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Iron Man #84 Cover (Gil Kane) (1976)

Owner: Daren Domina
Artists: Gil Kane (Penciller) , Mike Esposito (Inker)

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Title:	Iron Man #84 Cover (Gil Kane) (1976)
Artist:	Gil Kane (Penciller)
Artist:	Mike Esposito (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
Views:	179
Likes on CAF:	14 15
Added to Site:	11/14/2025

Description

To me, a very memorable Gil Kane comic cover from the mid-1970s. This cover is like many of Kane's IM covers depicting Iron Man being beat upon or in fact defeated. Although the Freak was a "villain" going back to the Tales of Suspense period, he was a new interesting character to me and that, plus showing Iron Man being so overpowered, is what likely attracted me to the comic--and I certainly then enjoyed the story and interior art.

If you'd like to read further: I have a bit of a history with this cover. It was sold on Heritage in Feb 2009 and I saw it for sale from a dealer in 2010 (who got it in trade from the HA buyer). Unfortunately, being very new to the higher end of comic art, I was a bit shocked at the mark-up price that the dealer wanted (given what it had sold for just the prior year). I would check in a few times over the next few years but the price (which would go up) was not attractive and ultimately I bought a different cover from the dealer in 2014. After 2014 I was aware of the cover being purchased/sold/traded several times and then it disappeared for several years until reappearing on Heritage in Sept 2025, where I decided, taking into account that it had fans among some other collectors, that I would really try for it.

And after I was high bidder and told a few collectors, I received more than one email saying that it was nice that the cover finally found a good, long-term home. 😃

I don�t usually post my acquisitions but as I said above, this one and I have some history. Thanks for reading.

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Joined:	May 2006
Last Login:	January 2026
Country:	UNITED STATES
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