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Issue: Iron Man Epic Collection #14
Publication Date: January 2019
 
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Title: Return of the Ghost
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/13/2019
Volume: 14
Pages: 484
ISBN: 9781302916299
UPC/EAN: 978130291629953999
Price: $52.00 CAD
$39.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 54 (19 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: softcover; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Clay Wilson; Fixer; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Joanna Nivena
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Iron Man
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Crash

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Iron Man; Nick Fury; Dreadnaughts
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William Bates (programmer)
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The Making of Crash

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Welcome to the Future

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Guest starring: Ant-Man!
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Slaughterday!

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Marcy Pearson; Bambi Arbogast; Rae LaCoste; Tina Sanchez
Chicken Little had a point.
In the wake of the Armor Wars, Tony Stark has to show the world that the new Iron Man isn't another threat. Ant-Man stops an attempt to discredit the new Iron Man that Edwin Cord has planned.
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Iron Man Battles Together with the Amazing Spider-Man

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Fallout!

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Bambi Arbogast; Marcy Pearson; Barbara Dare; Donna Twain; Vic Martinelli
New York City: The 31st Annual Conclave of Electronics Engineers and Innovatiors.
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An All-Out Assault on Stark Enterprises

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Marcy Pearson
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Epitaph in Grey

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Marcy Pearson; Kathy Dare; Rae LaCoste; Juan; Kathy
Look at that statue, Jim.
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Grappling with the Grey Gargoyle!

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Stone Cold!

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Abe Zimmer; Charles (Paul St. Pierre's butler); Cinda Kendrick (friend of Marcy Pearson); Kathy Dare; Marcy Pearson; Mrs. Fruitbagel (caretaker for Tony Stark); Mrs. Pearson (Marcy Pearson's adoptive mother); Rae LaCoste; Randall Pearson (Marcy Pearson's adoptive father)
Marcy Pearson had come to San Diego seeking answers,E
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Star Hunter!

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Bambi Arbogast
What startles me most is the blood.
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The Rage of the Rhino!

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Two Live or Die in L.A.!

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Kathy Dare; Marcy Pearson; Bambi Arbogast; Mr. Hopper; Mr. Metzger; Felix Alverez
Scene: A precinct house in downtown Los Angeles,E
Whitney Frost is shot by an unknown assailant.
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Co-plot, lettering, colorist and characters added by Fred Snyder (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4573)
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He's Back! And This Time the Ghost Is Out for Blood!

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Unholy Ghost!

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Bambi Arbogast; Abe Zimmer; Rae LaCoste; Kathy Dare; Felix Alverez
Three of a kind: In poker,E
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Teams Up with His Enemies-- --To Battle the Ghost.

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Ghost Righter!

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Kathy Dare
Advice for the Ghost:
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In the Grip of the Mandarin

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China See!

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Felix Alvarez; the Hand (the Mandarin's squad of assassins); Huang Hao (Chinese businessman); Kathy Dare; Marcy Pearson; Mrs. Bambi Arbogast; Xu (the Mandarin's sparring partner)
Hong Kong: Where Iron Man gives new meaning...
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Duel to the Death With the All-New Mandarin!

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; the Mandarin
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Master Blaster!

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Felix Alvarez; Iron Man [also as Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Kathy Dare; Li Fong (the Mandarin's servant); the Mandarin [also as Zhang Tong]; Mrs. Bambi Arbogast; the Shan-Tun monks; Soo Lin & her grandfather
Hong Kong: the offices of Helping Hand Film Productions.
Kathy Dare shoots Tony Stark in the chest.
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Tony Stark Shot

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Bambi Arbogast; Felix Alvarez; Jim Rhodes; Kathy Dare; Tony Stark
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Heartbeaten

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the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man; Thor] (on TV news); Bambi Arbogast; Bert Hindel (Kathy Dare's lawyer); Brie Daniels (on TV news); Bryant Gumbel (Today show host); Cassie Lang (Scott Lang's daughter); Dr. Charles Ingwe (microsurgeon); Ed Munro (Channel 6 News reporter); Felix Alvarez; Jim Rhodes; Justin Hammer; Kathy Dare; Marcy Pearson; Phillip (Justin Hammer's servant); Rae LaCoste; Scott Lang [Ant-Man]; Stevie Gazelle (rockstar, on TV news); Tigra; Tony Stark
Stark, Anthony Edward!
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Facing Dangers From the Past and Present!

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Clay Wilson; the Fixer; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Joanna Nivena
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Yesterday... And Tomorrow

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the American Freedom Front (terrorist organization); Bambi Arbogast; Brie Daniels; Clay Wilson [as Carl Walker, also wears a black Iron Man armor] (circuit designer); Darlene (friend of Rae LaCoste); Dr. Doom (cameo); the Fixer; the Ghost (cameo); Howard Finch (Joanna Nivena's husband) & his two children; Iron Man [also as Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Joanna Nivena; Justin Hammer (cameo); Mr. Hale (Roxxon executive); Mrs. Fruitbagel; Quint (Tony Stark's head of security); Rae LaCoste; the Rhino (cameo); Sally (Tony Stark's secretary)
It's probably a sunny day.
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Only Bob Layton is credited with the inking and Paul Becton with the coloring. The other inkers and colorists are credited in the letters page of Iron Man #245.
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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Dr. Octopus; Sandman; Grey Gargoyle; Electro
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Al Milgrom
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Night of the Octopus

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Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Dr. Octopus (villain); Grey Gargoyle (villain); Electro (villain); Sandman (villain)
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Continued next issue.
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Cherry Wood; Dr. Octopus; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Al Milgrom
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Al Milgrom; Ken Steacy
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From the Ashes

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the Avengers [the Scarlet Witch; the Vision]; Carlos (waiter); Cherry Wood (scientist); Daredevil; Dr. Octopus; Edwin Jarvis; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Joe Barger ("consumer activist"); Judge Coffin; Marty (lawyer); Turk
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Facing Dangers From the Past and Present!

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Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Al Milgrom
Well, for once I've got the Fanfare...
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Doombug

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Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Avro-X [Major Colin Richard]; Col. Okada; Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Jim Rhodes; Major Tupolev; Saberbat [Valentina]
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Special thanks go to Rodney Dunn, Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pratt.
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Iron Man: Crash GN Unused Cover

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Iron Man #235 Cover Art

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Iron Man #237 Cover Art

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Marvel Fanfare #39 Pin-Up

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Iron Man
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Iron Man
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Marvel: 1989 - the Year in Review Parody Ad

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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 Profile

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The Ghost is Back!

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Back cover.

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