Lot 78
Iron Man #28 CGC 8.5 "The Controller Lives!" 1st Appearance of Howard Stark. (Marvel Comics 1970) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Iron Man #28 CGC 8.5 1st Appearance of Howard Stark. (Marvel Comics 1970).
"The Controller Lives!". Story by Archie Goodwin. Art by Don Heck and Johnny Craig. Cover by Marie Severin and Mike Esposito. Tony Stark and Jasper Sitwell are on their way to the Pinewood Sanitarium in a response to a cry for help. A woman from Tony's past, Meredith McCall, is in danger. It so happens that there is another resident of the upstate New York sanitarium that Tony also knows...Basil Sandhurst, the Controller! Has Iron Man's old foe taken control of the sanitarium? Flashback appearance of Tony Stark's father, Howard Anthony Stark. (Note: This issue includes a half-page ad for Astonishing Tales 1 featuring Ka-zar and Doctor Doom.) 32 pages Cover price $0.15.
CGC Cert: #4721925024.
Grader Notes: crease right top of front cover breaks colour, spine stress lines breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
