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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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