Comic books 1970-1985

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "And One of Them Must Die!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Bob Layton cover. Stane targets Stark's friends, resulting in deadly consequences. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $1.50 cover price. Double-sized. New logo. "Resolutions!" 1st appearance of Silver and Red Centurion Armor. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mark Bright, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Iron-Monger appears. Hawkeye and Mockingbird cameos. The death of a friend forces Stark to don his new armor and take the battle to Stane. 48 pages NOTE: Death of Obadiah Stane (The Iron Monger). Cover price $1.50.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "Sky Duel!" Guest-starring West Coast Avengers. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mark Bright, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Madame Masque. Bright/Akin and Garvey cover. When A.I.M. attacks Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Tigra, Iron Man lends a helping hand. Cover price $0.75.

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Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. "The Savage Goes West!" Guest-starring. Ka-Zar. Shanna (Ka-zar's wife) the She Devil cameo. Script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Ka-zar's visit with Iron Man at West Coast Avengers HQ is interrupted by the Fixer. 2-page comic-style ad for Cap'n Crunch cereal starring Spider-Man, featuring original art by Ron Frenz. Bob Layton cover. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "There Lurks the Adaptoid!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. Marianne Rodgers has a vision that something bad is going to happen at Avengers Mansion. Tony dons his armor and flies to the mansion and encounters...the Adaptoid! Shell-head and the Adaptoid fight from cover-to-cover, but the battle ends without a winner as both combatants break contact after being injured. (Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics editor David McDonnell.) 32 pages Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Ultimo!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. In light of his recent trials (battles with the Blood Brothers, Controller, Melter, and Kraken) Tony Stark takes time to rebuild his armor and make it stronger than ever before, and just in time too. For the azure behemoth known as Ultimo (last seen in Tales of Suspense #77-78) has returned! 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "No S.H.I.E.L.D. to Protect Me!" Guest-starring Nick Fury. Story by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Art by John Romita, Jr. and Bob Layton. If Iron Man doesn't take his own life Nick Fury will be killed. Can ole Shell Head find a way to save his friend and himself before it's too late. 32 pages. Cover price $0.35.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Digital Devil!" Story by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Art by Bob Layton. Iron Man arrives in Hong Kong but is continuously assaulted by strange creatures. Can he solve the mystery behind these attacks before it's too late? 32 pages. Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jewelers Insert Variant. Guest-starring Ant-Man. Hulk cameo. "The Hero Within!" Story by David Michelinie. Art by J. Bingham and Bob Layton. Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. John Romita Jr. art Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Steve Ditko art; Jim Starlin cover Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Stark's clouded judgment leads him to take on Machine Man at Stark International in "The Iron Scream". Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Stark's self-destructive streak forces Rhodey to take drastic measures in "Blackout!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Magma (who battled Iron Man and Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #110) appears. 1-panel cameo by Daredevil. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. In "Ball and Chain", Rhodey's first solo assignment as Iron Man has him taking on Thunderball, while Stark sinks deeper into his compulsion. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. As a dimensional portal begins to open, Stark must learn a lesson from a cardboard box in "Turf". Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Rhodey quits his day job. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Rhodey takes a job as a bodyguard, coming into conflict with the Flying Tiger, in "Have Armor Will Travel". Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Power Man (Luke Cage) and Iron Fist cameo. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. When Rhodey's hired to protect a shipment of film, he's attacked by the Radioactive Man (an Avengers baddie) in "Mission Into Darkness". Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Rhodey experiences another piercing headache. The Eternals cameo. Story takes place after the events in Iron Man (1968-96) Annual #6. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. The Mandarin lures Iron Man (thinking it's the same Iron Man he's tussled with in the past) to his lair in China in "This Ancient Enemy!" Part 1 of 2, continued next issue. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Radioactive Man. 1-page holiday gift subscription ad has original John Byrne drawing of the Inhumans. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Rhodey must fend off the Chinese military, not to mention stop the Mandarin's bid to start a war, in "Though My Life Be Forfeit..." Part 2 of 2, continued from the previous issue. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Radioactive Man. Story leads into Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #1. