Iron Man  (1968)

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1st appearance of Shatterax, a cybernetically enhanced Kree hunter and member of Starforce

Debut of Iron Man's 'Space Armor, Model II' which grants access to Kree Intelligence and simulates fight scenarios

Iron Man #279

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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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

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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]

Iron Man #285

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #285

Marvel 1992 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #286

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

Iron Man #288

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #289

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

Iron Man #291

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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Iron Man #294

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #295

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #296

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #297

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Introduction of H.O.M.E.R. [Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum], the AI assistant of Stark Industries

Iron Man #299

Marvel 1993 Vol. 1
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Debut of Iron Man's 'Modular Armor' with interchangeable pieces allowing different attachments

Iron Man #300

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #301

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Battle of Iron Man vs Venom

Iron Man #303

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Debut of Iron Man's ‘Hulkbuster’ armor, to challenge the Hulk

Includes trading cards

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Classic battle of the Hulk vs Iron Man wearing Hulkbuster armor

Iron Man #306

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #307

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #308

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #309

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #310

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #311

Marvel 1994 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #312

Marvel 1995 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #313

Marvel 1995 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #314

Marvel 1995 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #315

Marvel 1995 Vol. 1
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Iron Man #317

Marvel 1995 Vol. 1
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Debut of Iron Man's 'Arctic Armor,' capable of withstanding sub-zero temperatures

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