Marvel Released May 1988

Iron Man #230 (1988) First Print

Iron Man #230 is an issue of the Iron Man series from Marvel, released May 1, 1988. Written by David Michelinie with artwork by Mark D. Bright. Notable appearances include Firepower. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published May 1988
Pages 32

Armor Wars. Part 6 of 8. "The Day the Hero Died!"  Finally, the details behind Project: Firepower are revealed. Firepower is, simply put, a one unit army corp with enough firepower to level a small country. When Iron Man arrives to confront this latest theft of his super technology he soon realizes he is completely over matched. Iron Man and Firepower engage in a battle that only one of them will walk away from. By the end of this issue you will see the end of Iron Man as we know him.

Key Facts

  • Armor Wars part six
  • 1st appearance of Firepower, a heavy artillery armored antagonist