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Cover: John Byrne & Ian Akin & Brian Garvey

Iron Man #197

Aug 1985 · Marvel · 0.65 USD; 0.75 CAD; 0.30 GBP

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“Call Him... Thundersword!”

Iron Man squares off against a white-armored opponent in a dazzling mid-air clash on John Byrne's cover — inked by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey — as brilliant energy beams streak across the composition in every direction. This August 1985 issue ties into the Secret Wars II crossover, promising Denny O'Neil's script and Rich Buckler's interior art for a story titled "Call Him… Thundersword!" The dynamic cover captures that unmistakable mid-1980s Marvel energy, with Tony Stark's red-and-gold armor front and center in what looks like a seriously intense confrontation.

writer Denny O'Neil · artist Rich Buckler · inker Akin · inker Garvey · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Rick Parker · cover John Byrne, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey

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Cast · 7 characters

Bethany Cabe Clytemnestra Erwin Iron Man Jim Rhodes Morley Erwin Stewart Cadwall Thundersword

Full credits

writer Denny O'Neil

artist Rich Buckler

inker Akin

inker Garvey

colorist Bob Sharen

letterer Rick Parker

cover pencils John Byrne

cover inks Ian Akin

cover inks Brian Garvey

Reprints

Reprinted in Nova #105 (1986), Secret Wars II Omnibus #[nn] (2009), Iron Man: Iron Monger #[nn] (2010), Iron Man - Iron Monger #[nn] (2013), Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld #[4] (2015), Secret Wars #17, Secret Wars II #33

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