- "I don't believe it! They're going to murder thousands of innocent people -- just to make the United States look bad!"
- ―Tony Stark
| "Deep Trouble!" | |
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| Iron Man | |
| Title: | "Deep Trouble!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 218 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | May, 1987 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | David Michelinie; Bob Layton |
| Pencilers: | Bob Layton |
| Inkers: | Bob Layton |
| Cover artists: | Bob Layton |
| Cover inker: | Bob Layton |
| Colorists: | Bob Sharen |
| Letterers: | Janice Chiang |
| Editors: | Mark Gruenwald |
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"Deep Trouble!" is the title to the 218th issue of the first Iron Man ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was plotted by David Michelinie & Bob Layton and scripted by Michelinie. The artwork and inks was provided by Bob Layton with Janice Chiang on lettering and Bob Sharen on colors. The story was edited by Mark Gruenwald. This issue shipped with a May, 1987 cover date and carries a cover price of .75 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Irina Tarasova (1st appearance)
- Reggie
Minor characters
- Carter Hastings
- Mister Kuttner
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- London
- Our Blessed Lady Hospital
Items
Vehicles
- Automobile
- Boats
- Helicopter
- Limousine
- RMS Titanic
- Submersibles
- Van
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- Iron Man was created by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Don Heck. He first appeared in the first story presented in Tales of Suspense #39 in March, 1963 titled "Iron Man Is Born!".
- The tagline to this issue is "Undersea Odyssey!"
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is reprinted in the Iron Man Epic Collection, Volume 13, "Stark Wars", released in January, 2015.
- During the month that this story was released, Iron Man was also bouncing around through time over in West Coast Avengers #20.
- Tony Stark's yacht is named Bethany. This is likely a reference to Tony's former paramour, Bethany Cabe.
- This is the first appearance of the Iron Man armor MK VI, which is referred to as the Deep Sea armor in this issue.