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Iron Man #280

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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Debut of Tony Stark’s ‘War Machine’ armor, a heavy artillery suit

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: Tony dons the armor but continues to refer to himself as Iron Man. James Rhodes does not appear in this armor until Iron Man #284 and later assumes the codename War Machine in West Coast Avengers #94

Iron Man Annual #13

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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1st cover appearance of the War Machine armor, worn by Tony Stark

⚠ Misconception: cited by many as the first appearance of War Machine. "War Machine" is splashed across the IRON MAN title in reference to the armor’s incredible armaments but the name is not official. The armor, (piloted by Tony Stark in this issue, not James Rhodes) actually debuts in the previous issue, Iron Man #281. In Iron Man #284, James Rhodes suits up in the War Machine armor but does so as Iron Man and does not officially assume the War Machine codename until West Coast Avengers #94, though he is referred to as War Machine in X-Force #21 but as Iron Man in X-Force #20

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3rd appearance of Tony Stark in the War Machine armor

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1st appearance of Rhodey Rhodes in the War Machine armor but he still refers to himself as Iron Man

It isn't until West Coast Avengers #94 until the codename ‘War Machine’ is used

[December 2020 - Don Cheadle will reprise his role as War Machine in an Armor Wars series on Disney+ / November 2022 - an inside source passed along an unconfirmed rumor that Armor Wars has been removed from Disney's production slate]

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First ongoing solo title featuring Morbius

Rise of the Midnight Sons part three of six

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Iron Man #285

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #285

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Slapstick

Iron Man #286

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and cover of Atom-Smasher

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Slapstick #2

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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Morbius: The Living Vampire #4

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of many magical deities whom Dr. Strange invokes to conjure his spells

1st appearance of Valtoor

1st appearance of Raggadorr

1st appearance of Munnopor

1st appearance of Denak

1st appearance of the Seraphim

1st full appearance of Watoomb

Iron Man #288

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Slapstick #3

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Morbius: The Living Vampire #5

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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1st team appearance of the Secret Defenders: Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Hulk

Iron Man #289

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Slapstick #4

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #50

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Debut of Iron Man's 'Telepresence Armor,' a suit operated by Tony Stark remotely

Gold foil cover enhancements

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Darkman #1

Marvel 1993 Vol. 2
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Iron Man #291

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Morbius: The Living Vampire #8

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #292

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #292

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #293

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Hellstorm: Prince of Lies #4

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #294

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Namor the Sub-Mariner #41

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Hellstorm: Prince of Lies #5

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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