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Bob Layton

Bob Layton's Iron Man is sleek, precise, and unapologetically commercial in the best sense — his armor renders with a mechanical clarity that makes the technology feel plausible. Together with Michelinie, he produced Demon in a Bottle, the first major addiction story in superhero comics, and created Justin Hammer, Iron Man's most credible business-world antagonist. His inking over John Romita Jr. or his own pencils gave Iron Man a polished visual identity that defined the character through the 1980s.

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Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus

Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus

Armor Wars is the Iron Man story that crystallized what makes Tony Stark different from every other Marvel hero: his technology is his greatest vulnerability. When Stark discovers his armor designs have been stolen and used to create supervillain suits, he goes to war against them all — including heroes wearing government-sanctioned armor — in a morally compromised crusade that ends with serious consequences.
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Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 1

Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 1

David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. wrote and drew the Iron Man run that decided who Tony Stark is: a functioning alcoholic with a company to run. Demon in a Bottle is the story Marvel is still selling forty years later, and it works because Michelinie writes the drinking as boring and shameful rather than dramatic. Justin Hammer's introduction also gives Iron Man his first antagonist who cannot be punched — a rival businessman with better lawyers.
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The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 4

The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 4

Bill Mantlo and Bob Layton defined Iron Man for the late 1970s in a run that pushed Tony Stark toward harder moral questions while delivering consistently entertaining superhero fiction. Mantlo's plotting was ambitious and Layton's pencils — clean, kinetic, and ideally suited to mechanical detail — gave the armored Avenger a visual signature that persisted for years afterward. This omnibus collects a transitional era that laid critical groundwork for the Michelinie-Layton 'Demon in a Bottle' era that followed. For collectors building a complete Iron Man archive, this volume fills an important gap in the character's development.
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The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 3

The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 3

Archie Goodwin's complete Iron Man tenure reaches its conclusion in this third omnibus, representing some of the finest work done on the character in the early 1970s. Goodwin continued to deepen Tony Stark's personal struggles while delivering technically inventive storytelling that pushed against the boundaries of what mainstream Marvel comics were doing.
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Which omnibus with art by Bob Layton can I buy at Omnibus Store?

We currently list 4 omnibus with art by Bob Layton: Iron Man: Armor Wars Omnibus, Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. Omnibus Vol. 1, The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 4, The Invincible Iron Man Omnibus Vol. 3 All are original US editions in English (VO), oversized hardcover, sold new and sealed.

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Do you ship Bob Layton omnibus across Europe?

Yes. Pickup point or locker delivery (InPost / Mondial Relay) is free with no minimum order to France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Luxembourg and Austria; tracked home delivery is €14.90 and free from €250 of products. Every omnibus ships in custom protective packaging.

These stories are collected in the Iron Man by Michelinie and Layton omnibus VO volumes, presenting Armor Wars and Demon in a Bottle in their original sequence. His armor designs, Hammer's aesthetic, the corporate thriller tone: all of it is here. This is the visual Iron Man that preceded the character's reinvention for the film era by three decades.

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