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The Avengers Tower appears in Lego Marvel's Avengers as a landmark and serves a hub to explore inside. Iron Man is the superhero persona of Anthony Edward " Tony" Stark, a businessman and engineer who runs the company Stark Industries. Beginning his career as a weapons manufacturer, he is captured in a war zone, and his heart is severely injured by shrapnel. To sustain his heart and escape his captors, he builds a technologically advanced armor. After escaping, he continues using the armor as a superhero, creating more advanced models that grant him superhuman strength, flight, energy projection, and other abilities. The character was used to explore political themes, and early Iron Man stories were set in the Cold War. Later stories explored other themes, such as civil unrest, technological advancement, corporate espionage, alcoholism, and governmental authority. When his stories frequently invoked the Cold War during his first years of publication, Iron Man stood for liberal capitalism, fighting against communism in the name of democracy and capitalism. [88] In the early 1970s, Iron Man became more self-doubting, questioning when the use of force is justified against communism, [89] and he responded by becoming a philanthropist. [90] The 1990s saw Iron Man reject broader ideology in favor of individualism, and his allegiance to American democracy was replaced by his own personal values. He remains anti-communist, however, reiterating his support for democracy and refusing to do business in China following the Tiannamen Square Massacre. [91] Iron Man is portrayed as an archetype of how masculinity is seen in the United States, [92] with his success in business and his playboy characterization allowing the character to symbolize a masculine image of the country during the Cold War. [93] This characterization also manifests in negative traits that were prominent in early Iron Man stories, including belligerence, negligence, and misogyny. [94] Terrified for her discovery, Potts ran into Coulson and asked for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assistance in stopping Stane, who tried to accelerate his plans of activating his armor. Stane found that his team of scientists could not create a miniature Arc Reactor to power the new suit, so he resolved to steal Stark's own reactor. Killian continued explaining the potential of Extremis, however, Potts also believed it could be easily transformed into weapons such as enhanced soldiers or private armies, something that Stark would not approve. Killian revealed that he invited Stark to join A.I.M., and he was waiting that now that Potts was the new CEO, he hoped she would help him, but Potts refused even though she would like him.Brunner, Adam J. (September 4, 2022). "Iron Man Lore Reveal Sets the Stage to Resurrect Tony's Evil Brother". ScreenRant. Considering the tendency for superpowered threats and allies to reside in New York City, keeping the Avengers Facility close but not too close to Manhattan makes sense. Iron Man most likely moved the Avengers headquarters out of the densely populated Manhattan to protect its citizens but wisely didn’t stray too far. In the real world, Westchester County has some significance to Marvel Comics, as it’s the home of the X-Men superhero team, whose headquarters are in North Salem, only a short commute north of New York City. Mills, Anthony (2013). American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema: The Marvel of Stan Lee and the Revolution of a Genre. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-01437-7. We are excited to announce the enhancement & extension of our partnership with DACIA across the UTMB® World Series, in Europe. After a successful inaugural year together, we extend the partnership into 2025 and also bring DACIA to the UTMB World Series Finals as title partner, becoming the DACIA UTMB Mont Blanc.

Growing opposition to the American involvement in Vietnam prompted a shift in Iron Man's characterization at this time as part of a larger push by Marvel to be more apolitical. [4] [17] Lee shifted the focus of Iron Man stories to espionage and domestic crime, incorporating the intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. into these stories. They also incorporated the villains of other Marvel heroes, avoiding Iron Man's primarily communist rogues' gallery. Some of Iron Man's villains were given new motivations without their communist allegiances. [18] Iron Man's first animated appearance was in a seven-minute segment of the 1966 series The Marvel Super Heroes, and has since been featured in the animated series Iron Man (1994–1996) and Iron Man: Armored Adventures (2009–2012). He has also made many appearances in other Marvel animated programs, particularly those featuring the Avengers, and there have been multiple Iron Man direct-to-video releases. [184] [185]

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Stark declared to the press that his company would no longer manufacture weapons after watching soldiers die with the weapons built to protect them with his own eyes. Stark went to Arc Reactor powering the Headquarters, and tried to propose this technology as a new field of investigation to Stane, realizing that he already knew about the Miniaturized arc reactor in his chest. [3] Duel of Los Angeles [ ] Allan, Scoot (May 1, 2020). "Iron Man: What's Inside Tony Stark's Bleeding Edge Armor". CBR . Retrieved September 5, 2023. Ridout, Cefn (1992). "Introduction". The Many Armors of Iron Man. Marvel Comics. pp.4–9. ISBN 0-87135-926-X.

Wright, Bradford W. (2001). Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6514-5. Fink, Richard (April 1, 2023). "Why the First MCU Movie Had to Be Iron Man". MovieWeb . Retrieved September 5, 2023. We are thrilled to bring AG1 to our global community. This partnership provides our athletes access to foundational nutrition support and education and supports their health each day as they train and prepare for race day,” said Matt Wikstrom, Chief Partnerships Officer for The IRONMAN Group. The armor was gray in its first appearance, but Iron Man gave it gold plating in the subsequent issue, and a few issues thereafter it was replaced by the red and gold look that the character became identified with. [128] The character constantly seeks to develop newer, more advanced variations on the armor, and he frequently designs specialized models for specific purposes. [129] These include the space armor, the stealth armor, and the deep sea armor, [130] as well as the Hulkbuster armor to engage in combat with the Hulk. [129] Developments in the armor's design often reflect real world advances in technology as well as trends in science fiction. [131] The use of a technological suit of armor has allowed artists to frequently make changes to the character's appearance without controversy. [111] Harth, David (February 26, 2023). "10 Most Influential Marvel Heroes, Ranked". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved April 24, 2023.

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When the Ultimate Marvel imprint was created with reimagined versions of Marvel's characters, an alternate Iron Man appeared in 2002 with the Ultimates, the imprint's adaptation of The Avengers. [50] A five issue limited series, Ultimate Iron Man, was released featuring this character in 2005. [51] Staley, Brandon (July 7, 2017). "Marvel Legacy's Invincible Iron Man Sees the Return of Tony Stark". CBR . Retrieved September 4, 2023. Iron Man is a businessman and an entrepreneur who constantly seeks to innovate and improve his technology. [79] Stan Lee modeled Iron Man after businessman Howard Hughes. [80] [79] The character shares many traits with Hughes, including a similar business, his reputation as an arrogant playboy, and a physical resemblance. [79] As a businessman, Tony Stark is motivated to create and develop technology both for personal benefit and for the benefit of society. [81] [82] His belief in progress sometimes manifests as opposition to the press and politicians, whose attempts to keep him accountable hamper his efforts as a superhero. [83] Iron Man was created at a time when comic book characters were first depicted struggling with real life problems, and his heart injury was an early example of a superhero with a physical disability. [84] This injury was prominent in his early characterization, making him misanthropic so as not to reveal the nature of his injury or his secret identity, [8] thereby threatening his autonomy and his masculinity. [85] As real world medical technology made heart injuries less fatal, Iron Man's physical maladies extended to neurological damage. [86] Iron Man was given a mental illness as well when he was written as an alcoholic. [87]