Iron Man (1968 1st Series) UK Edition comic books 1978

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Then There Came a War!" Part 4 of 5. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by George Tuska. Inks by Mike Esposito. Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. It's an all-out assault on Stark International! As the Guardsman, Jack of Hearts, and Iron Man clash with the minions of Midas! The three heroes plus Madame Masque and the Wraith seem headed toward victory until Midas deploys his legion of Iron Men! And all of sudden Shell-Head's gang is under duress from a dozen Shell-Heads! One by one the good guys fall to the empty suits of armor under Midas' control until only Tony Stark remains! Now it's Midas' approaching victory that looks as good as gold! Appearances by Jean DeWolff, Eddie March, Jasper Sitwell, and Marianne Rodgers. (Note: This issue features George Tuska's final artwork on the series.) 32 pages.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "And, In The End..." Part 5 of 5. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Keith Pollard. Inks by Fred Kida. Cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Rubinstein. This is it! The final battle for Stark International! The malevolent Midas vs. the Invincible Iron Man! After Midas touches Shell-Head and turns him into gold, the battle appears lost! But the armored avenger has a jack (of hearts) up his sleeve! And a queen (of hearts) too! A mind-blowing conclusion! Appearances by the Guardsman, Madame Masque, Jean DeWolff, Jasper Sitwell, and Marianne Rodgers. (Notes: This issue features a two-page layout recapping the events and villains from Iron Man issues 41 thru 52. Marianne Rodgers returns many years later in Iron Man 320.) 32 pages.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Growing Pains!" Guest-starring Jack of Hearts and Yellowjacket (Hank Pym). Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Bob Wiacek. Cover by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. As Yellowjacket works feverishly on a cure for Tony's friends who've been turned to gold, Iron Man and Jack of Hearts face the rampaging might of the Growing Man! How can they hope to defeat a foe whose power grows every time he is hit? Appearances by the Guardsman, Wraith, Jean DeWolff, Eddie March, Jasper Sitwell, and Madame Masque. (Note: The Growing Man previously appeared in Avengers 69.) 32 pages.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Moonrise!" Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts and the Soviet Super-Soldiers. Script by Bill Mantlo. Pencils by Carmine Infantino. Inks by Fred Kida. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. When a strange energy begins to transmit from Earth's moon, Iron Man and his companion Jack of Hearts head into space to investigate! Unfortunately, Russia, also picking up the energy's signature, sends an investigative team too! Given the strained relations between the U.S. and Russia, it's no surprise a battle erupts! It's the armored avenger and Jack of Hearts vs. the Soviet Super-Soldiers (Darkstar, Vanguard, Crimson Dynamo) on the surface of the moon! First appearance of Vanguard. Cameo appearances by the Guardsman, Madame Masque, Jean DeWolff, Jasper Sitwell, and Yellowjacket. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics cartoonist Fred Hembeck.) 32 pages.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Sojourners Through Space!" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts and the Soviet Super Soldiers. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Fred Kida (finishes). Cover by Dave Cockrum and Terry Austin. Thanks to an inadvertent tractor beam, the spacefaring Rigellians transport the golden avenger and Jack of Hearts from the moon to their massive starship! Oh my, what have the galactic colonizers been up to since their last encounter with Thor several years ago? At the moment they're trying to conquer the planet known as Wundagore II; and they don't want to be bothered by Shell-Head and his apprentice! So the Rigellians dispatch Galactus' former creation, the robot Punisher, to battle the two displaced heroes! It's time for Iron Man to go to work! Cameo appearances by Darkstar, Vanguard, Crimson Dynamo, Jasper Sitwell, and Madame Masque. (Notes: The Rigellians previously appeared in Thor 218-220. The Punisher robot last appeared in Fantastic Four 74. This issue includes a detailed 2-page layout of Iron Man's armor.) 32 pages.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "The Man, the Metal, and the Mayhem!" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Jack of Hearts and the Soviet Super Soldiers. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by Keith Pollard (breakdowns) and Fred Kida (finishes). Cover by Keith Pollard and Terry Austin. In deep space the golden avenger and Jack of Hearts are caught in an intergalactic war between the Rigellians and the Knights of Wundagore! The ruthless colonizers have selected Wundagore II to be their new home planet! But the native inhabitants (aka the New Men) won't give it up without a fight! Eventually Iron Man and Jack side with the genetically-advanced but low-tech knights against the star-spanning Rigellians! Will the underdogs have their day with the invincible one leading the way? Cameo appearances by Darkstar, Vanguard, Crimson Dynamo, Jasper Sitwell, and Madame Masque. Flashback cameos by the High Evolutionary, Thor, and the Hulk to recap the history of Wundagore II. (Note: This issue contains a full-page ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Thor and Lady Sif.) 32 pages.