Iron Man Vol 1 47

	Published
	June, 1972
Issue Details
	Pages 32 Original Price 20c US
"Why Must There Be an Iron Man?"
	Writer Roy Thomas; Penciler Barry Smith; Inker Jim Mooney; Letterer Artie Simek; Editor Stan Lee;

You've been looking at it all wrong, Stark! You're not a civilian, you're a soldier -- albeit a reluctant one.

-- Anthony Stark

Appearing in "Why Must There Be an Iron Man?"

Featured Characters:

Iron Man (Tony Stark) {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||Main story and flashback}}

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Mr. O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien (Named only)
NYPD
- Joe {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}
- Sam {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|||First appearance}}
Ho Yinsen (Recap)
Wong-Chu (Recap)
Janice Cord (Recap)
Happy Hogan (Recap)
Pepper Potts (Recap)
Thor (Recap)
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Recap)
Mandarin (Recap)
Titanium Man (Boris Bullski) (Recap)
Melter (Bruno Horgan) (Recap)
Crimson Dynamo (Alexander Nevsky) (Recap)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

A detailed origin is given for the Golden Avenger. Focuses primarily on his first adventure as told in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|comic| | }}.

"Shall Iron Man Live?" That's the dreaded question the golden Avenger must ask himself - as he relives anew his awesome origin!

Iron Man's first origin story was presented in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|comic| | }}. His next detailed origin is given in {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|comic| | }}.
This issue contains a letters page, "Sock it to Shell-Head". Letters are published from: Bettino C. Helms, Bruce Roland, and David Copson.