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Iron Man Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Iron Man books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Iron Man series? Start with "Doomquest (By: David Michelinie,John Romita Jr.,Bob Layton)" (1981) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Iron Man reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Doomquest (By: David Michelinie,John Romita Jr.,Bob Layton)
1981

Demon in a Bottle (By: David Michelinie,Ramón F. Bachs)
1984

Armor Wars Prologue (By: David Michelinie,M.D. Bright,Bob Layton)
1987

The Invincible Armor Wars (By: David Michelinie,Bob Layton)
1990

The Many Armors of Iron Man (By: Roy Thomas,Dennis O'Neil,David Michelinie,Bob Layton)
1992

Dragon Seed Saga (By: John Byrne,Paul Ryan,Mark Bright)
1994

Armor Wars 2 (By: John Byrne,John Romita Jr.)
2010

Stark Wars (By: David Michelinie,Barry Windsor-Smith,Bob Layton,Mark Bright)
2015

Iron Monger (By: John Byrne)
2016

Doom (By: Roy Thomas,David Michelinie,Dwayne McDuffie,Dann Thomas,Bob Layton,Danny Fingeroth,Randall Frenz)
2018

Return Of The Ghost (By: Roger McKenzie,David Michelinie,Bob Layton,Mike Saenz)
2019

The Man Who Killed Tony Stark (By: Archie Goodwin)
2019

The Fury Of The Firebrand (By: Archie Goodwin,Gerry Conway,Mimi Gold,Allyn Brodsky)
2020

War Machine (By: Roy Thomas,Dwight Jon Zimmerman,Len Kaminski,Danny Fingeroth)
2021

In The Hands Of Evil
2021

Battle Royal (By: Mike Friedrich)
2022

The Return Of Tony Stark (By: Kurt Busiek,Christopher J. Priest,Len Kaminski,Eliot R. Brown)
2022

Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 15 (By: David Michelinie)
2022

The Crossing
2023

The War of the Super Villains (By: Mike Friedrich)
2023

Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 17 (By: Dennis O'Neil,Peter B. Gillis,Bob Harras,Luke McDonnell)
2024
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