*Marvel: Key issues don’t come much more key these days than Iron Man #55, wherein the cosmic arch-villain Thanos, nemesis of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, made his first appearance, the brainchild of fan favourite writer/artist Jim Starlin. Thanos has of course gone on to plague Marvel’s heroes in comics and movies ever since, but here is where it all started. This landmark issue also features the debuts of Drax the Destroyer, Mentor, Eros (later Starfox of the Avengers) and Kronos. This is a beautiful pence printed copy, clean and bright with reflective cover colour. Firm, tight staples and supple white to off-white pages. No cover marks except for a faint and tiny soft dink at base of spine and a couple of minor stress marks centrally at spine; none of these break colour. High grade images are available on request.
PICTURED: IRON MAN #55 VF+ p £600