| Issue | #256 |
| Published | May 1990 |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Howard Mackie; Len Kaminski (Assistant) |
| Notes | Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 317,115. |
| Characters | Iron Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Romita, Jr. |
| Inks | Bob Layton |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Iron Man; James Rhodes |
| Synopsis | Iron Man is visiting his orbiting space station to decontaminate it from a deadly AIM virus when a bomb explodes and traps him beneath a ton of rubble; Iron Man tries to free himself before his air runs out and the station self destructs, burning him alive upon reentry into earth's atmosphere. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Layton |
| Pencils | John Romita, Jr. |
| Inks | Harry Candelario |
| Colors | Paul Becton |
| Letters | Janice Chiang |