Marvel·Iron Man Annual·#5·Bronze Age·ID-2453542
| Grade | Census & Float Distribution | Copies / Slabs | Role | FMV | Sales | Total Value | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 50 of 179 slabs (27.9%) | 50 | SOV | $111.69 | 50 | $5,585 | (18.0x) |
| 9.6 | 41 of 179 slabs (22.9%) | 41 | $62.50 | 41 | $2,563 | (10.0x) | |
| 9.4 | 30 of 179 slabs (16.8%) | 30 | $22.12 | 30 | $663.60 | (3.6x) | |
| 9.2 | 11 of 179 slabs (6.1%) | 11 | $43.00 | 11 | $473.00 | (6.9x) | |
| 9.0 | 13 of 179 slabs (7.3%) | 13 | $40.89 | 13 | $531.57 | (6.6x) | |
| RAW | Raw Uncertified Copies | — | RAW | $6.22 | — | — | (1.0x Base) |
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Peter Gillis
Jerry Bingham
Dan Green
Beth Firmin
Diana Albers
Mark Gruenwald
Home of Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Comics grow darker and more socially aware. Wolverine, Punisher, Swamp Thing debut. Creator-driven storytelling emerges.
Newsstand variants carry meaningful scarcity premiums. First appearances from this era are blue-chip investments.
Bronze Age (1970–1984) — comics grew darker and more socially aware. The era of classic runs, creator-driven storytelling, and the birth of serious collecting culture. Newsstand variants carry a meaningful scarcity premium.
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In Wakanda, Black Panther exercises with his guards. At Stark International, Iron Man tests some new government weapons. In Wakanda, a warehouse containing Stark International energy hologram crystallography equipment is destroyed. The next day Stark arrives in Wakanda where T'Challa informs him of the recent attack. After devising a plan, Stark attends a dinner where Madame Slay kidnaps Rhodes and Killmonger's men apparently kill the Black Panther. At the Black Panther's funeral Killmonger appears, taking the Black Panther mantle. Iron Man and Black Panther proceed with their plan, now that the LMD has drawn out the villain. They sneak back into T'Challa's palace just after Madame Slay informs Wakanda of Killmonger's return from death, the Black Panther arrives, surprising everyone. A battle ensues, and as the heroes gain the upper hand Madame Slay reveals she has Rhodes captive. Iron Man uses his life sensors to find Rhodes at the Vibranium mound, where a cyclotron has been set up. It's pounding the vibranium with gigawatt baryon beams, turning it into anti-metal, which will dissolve all metal in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Iron Man disables the machine and saves Rhodes. Meanwhile, Black Panther defeats Killmonger, whose body reverts to a skeleton. In China, the Mandarin realizes his plan has failed.
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