"He designed the costume," Heck said of Kirby, "because he was doing the cover. The art was split between Kirby and Heck. While Lee intended to write the story himself, a minor deadline emergency eventually forced him to hand over the premiere issue to Lieber, who fleshed out the story. He was an inventor, an adventurer, a multi-billionaire, a ladies' man and finally a nutcase." "Without being crazy, he was Howard Hughes," Lee said. And that's, I think, what made that character interesting." Lee based this playboy's looks and personality on Howard Hughes, explaining, "Howard Hughes was one of the most colorful men of our time. Stan made it very much an in-your-face wound, you know, his heart was broken, you know, literally broken. Writer Gerry Conway said, "Here you have this character, who on the outside is invulnerable, I mean, just can't be touched, but inside is a wounded figure. He set out to make the new character a wealthy, glamorous ladies' man, but one with a secret that would plague and torment him as well. I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like, none of our readers would like, and shove him down their throats and make them like him. He was a weapons manufacturer, he was providing weapons for the Army, he was rich, he was an industrialist.
So I got a hero who represented that to the hundredth degree. The readers, the young readers, if there was one thing they hated, it was war, it was the military. He wanted to create the "quintessential capitalist", a character that would go against the spirit of the times and Marvel's readership. In 1963, Lee had been toying with the idea of a businessman superhero. Iron Man's Marvel Comics premiere in Tales of Suspense #39 ( cover dated March 1963) was a collaboration among editor and story-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, story-artist Don Heck, and cover-artist and character-designer Jack Kirby. 2.5.4 Return of the Mandarin and Marvel NOW!įurther information: List of Iron Man titles Premiere.Iron Man was ranked 12th on IGN's "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" in 2011 and third in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012. The character also appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., appearing in the films Iron Man (2008), The Incredible Hulk (2008) in a cameo, 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).
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Iron Man has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. 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. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War motifs to contemporary matters of the time. 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. Although at first concealing his true identity, Stark eventually publicly reveals himself to be Iron Man. He uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Later, Stark develops his suit, adding weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company, Stark Industries. 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. Also in 1963, the character founded the Avengers alongside Thor, Ant-Man, Wasp and the Hulk.Ī wealthy American business magnate, playboy, philanthropist, inventor and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. 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). 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. Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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