The 1st appearance of War Machine...

[LloydJBailey]

Is Iron Man 282 I believe?

I'm having trouble finding this, surely it's not rare? Has the character become so popular that the comic is worth more and hard to find now? or is it around for a good price still? I'm just curious.

[Mac Man]

Here's some of what I found online:

 

List of important War Machine/Jim Rhodes issues

 

First appearance (Iron Man #118, 1979)

James Rhodes back story (Iron Man #144, 1981)

First became Iron Man (Iron Man #169, 1983)

Battled The Mandarin (Iron Man 180-181, 1984)

Battled Tony Stark in clash of Iron Men (Iron Man #192, 1985)

Almost killed during Earth re-entry (Iron Man #216, 1987)

Became CEO of Stark Enterprises and became Iron Man again (Iron Man #284, 1992)

Quit Stark Enterprises, went off on own as War Machine (Iron Man #291, 1993)

 

From what I've seen, not a lot of movement in this area, though I'm sure there will be a little bit of a hiccup in sales as IM 2 approaches. I think the real behemoth to tackle is going after ToS 39 as that book I think is going to really continue to pick up steam (and it really IS a good read!)

[Rodey]

The 282 is easy to find. The movie is bumping up the price from what I've seen recently. My friend picked up a 9.8 last year for around $30 and now they are selling for around $80+

 

Yes 282 is when Jim Rhodes first wears the outfit. There is another earlier issue where armor is up on the wall in the background. Weird, I know.

[gaz973]

Maybe your name should be Rhodey instead of Rodey or Rodney.

[KingOfRulers]

The 282 is easy to find. The movie is bumping up the price from what I've seen recently. My friend picked up a 9.8 last year for around $30 and now they are selling for around $80+

 

Yes 282 is when Jim Rhodes first wears the outfit. There is another earlier issue where armor is up on the wall in the background. Weird, I know.

 

I sold my 9.8 for $250. It will be a great book to have in the coming months.

[BlowUpTheMoon]

 

I sold my 9.8 for $250. It will be a great book to have in the coming months.

 

Nice Stephen! I've got a 9.8 coming back from CGC

[Mr Mylar]

Thanks for the info guys. I'm looking the issue up in my long boxes right now.