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SOLD ON: Friday, 04/16/2021 11:36 PM
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
ow/w pgs, Slight (C-1) resto-smal amount of c/t on cvr, top edge of cvr trimmed
Kirby, Ditko art; 2nd fulsome app of Iron Man; armor change (gray to gold)
Kentucky Collection
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
ow/w pgs, Slight (C-1) resto-smal amount of c/t on cvr, top edge of cvr trimmed
Kirby, Ditko art; 2nd fulsome app of Iron Man; armor change (gray to gold)
Kentucky CollectionAs with the Hulk, the first appearance of Iron Man proved a hit with readers but a pain for the production department, as the characters' initial grey armor design proved tough to pick out in the dizzying interior art squeezed into his short but memorable debut. Back to the drawing board, and the simple solution of recoloring his armor into a dazzling expanse of shimmering gold. The look still wasn't complete, and fans of the modern Iron Man will still be puzzled by his utilitarian design, but it was a step closer to perfection, and boy did it pop on the cover. Note, also, that Marvel still wasn't above hedging its bets, laying out this cover to somewhat resemble the monster mash imagery that were its bread and butter before the shift to hero books, especially the cave-dude on the right, who looks like he could have wandered in from one of the pre-hero horror covers by accident.