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Iron Man #55
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $285 - $5,800
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Sep 29, 2026
CGC Census
6,847
Total Graded
100
9.8 NM/MT
628
8.0 VF
Reprinted 21x
The First Appearance of Thanos, the Mad Titan who would possess the Infinity Gauntlet! Iron Man confronts the dual threat of the Blood Brothers! Guest-starring Drax the Destroyer!
Cover Date
February 1, 1973
On Sale Date
October 31, 1972
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.20
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
Roy Thomas
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Cover Artist
Characters
Iron Man; Tony Stark; A'Lars; Arthur Douglas; Dan; Drax the Destroyer; Eros; Gh'Ree Blood; I.S.A.A.C.; Kronos; Mentor; R'Hos Blood; Thanos; Thanos Thralls (villain, introduction)
superhero
Collected in
- The Life of Captain Marvel #1
- The Life of Captain Marvel #[nn]
- Marvel Milestone Edition: Iron Man #55 #[nn]
- The Life and Death of Captain Marvel #[nn]
- Marvel Masterworks: Captain Marvel #3
- Essential Iron Man #4
- Avengers vs. Thanos #[nn]
- Essential Captain Marvel #2
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #[nn]
- Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man #9
- Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus #[nn]
- Drax: Guardian of the Galaxy #[nn]
- Captain Marvel by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection #[nn]
- True Believers: Thanos the First #1
- Marvel Comics Digest #6
- Marvel's Mightiest Heroes #128
- The Thanos Wars: Infinity Origin Omnibus #[nn]
- Marvel-Verse: Thanos #[nn]
- Captain Mar-Vell Omnibus #1
- Iron Man Epic Collection #5
- The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus #3