Iron Man in other media explained

Code Name:Iron Man
Creators:Stan Lee
Larry Lieber
Don Heck
Jack Kirby
Source:Marvel Comics
Debut:Tales of Suspense #39
Debutmo:March
Debutyr:1963
Films:The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
The Avengers (2012)
(2013)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
(2014)
(2015)
(2016)

(2018)
(2019)
Tv:The Marvel Super Heroes (1966)
Iron Man (1994)
(2009)
Marvel Anime: Iron Man (2010)
Ironheart (2023)
Video:Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (1996)
The Invincible Iron Man (2002)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
(2013)
Subcat:Iron Man

The Marvel Comics character Iron Man has appeared in various other media since his debut in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963). Iron Man has been the focus of three animated series, two Japanese animated projects, and a direct-to-DVD animated feature. An Iron Man live-action feature film starring Robert Downey Jr. as the character and directed by Jon Favreau was released in 2008, with Downey also appearing as the character in the two sequels Iron Man 2 and 3, in a cameo in The Incredible Hulk, and as a main character in several other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe including The Avengers, , , , , and .

Television

1960s

Iron Man appears as one of the main protagonists in The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by John Vernon.[1] [2]

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Film

Animated

Marvel Cinematic Universe

See main article: Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe).

Robert Downey Jr. portrays Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008),[27] Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012),[28] Iron Man 3 (2013),[29] (2015),[30] (2016),[31] (2017),[32] (2018), and (2019), as well as having a cameo in The Incredible Hulk (2008) that is also shown via archive footage in the Marvel One-Shot, The Consultant (2011).[33] Davin Ransom portrayed a young Tony Stark in Iron Man 2.

Video games

Iron Man is featured in several video games.

Motion comics

Books

The Iron Man armor is prominently featured in the book Inventing Iron Man: The Possibility of a Human Machine by E. Paul Zehr, which explores the hard science fiction aspects of Iron Man and the possibility of building an Iron Man-like armor.[43]

Iron Man has appeared in the following novels:

TitleAuthorPublisherISBNRelease Date
Iron Man: And Call My Killer... MODOK!William RotslerPocket Books / May 1979
Iron Man: The Armor TrapGreg CoxBerkley Boulevard/BPMC / July 1995
Iron Man: Steel TerrorDean Wesley SmithPocket Books/BPMC / October 1996
Iron Man: Operation A.I.M.Greg CoxBerkley Boulevard/BPMC / December 1996
Spider-Man and Iron Man: Doom's Day Book Two: SabotagePierce Askegren
Danny Fingeroth
Berkley Boulevard/BPMC / March 1997
Iron ManPeter DavidDel Rey Books / April 2008
Iron Man: Femme FatalesRobert GreenbergerDel Rey Books / September 29, 2009
Iron Man: VirusAlexander C. IrvineDel Rey Books / January 26, 2010
Iron Man: ExtremisMarie JavinsMarvel ComicsApril 16, 2013
Iron Man: The GauntletEoin ColferMarvel ComicsOctober 25, 2016

Theatre

Iron Man appears in the Marvel Universe Live! stage show.[44]

Unreleased projects

In 1989, while the third TV-film sequel to The Incredible Hulk live-action television series was expected to co-star She-Hulk, Iron Man was being considered for both a follow-up or a solo film of his own.[45] One year later, a film from Universal Studios to be directed by Stuart Gordon was being negotiated.[46] This was still on the table ten months later,[47] and also another two years on, this time with no specific director or studio attached.[48]

Amusement park

External links

Notes and References

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