Iron Man 1st series comic books issue 256

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"Soliloquy in Silence" Script by Bob Layton. Pencils by John Romita Jr. Inks by Harry Candelario. Cover by John Romita Jr. and Bob Layton. Once again Iron Man returns to the decaying space station that Stark Enterprises put into orbit several months ago! A chemical research company recently approached Tony with a method for neutralizing the deadly bacteria that A.I.M. introduced into the station (in Iron Man 215)! The armored avenger liked the idea and agreed to fly the new chemical reagents to the station! However he wasn't counting on unexploded ordnance going off while he was there! And suddenly the golden avenger finds himself trapped under tons of wreckage and running low on power and oxygen! Shell-Head may have wanted his name written in the stars someday... but not like this! Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes and Mrs. Arbogast. (Notes: John Romita Jr. returns to the Iron Man title and pencils ten of the next eleven issues. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 317,115; average paid circulation 199,100.) 32 pages. Cover price $1.00.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Soliloquy in Silence!" Story by Bob Layton. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Harry Candelario. Iron Man welcomes back one time series artist John Romita, Jr. to the team. Iron Man returns to the satellite he once visited before (see Iron Man #217) to retrieve a weapon A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) planned to use against him. Problem is the weapon just went off, and now Tony is trapped under tons of wreckage on board a derelict space satellite and he's running low on power. Will this be the end of the Golden Avenger? 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.