Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man has not only been the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but has been its arc reactor-powered heart. From the self-centered yet brilliant billionaire in 2008’s ...

In the very first Iron Man story ("Tales To Astonish" #39, by Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Don Heck), Tony Stark is doing a weapon demonstration in Vietnam. His envoy is ambushed by the Viet ...

Thus Iron Man is born. He uses the primitive device to escape from the cave in Iraq. Once back home, he then begins work on perfecting the Iron Man suit. But the man who was put in charge of Stark ...