IRON MAN #150

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Iron Man #150 (September 1981) marks the series' landmark 150th issue, delivered by the David Michelinie and John Romita Jr. creative team that defined much of Iron Man's Bronze Age run. The story pits Tony Stark against Doctor Doom in a high-stakes confrontation built around Doom's claim to have imprisoned the soul of Tony's late father, Howard Stark, giving the anniversary issue an unusually personal and mythic stake for the character. While it introduces no new characters and carries no origin or death marking it as a traditional key, the issue is a recognized high point of the Michelinie/Romita Jr. collaboration and a frequently cited entry in Iron Man's Bronze Age library.

Market data shows a typical profile for a well-regarded but non-key anniversary issue: modest raw values in low and mid grades, with a pronounced value spike at the top of the certified population. Only a handful of 9.8 sales exist, and recent averages near or above $1,000 for that grade reflect scarcity of pristine newsstand survivors rather than broad demand pressure across the whole run. Mid-grade raw copies move steadily in the $20-40 range, consistent with a book that sees consistent but unspectacular collector interest tied to its creative team and Doctor Doom guest appearance rather than any landmark first.

This issue suits Iron Man completists, John Romita Jr. collectors, and Doctor Doom crossover enthusiasts rather than speculative key-issue buyers. Lower and mid-grade copies remain affordable and trade in modest, steady volume, while investment-grade interest concentrates almost entirely on the thin population of CGC 9.8 newsstand copies, where prices can escalate sharply due to genuine scarcity at the top of the census.