearance of Venom but various comic book resources cite The Amazing Spider-Man #300
The Amazing Spider-Man #299 was used as a prop in the film, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Iron Man #229
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Armor Wars part five
Tony Stark suited up in Stealth Armor battles Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo
Death of Titanium Man
Armor Wars part five
Tony Stark suited up in Stealth Armor battles Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo
Death of Titanium Man
Amazing Spider-Man #300
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
1st full appearance of Venom
Peter Parker returns to his classic red-and-blue costume
1st full appearance of Venom
Peter Parker returns to his classic red-and-blue costume
Iron Man #230
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Armor Wars part six
1st appearance of Firepower, a heavy artillery armored antagonist
Armor Wars part six
1st appearance of Firepower, a heavy artillery armored antagonist
Amazing Spider-Man #301
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Iconic cover art by Todd McFarlane
Iron Man #231
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Armor Wars part seven
Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Speedball
First artwork on Spider-Man by Mark Bagley
Origin of Chthon in a back-up story, how his essence was locked away in Wundagore Mountain - story continues in X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
1st appearance of Speedball
First artwork on Spider-Man by Mark Bagley
Origin of Chthon in a back-up story, how his essence was locked away in Wundagore Mountain - story continues in X-Men Annual #12 (1988)
Iron Man #232
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Conclusion of the Armor Wars story arc
Amazing Spider-Man #302
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Cover art by Todd McFarlane
Amazing Spider-Man #303
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Cover art by Todd McFarlane
Iron Man #233
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #304
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Iron Man #234
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #305
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #306
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Cover art by Todd McFarlane, inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)
Iron Man #235
Marvel
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1988
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
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