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Stark faces a life-and-death struggle in the chill of a snowstorm, while Rhodey returns from the Secret Wars, in "Deliverance". Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. Rhodey returns with alien components on his armor. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. In "On The Road...", Rhodey and his business partners, including a newly sober Stark, encounter Taurus, Aries and Aquarius on their way to California. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. 1-page ad for Power Man And Iron Fist featuring original art by Bill Sienkiewicz. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Part 1 of 2. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Steve Mitchell. McDonnell/Mitchell cover. Vibro uses his control of seismic energies to confront the man responsible for his condition, while Rhodey deals with a hostage crisis, in "Though This Fault Be Mine..." Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Part 2 of 2. Vision cameo. Scarlet Witch appears. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Iron Man goes in search of the Termite, while Rhodey and Stark's relationship deteriorates further, in "Losing The Touch!" McDonnell/Akin and Garvey cover. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "A Duel of Iron". Part 2 of 2. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Luke McDonnell, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. McDonnell/Akin and Garvey cover. Rhodey's fight with Vibro forces Stark to enter the fray, resulting in Iron Man vs. Iron Man. Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Guest-starring Shaman (of Alpha Flight). Hawkeye cameo. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Stark investigates the appearance of two impostor Iron Men in this untitled tale. Dr. Demonicus. Buckler cover. Cover price $0.65.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Secret Wars II crossover. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. John Byrne cover. A Beyonder-powered Thundersword makes a jailbreak, while Bethany Cabe is abducted, in "Call Him...Thundersword!" Cover price $0.65.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Revelations!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Cover is unsigned, but appears to be inked by Akin and Garvey. Obadiah Stane goes on the offensive against Stark and Rhodey, even as he recounts his past to Madame Masque. Cover price $0.65.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "And One of Them Must Die!" Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Bob Layton cover. Stane targets Stark's friends, resulting in deadly consequences. Cover price $0.65.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Savage Goes West!" Guest-starring. Ka-Zar. Shanna (Ka-zar's wife) the She Devil cameo. Script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Ka-zar's visit with Iron Man at West Coast Avengers HQ is interrupted by the Fixer. 2-page comic-style ad for Cap'n Crunch cereal starring Spider-Man, featuring original art by Ron Frenz. Bob Layton cover. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Sky Duel!" Guest-starring West Coast Avengers. Script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Mark Bright, inks by Ian Akin and Brian Garvey. Madame Masque. Bright/Akin and Garvey cover. When A.I.M. attacks Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and Tigra, Iron Man lends a helping hand. Cover price $0.75.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "When Calls Jonah!" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Sal Buscema. Tony Stark hires a new employee with a criminal past, but it's possible the new employee, Frankie Majors, may have been framed. Iron Man investigates the situation and quickly runs afoul of Jonah! 32 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "When Demons Wail!" Story by Gerry Conway. Art by George Tuska and Frank Giacoia. Tony Stark is still in Washington D.C. trying to defend the quality of Stark Industries' products, when a new villain called Mikas takes control of Marianne Rodgers and her psychic powers! Now Iron Man must battle Mikas to free her! Last 15¢ issue. (Note: According to the story, the woman on the cover should be Marianne Rodgers; however her hair is colored red.) 32 pages Cover price $0.15.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Barry Smith art. Origin retold. "Why Must There Be An Iron Man?" Story by Roy Thomas. Art by Barry Smith and Jim Mooney. Cover by Gil Kane. These are difficult days for Tony Stark as many people around him are questioning the purpose of Iron Man following the death of Kevin O'Brien. However, after lengthy soul-searching, Tony decides he is not going to quit being Iron Man. Note: This issue features the retelling of the origin of Iron Man. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. "There Lurks the Adaptoid!" Story by Mike Friedrich. Art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta. Cover by Gil Kane. Marianne Rodgers has a vision that something bad is going to happen at Avengers Mansion. Tony dons his armor and flies to the mansion and encounters... the Adaptoid! Shell-head and the Adaptoid fight from cover-to-cover, but the battle ends without a winner as both combatants break contact after being injured. Note: The letters page includes a letter from comics editor David McDonnell. 32 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. How can Iron Man hope to defeat a being that is all the evils of mankind in one destructive entity? It's science vs. magic in "Rasputin's Revenge!" Doctor Strange Cameo. Story by Steve Gerber. Art by Jim Starlin and Mike Esposito. Cover price $0.20.

