Marvel (US) #30
Guide value
$14
Indicative only. Grade and market move this a long way.
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Marvel (US) Key issue
Man of Iron
The Transformers #33
WriterSteve Parkhouse (US adaptation of the Marvel UK story)
ArtJohn Ridgway
Cover dateOctober 1987
PublisherMarvel (US)
The story
A boy at an English castle sees Jazz in the woods and his father recalls the eleventh-century legend of the Man of Iron. Mirage steals the archive photographs while the Decepticon jets plant a probe beneath the castle.
Why this issue matters
The first Marvel UK story imported into the American book, and the reason UK material entered US continuity at all.
First appearances
- the Man of Iron
- Sammy
Scoped to this title. Several characters debuted in the G.I. Joe crossover, the Headmasters miniseries or Marvel UK material first.
Nearby issues
Marvel (US) #31
Marvel (US) #32
Marvel (US) #34
Marvel (US) #35
Marvel (US) #36