*Marvel: They don’t come much hotter 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, Starfox and Kronos. It’s getting more and more difficult to find a comfortably affordable copy of this, but our new copy is marred by two book centre stamps across the logo (see scan), which do not impinge on the cover image. Other than that it’s a decent tight copy with minor spine and edge wear, firmly attached at staples. We’ve graded it VG+ to allow for the stamps, a pence copy priced at £280. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD