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I have read many Iron Man comics over the years, mostly from the '70s and '80s. But I had never read the very earliest Iron Man stories, so with the release of the Iron Man movie, I decided to finally do so. This huge book reprints the first 40something Iron Man comics from Tales of Suspense #39 - 83. The earliest stories here are a bit gimmicky, with most issues featuring Iron Man pulling out some new device that just happens to be the perfect thing to defeat the villain with (and most of those early villains are pretty lame). But the series started to improve when Stan Lee took over the complete scripting duties, instead of just providing the plots. The series steadliy improved and reached a high point with Tales of Suspense #69 - 71 (the epic first battle with Titanium Man). From that point on, the series was about as good as anything else Marvel Comics was publishing. This book is a bit pricey, but it's a heck of a lot cheaper than tracking down and buying the original comic books.

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