Iron Man

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This article is about the fictional superhero. For other uses, see Iron Man (disambiguation).

Iron Man

Promotional art for The Invincible Iron Man vol. 5, #25 (second printing)
(June 2010) by Salvador Larroca.

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 "Tony" Stark

Species

Human

Place of origin

Earth

Team affiliations

Avengers
Department of Defense
Force Works
New Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Illuminati
The Mighty Avengers
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Stark Industries
Stark Resilient
Thunderbolts
West Coast Avengers

Partnerships

War Machine
Rescue

Abilities

Genius-level intellect

Highly proficient scientist, engineer, and

businessperson

Via powered armored suit:

Superhuman strengthand durability

A cyberpathic link with a prior

version of his powered armored suit

Supersonic flight at Mach 3

Energy repulsors

Missiles

Regenerative life
support (sometimes powered by solar
power)

The Invincible Iron Man

Cover for The Invincible Iron Man #1 (May 1968). Art
byGene Colan and Mike Esposito.

Series publication information

Schedule

Monthly

Format

Ongoing series

Genre

Superhero

Publication date

(vol. 1)
May 1968 1996
(vol. 2)
November 1996 November 1997
(vol. 3)
February 1998 December 2004
(vol. 4)
January 2005 January 2009
(vol. 5)
July 2008 February 2011
(vol. 1 cont.)
March 2011 December 2012
(vol. 6)
January 2013 August 2014

Number of issues

(vol. 1): 332

(vol. 2): 13
(vol. 3): 89
(vol. 4): 35
(vol. 5): 33
(vol. 1 cont.): 29 (#500-527 plus #500.1)
(vol. 6): 29 (#1-28 plus #20.INH)
(Superior Iron Man) 9 (as of August 2015 cover date)
Creative team

Writer(s)

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Penciller(s)

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Inker(s)

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Colorist(s)

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Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published
by Marvel Comics, as well as its associated media. The character was created by writer-editor Stan
Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. He made
his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated March 1963).
An American billionaire playboy, business magnate, and ingenious engineer, Tony Stark suffers a
severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon
of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity.
Later, Stark augments his suit with 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, while at first concealing his true identity. Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to
explore Cold War themes, particularly the role of American technology and business in the fight
against communism.[1] Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War
themes to contemporary concerns, such as corporate crime and terrorism.[1]
Throughout most of the character's publication history, Iron Man has been a founding member of the
superhero team theAvengers and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various
comic book series. Iron Man has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. The
character is portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr. in the live action film Iron Man (2008), which was a
critical and box office success. Downey, who received much acclaim for his performance, reprised
the role in a cameo in The Incredible Hulk (2008), two Iron Man sequels (2010, 2013), The
Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015), and will do so again in Captain America: Civil
War (2016) and both parts of Avengers: Infinity War (2018/2019) in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.
Iron Man was ranked 12th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes in 2011. [2]