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: January 2026
Publication Order
Doomquest (By: David Michelinie,John Romita Jr.,Bob Layton)
Buy on Amazon1981
Demon in a Bottle (By: David Michelinie,Ramón F. Bachs)
Buy on Amazon1984
Armor Wars Prologue (By: David Michelinie,M.D. Bright,Bob Layton)
Buy on Amazon1987
The Invincible Armor Wars (By: David Michelinie,Bob Layton)
Buy on Amazon1990
The Many Armors of Iron Man (By: Roy Thomas,Dennis O'Neil,David Michelinie,Bob Layton)
Buy on Amazon1992
Dragon Seed Saga (By: John Byrne,Paul Ryan,Mark Bright)
Buy on Amazon1994
Armor Wars 2 (By: John Byrne,John Romita Jr.)
Buy on Amazon2010
Stark Wars (By: David Michelinie,Barry Windsor-Smith,Bob Layton,Mark Bright)
Buy on Amazon2015
Iron Monger (By: John Byrne)
Buy on Amazon2016
Doom (By: Roy Thomas,David Michelinie,Dwayne McDuffie,Dann Thomas,Bob Layton,Danny Fingeroth,Randall Frenz)
Buy on Amazon2018
Return Of The Ghost (By: Roger McKenzie,David Michelinie,Bob Layton,Mike Saenz)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Man Who Killed Tony Stark (By: Archie Goodwin)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Fury Of The Firebrand (By: Archie Goodwin,Gerry Conway,Mimi Gold,Allyn Brodsky)
Buy on Amazon2020
War Machine (By: Roy Thomas,Dwight Jon Zimmerman,Len Kaminski,Danny Fingeroth)
Buy on Amazon2021
In The Hands Of Evil
Buy on Amazon2021
Battle Royal (By: Mike Friedrich)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Return Of Tony Stark (By: Kurt Busiek,Christopher J. Priest,Len Kaminski,Eliot R. Brown)
Buy on Amazon2022
Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 15 (By: David Michelinie)
Buy on Amazon2022
The Crossing
Buy on Amazon2023
The War of the Super Villains (By: Mike Friedrich)
Buy on Amazon2023
Iron Man Masterworks Vol. 17 (By: Dennis O'Neil,Peter B. Gillis,Bob Harras,Luke McDonnell)
Buy on Amazon2024
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Iron Man series is publication order: 1. Doomquest (By: David Michelinie,John Romita Jr.,Bob Layton) (1981), 2. Demon in a Bottle (By: David Michelinie,Ramón F. Bachs) (1984), 3. Armor Wars Prologue (By: David Michelinie,M.D. Bright,Bob Layton) (1987), 4. The Invincible Armor Wars (By: David Michelinie,Bob Layton) (1990), 5. The Many Armors of Iron Man (By: Roy Thomas,Dennis O'Neil,David Michelinie,Bob Layton) (1992), and 16 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Iron Man series by Dan Abnett contains 21 books. The series began in 1981 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Iron Man series is written by Dan Abnett. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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