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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 and a direct-to-DVD animated feature. An [[Iron Man (2008 film)|''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 ''[[Iron Man 3|3]]'', in a cameo in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', and as a main character in several other [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe]] including ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''.
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 [[anime|Japanese animated projects]], and a direct-to-DVD animated feature. An [[Iron Man (2008 film)|''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 ''[[Iron Man 3|3]]'', in a cameo in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', and as a main character in several other [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe]] including ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'', ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]'', ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', and ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]''.


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Revision as of 15:18, 18 October 2023

Adaptations of Iron Man in other media
Created byStan Lee
Larry Lieber
Don Heck
Jack Kirby
Original sourceComics published by Marvel Comics
First appearanceTales of Suspense #39 (March 1963)
Films and television
Film(s)The Invincible Iron Man (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Television
show(s)		The Marvel Super Heroes (1966)
Iron Man (1994)
Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009)
Marvel Anime: Iron Man (2010)
Ironheart (2023)
Games
Video game(s)Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal (1996)
The Invincible Iron Man (2002)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man 3: The Official Game (2013)

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, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.

Television

1960s

File:Iron Man Marvel Super Heroes.jpg
Iron Man on The Marvel Super Heroes animated series.

Iron Man appeared in the 1966 series The Marvel Super Heroes where he was one of the five featured superheroes,[1] and voiced by John Vernon.[2]

1980s

  • In 1981, Iron Man guest starred in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, voiced by William Marshall.[3] He made cameo appearances throughout the series, most prominently in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends", where he is a central character.[2] The Beetle stole a crime-detection computer and the Power Booster invented by Tony Stark to increase his power. He was the first villain that the Spider-Friends faced together in that origin episode. In gratitude for the Spider-Friends' aid against the Beetle, Stark provided them with the crime-detection technology used by the heroes throughout the series.
  • Iron Man made a few cameo appearances with the rest of the Avengers in the 1981 solo Spider-Man show, on an in-universe series in the episode "Arsenic and Aunt May", and as a costume in a costume shop in the episode "The Capture of Captain America".[2]
  • An Iron Man TV series was one of several pitches in the 1980s and unaired pilot was produced in 1980.[4]

1990s

2000s

Iron Man in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.

2010s

  • Iron Man appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Eric Loomis.[7] As in the comics, he is one of the founding members of the team and provides them with the Avengers Mansion as well as technology, including special ID cards and Quinjets. This Iron Man includes the elements from the comics canon and some elements from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Arc Reactor in his chest as well as his armor being run by the J.A.R.V.I.S. A.I., as opposed to the HOMER system in the comics. He serves as team leader, and is seen in the opening credits monitoring the team's activities on various view screens.
  • As part of a four-series collaboration between the Japanese Madhouse animation house and Marvel, Iron Man starred in a 12 episode anime series that premiered in Japan on Animax in October 2010 and is shown on G4 in the United States.[8] It concluded on Animax after running the full dozen episodes on December 17, 2010. He is voiced by Keiji Fujiwara in Japanese and Adrian Pasdar in English. He additionally appears in a non-speaking cameo in the final episode of Marvel Anime: X-Men.
  • Iron Man appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, with Pasdar reprising his role. In the episode "Great Power", he is shown trying to master his suit. He has a major role in "Flight of the Iron Spider", where he and the team combat the Living Laser. The Super Hero Squad Show incarnation of the character also makes a cameo appearance at the end of the episode, when Living Laser is sent to that universe.
  • Iron Man appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, once again voiced by Adrian Pasdar.
  • Iron Man appears in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., once again voiced by Pasdar.[9]
  • Iron Man appears in the summer 2013 animated special Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel,[10] with Pasdar reprising his role.[11]
  • Iron Man appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced once again by Pasdar. Mick Wingert was supposed to take over the role in the third season, but instead Pasdar maintained it. Wingert eventually took over the role in the fourth season.[12][13]
  • The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Iron Man briefly appears via stock footage in the pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Skye outlines public knowledge of superhumans.
  • The president of Disney Channel Worldwide Gary Marsh announced a new Iron Man series is in development.[14]
  • Iron Man appears in the anime series Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers, with Matthew Mercer reprising his role.[15]
  • Iron Man appears in the television special Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled, voiced by Mick Wingert.[16]
  • Iron Man appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episodes "Stayin' Alive" and "Evolution Rock", voiced again by Mick Wingert.
  • Iron Man appears in Spider-Man, voiced again by Mick Wingert. He briefly appeared in the episode "Stark Expo" where Peter Parker attends the Expo as Spider-Man mistaking him for an intruder, eventually joining Spider-Man in defeating the Ghost.
  • Iron Man appears in the anime series Marvel Future Avengers, voiced by Eiji Hanawa in the original Japanese version and again by Mick Wingert in the English dub.

2020s

  • Iron Man appears in M.O.D.O.K. voiced by Jon Hamm.[17] He makes sporadic appearances and MODOK considers him his arch-enemy. In "What Menace Doth the Mailman Deliver!", MODOK convinces Iron Man to buy A.I.M. from GRUMBL so that he and Monica Rappaccini can leave and start a new business.
  • Iron Man appears in the Disney+ animated series What If...?, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is again voiced by Mick Wingert, replacing Robert Downey Jr. from the films.[18]
  • Iron Man appears in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced by John Stamos.[19]

Film

Animated

Further information: Marvel Animation

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Main article: Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Further information: Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man 2, The Avengers (2012 film), Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, as depicted in the film Iron Man 3.

Robert Downey Jr. portrays Tony Stark in Iron Man (2008),[27] Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012),[28] Iron Man 3 (2013),[29] Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015),[30] Captain America: Civil War (2016),[31] Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017),[32] Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019),[30][32] as well as having a cameo in The Incredible Hulk (2008)[27] 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:

Title Author Publisher ISBN Release Date
Iron Man: And Call My Killer... MODOK! William Rotsler Pocket Books 0671820893 / 9780671820893 May 1979
Iron Man: The Armor Trap Greg Cox Berkley Boulevard/BPMC 1572970081 / 9781572970083 July 1995
Iron Man: Steel Terror Dean Wesley Smith Pocket Books/BPMC 0671003216 / 9780671003210 October 1996
Iron Man: Operation A.I.M. Greg Cox Berkley Boulevard/BPMC 1572971959 / 9781572971950 December 1996
Spider-Man and Iron Man: Doom's Day Book Two: Sabotage Pierce Askegren
Danny Fingeroth 		Berkley Boulevard/BPMC 1572972351 / 9781572972353 March 1997
Iron Man Peter David Del Rey Books 034550609X / 9780345506092 April 2008
Iron Man: Femme Fatales Robert Greenberger Del Rey Books 0345506855 / 9780345506856 September 29, 2009
Iron Man: Virus Alexander C. Irvine Del Rey Books 0345506847 / 9780345506849 January 26, 2010
Iron Man: Extremis Marie Javins Marvel Comics 978-0785165187 April 16, 2013
Iron Man: The Gauntlet Eoin Colfer Marvel Comics 978-1484741603 October 25, 2016

Theatre

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

Unreleased projects

In 1989, while the third TV-movie 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 even studio attached.[48]

Amusement park

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