<P> After issue # 99 ( March 1968 ) , the Tales of Suspense series was renamed Captain America . An Iron Man story appeared in the one - shot comic Iron Man and Sub-Mariner ( April 1968 ) , before the `` Golden Avenger '' made his solo debut with The Invincible Iron Man # 1 ( May 1968 ) . The series ' indicia gives its copyright title Iron Man , while the trademarked cover logo of most issues is The Invincible Iron Man . Artist George Tuska began a decade long association with the character with Iron Man # 5 ( Sept. 1968 ) . Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jim Starlin 's brief collaboration on the Iron Man series introduced Mentor , Starfox , and Thanos in issue # 55 ( Feb. 1973 ) . Friedrich scripted a metafictional story in which Iron Man visited the San Diego Comic Convention and met several Marvel Comics writers and artists . He then wrote the multi-issue `` War of the Super-Villains '' storyline which ran through 1975 . </P>
<P> After issue # 99 ( March 1968 ) , the Tales of Suspense series was renamed Captain America . An Iron Man story appeared in the one - shot comic Iron Man and Sub-Mariner ( April 1968 ) , before the `` Golden Avenger '' made his solo debut with The Invincible Iron Man # 1 ( May 1968 ) . The series ' indicia gives its copyright title Iron Man , while the trademarked cover logo of most issues is The Invincible Iron Man . Artist George Tuska began a decade long association with the character with Iron Man # 5 ( Sept. 1968 ) . Writer Mike Friedrich and artist Jim Starlin 's brief collaboration on the Iron Man series introduced Mentor , Starfox , and Thanos in issue # 55 ( Feb. 1973 ) . Friedrich scripted a metafictional story in which Iron Man visited the San Diego Comic Convention and met several Marvel Comics writers and artists . He then wrote the multi-issue `` War of the Super-Villains '' storyline which ran through 1975 . </P>
when was the first iron man comic released
when was the first iron man comic released
May 1968
May 1968