The (wishfully) Complete Iron Man Reading Order

Below you will find a list of comics relating to Iron Man in chronological order. We strive for it be as complete as possible, containing Avengers and major guest appearances along with the core titles and mini-series. The order is based chronologically, though “flashbacks” tend to be listed in the “present” and not the recalled “past”, and we try to keep arcs together as much as possible. We focus on individual issues (floppies!), and don’t break the issue into smaller parts, if two issues intertwine. Instead, we’ll choose one to appear over the other. We don’t believe this list is perfect, but we have yet to find any list that offers anything quite like this, in format, breadth, ease of use.

Contribute to the Iron Man Reading Order

We welcome suggested changes with open arms! General suggestions can be made in the forum topic regarding the Iron Man Reading Order, or discuss a particular update by commenting on the latest update announcement.

Iron Man Reading Order Quick Start

The early issues listed here can be hard to find. Here’s a list of collected editions that can get you started reading Iron Man chronologically without breaking the bank. Our suggestions include the first appearances, a most popular arc and a most recently completed arc.

Iron Man Reading Order Filters

Our reading orders are instantly filterable (In fact, this Iron Man reading order is really just the Avengers reading order filtered to just included issues containing Iron Man!). While not all metadata is available, we try to put in the most important keywords, in order for the list to load quickly on one page. You can filter by any keyword that appears in the list. Here are few suggestions to get you started: * Storyline * Character * Creator * 1st (for first appearances) * @ (for issues with the Avengers only) Not every character appearance is listed, as we try save some space by only featuring the active roster of a title or the major appearances or notable cameos. As with everything with this list, if you find any glaring mistakes or omissions, drop us a comment so we can correct it.

Reading Order Progress

Current: We only have the “metadata” (i.e. appearances & creators) for the first 200-some issues of Avengers. Soon: We are currently working on adding data metadata, hopefully up until Avengers 200 for the next update (along with all Thor issues added in the Avengers reading order). Not Soon: Any of the Marvel NOW! books.  We’ll wait at least a year until they will be added.  There are currently too many ongoing stories to have any order that would make sense.  There’s also no reason to do so this early in the game, as they can all be read concurrently without spoilers.

List of Iron Man Comics in Chronological Reading Order