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Iron Man

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This article is about the fictional character. For the 2008 film based on the character,
see Iron Man (2008 film). For other uses, see Iron Man (disambiguation).
"Tony Stark" redirects here. For the film character, see Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic
Universe).

Tony Stark
Iron Man

Variant cover of

Tony Stark: Iron Man #2 (July 2018)

by Mark Brooks

Publication information

Publisher Marvel Comics

First appearance Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963)

Created by Stan Lee

Larry Lieber
Don Heck

Jack Kirby

In-story information

Alter ego Anthony Edward Stark

Place of origin Long Island, New York

Team affiliations Avengers

A.I. Army
Department of Defense

Force Works

New Avengers

Guardians of the Galaxy

Illuminati

Mighty Avengers

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Stark Industries

Stark Resilient

Partnerships War Machine

Pepper Potts

Spider-Man

Captain America

 Genius level intellect
Abilities
 Proficient scientist and engineer

 Powered armor suit:

o Superhuman strength, speed, durability,

agility, reflexes, and senses

o Supersonic flight

o Energy repulsor and missile projection

o Regenerative life support
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel
Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by
scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The character
made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963), and
received his own title in Iron Man #1 (May 1968). Also in 1963, the character founded
the Avengers alongside Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk.
A wealthy American business magnate, playboy, philanthropist, inventor and
ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a
kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass
destruction, he instead creates a mechanized suit of armor to save his life and escape
captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit, adding weapons and other technological
devices he designed through his company, Stark Industries. He uses the suit and
successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Although at first concealing his
true identity, Stark eventually publicly reveals himself to be Iron Man.
Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore Cold War themes, particularly
the role of American technology and industry in the fight against communism.
Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War motifs to
contemporary matters of the time.[1]
Throughout most of the character's publication history, Iron Man has been a founding
member of the superhero team the Avengers and has been featured in several
incarnations of his own various comic book series. Iron Man has been adapted for
several animated television shows and films. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tony
Stark was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the films Iron Man (2008), The Incredible
Hulk (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers:
Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man:
Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019),
while Mick Wingert voiced the character in the animated series What If...? (2021).
Iron Man was ranked 12th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" in 2011[2] and third in
their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012.[3]

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