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Born '''Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark''', he is an industrialist playboy and genius engineer who suffers a severe heart injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_of_mass_destruction massively destructive weapon]. He instead creates a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton powered suit of armor] to save his life and escape captivity. He later decides to use the suit to protect the world as Iron Man.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> Through his multinational corporation, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Industries Stark Industries], Tony created military weapons and his own metal suit is laden with technological devices that enable him to fight crime. Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War Cold War] themes, particularly the role of American technology and business in the fight against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism communism]. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have gradually removed the Cold War themes, replacing them with more contemporary concerns such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_crime corporate crime] and terrorism. |
Born '''Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark''', he is an industrialist playboy and genius engineer who suffers a severe heart injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapon_of_mass_destruction massively destructive weapon]. He instead creates a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton powered suit of armor] to save his life and escape captivity. He later decides to use the suit to protect the world as Iron Man.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup> Through his multinational corporation, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stark_Industries Stark Industries], Tony created military weapons and his own metal suit is laden with technological devices that enable him to fight crime. Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War Cold War] themes, particularly the role of American technology and business in the fight against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism communism]. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have gradually removed the Cold War themes, replacing them with more contemporary concerns such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_crime corporate crime] and terrorism. |
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| − | Throughout most of the comic's history, Iron Man has been a member of the superhero team the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_%28comics%29 Avengers] and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various comic book series. The character has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. The character is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey,_Jr. Robert Downey, Jr.] in the live action film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_%28film%29 Iron Man]'','' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2 Iron Man 2]'', including a brief cameo in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_%28film%29 The Incredible Hulk]''. Downey will reprise the role in the upcoming sequel ''[[Iron Man 3]]''. In 2012, Downey appeared alongside [ |
+ | Throughout most of the comic's history, Iron Man has been a member of the superhero team the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avengers_%28comics%29 Avengers] and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various comic book series. The character has been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. The character is portrayed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey,_Jr. Robert Downey, Jr.] in the live action film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_%28film%29 Iron Man]'','' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2 Iron Man 2]'', including a brief cameo in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_%28film%29 The Incredible Hulk]''. Downey will reprise the role in the upcoming sequel ''[[Iron Man 3]]''. In 2012, Downey appeared alongside [http://Chris Hemsworth Chris Hemsworth], [http://Chris Evans Chris Evans], and [http://Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo] in the major blockbuster hit, [[The Avengers]]. |
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Iron Man's alter ego is Tony Stark, a well-known genius in the Marvel Universe.
Born Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, he is an industrialist playboy and genius engineer who suffers a severe heart injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a massively destructive weapon. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. He later decides to use the suit to protect the world as Iron Man.[1] Through his multinational corporation, Stark Industries, Tony created military weapons and his own metal suit is laden with technological devices that enable him to fight crime. 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. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have gradually removed the Cold War themes, replacing them with more contemporary concerns such as corporate crime and terrorism.
Throughout most of the comic's history, Iron Man has been a member of the superhero team the Avengers and has been featured in several incarnations of his own various comic book series. The character 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, Iron Man 2, including a brief cameo in The Incredible Hulk. Downey will reprise the role in the upcoming sequel Iron Man 3. In 2012, Downey appeared alongside Hemsworth Chris Hemsworth, Evans Chris Evans, and Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo in the major blockbuster hit, The Avengers.