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National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. As the workers of Stark International protest and go on strike, Iron Man must confront his arch nemesis the sinister Mandarin. "Strike!" Story by Steve Gerber. Art by George Tuska, Esposito, and Giacoia. Cover price $0.20.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. "When Calls the Controller!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Jim Shooter. Art by George Tuska and Jack Abel. Through slave discs, the vile villain known as the Controller feeds of the mental energy of his slaves and increases his own strength exponentially. Can Iron Man find a way to stop a foe who once single handedly defeated the Avengers?

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "Sunfire Strikes Again!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. Tony's heart is becoming dangerously weak, but there is no rest for the wicked. The fiery mutant known as Sunfire is running wild and Tony must don the armor of the Guardsman to try and stop him. But, does this armor and Tony's heart have enough power to make it through the fight? Plus, who is the mysterious puppet master pulling the strings behind the scenes? 32 pages.

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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.

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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.

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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 12p cover price. "The Hero Within!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring the Hulk and Ant-Man (aka Scott Lang). Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Jerry Bingham (layouts) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton. In incredible fashion, Iron Man has beaten the Hulk! But the cost of victory is steep! The invincible one's armor has sealed shut and the internal oxygen supply is dwindling! In a desperate effort to save Tony's life, Ant-Man enters Shell-Head's armor through one of his boot jets and then begins traversing his way to the helmet! Will the Astonishing Ant-Man complete his fantastic voyage in time? Cameo appearances by Jim Rhodes, Bethany Cabe, and Dr. Erica Sondheim. (Notes: Scott Lang's journey through Shell-Head's armor was a throwback to Hank Pym's journey though the Vision's body in the classic Avengers 93. This excellent 3-part story was reprinted in 2013 in the Iron Man Omnibus hardcover by Michelinie-Layton-Romita Jr.) 32 pages.

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Identical to US edition, but has 15p cover price. "Return of the Hero" Part 2 of 2. Plot by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Script by David Michelinie. Art by Jerry Bingham (breakdowns) and Bob Layton (finishes). Cover by Bob Layton. In the heart of Times Square, the golden avenger comes face-to-face with the Titanium Man! The green-armored communist has come to the Big Apple to destroy the center of American capitalism! And along the way get back in the good graces of his Soviet superiors! But Shell-Head isn't about to let his old adversary wreck the city! The Invincible Iron Man and the Titanium Man rumble across Midtown Manhattan until they reach the famous Rockefeller Center ice rink! Can Shell-Head score another cold war victory for the U.S.A.? A fabulous fight! Cameo appearance by Bethany Cabe. Flashback cameos by the Crimson Dynamo, Radioactive Man, and Unicorn. 32 pages.

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Whitman Variant. "Ultimo!" Part 1 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. In light of his recent trials (battles with the Blood Brothers, Controller, Melter, and Kraken) Tony Stark takes time to rebuild his armor and make it stronger than ever before, and just in time too. For the azure behemoth known as Ultimo (last seen in Tales of Suspense #77-78) has returned! 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Whitman Variant. Part 2 of 2. Story by Gerry Conway and Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. Iron Man has just been defeated by the lumbering juggernaut known as Ultimo. With the Armored Avenger out of the way, who can stop this giant menace from destroying the nation's capitol? 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Whitman Variant. "Sunfire Strikes Again!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Don Perlin. Tony's heart is becoming dangerously weak, but there is no rest for the wicked. The fiery mutant known as Sunfire is running wild and Tony must don the armor of the Guardsman to try and stop him. But, does this armor and Tony's heart have enough power to make it through the fight? Plus, who is the mysterious puppet master pulling the strings behind the scenes? 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Whitman Variant. "At the Mercy of the Mandarin!" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Sunfire. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Tony must don his old armor to save his life and to confront the solar samurai, Sunfire. Plus, witness the triumphant return of Shell Head's arch enemy, the terrible Mandarin. 32 pages. Cover price $0.30.

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Whitman Variant. 100th issue Iron-fest! Part 3 of 3. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito. Cover by Jim Starlin. In this 100th issue spectacular, the Invincible Iron Man confronts his arch nemesis, the malicious Mandarin, in an ultimate battle to save the world! But, with Tony's heart failing, can the Golden Avenger stay alive long enough to stop the arch-villain's pernicious plans? Cover price $0.30.