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Combined Graph record U-03206 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1337. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
James Rhodes debuted in Iron Man #118 (1979) by David Michelinie, John Byrne, and Bob Layton, as Tony Stark's pilot and friend — the event the stored year 1979 points to Rhodes later took over the Iron Man armor in Iron Man #170 (1983) and debuted as War Machine in Iron Man #281 (1992)
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James Rhodes debuted in Iron Man #118 (1979) by David Michelinie, John Byrne, and Bob Layton, as Tony Stark's pilot and friend — the event the stored year 1979 points to Rhodes later took over the Iron Man armor in Iron Man #170 (1983) and debuted as War Machine in Iron Man #281 (1992)
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- Year: 1979
- Work type: comic
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- https://comicbook.com/comics/list/10-best-marvel-characters-who-became-superheroes-years-later/ (verification source · master store)
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James Rhodes debuted in Iron Man #118 (1979) by David Michelinie, John Byrne, and Bob Layton, as Tony Stark's pilot and friend — the event the stored year 1979 points to Rhodes later took over the Iron Man armor in Iron Man #170 (1983) and debuted as War Machine in Iron Man #281 (1992)
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