Why Stan Lee Created IRON MAN

Stan Lee talks about why he created Iron Man in Marvel Comics and why he became such a popular character. Casting Robert Downery Jr as Iron Man, so risky for the first Iron Man movie with the first 10-minute opening scene? Let me know what you all think in the comments below, like & sub for more!!

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Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark was a billionaire industrialist, a founding member of the Avengers, and the former CEO of Stark Industries. A brash but brilliant inventor, Stark was self-described as a genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist. With his great wealth and exceptional technical knowledge, Stark was one of the world's most powerful men following the deaths of his parents and enjoyed the playboy lifestyle for many years until he was kidnapped by the Ten Rings in Afghanistan, while demonstrating a fleet of Jericho missiles. With his life on the line, Stark created an armored suit which he used to escape his captors. Upon returning home, he utilized several more armors to use against terrorists, as well as Obadiah Stane who turned against Stark. Following his fight against Stane, Stark publicly revealed himself as Iron Man.

Fresh off from defeating enemies all over the world, Stark found himself dying due to his own Arc Reactor poisoning his body, all while he was challenged by Ivan Vanko who attempted to destroy his legacy. After the Stark Expo incident, Stark reluctantly agreed to serve as a consultant for S.H.I.E.L.D. where he used his position to upgrade their technology while he began a relationship with Pepper Potts. With the world yet again being threatened, Stark joined the Avengers and helped defeat the Chitauri and Loki. Due to the battle, he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, leading him to create the Iron Legion to safeguard the world and help him retire.

The 2013 "Mandarin" terrorist attacks forced Stark to come out of retirement to protect his country, inadvertently putting his loved ones at risk and leaving him defenseless when his home was destroyed. Stark continued his mission, finding Aldrich Killian as the mastermind of the attacks. Eventually, Stark defeated Killian, and was prompted to destroy all of his armors with the Clean Slate Protocol after almost losing Potts. However, when the Avengers were officially demobilized due to the War on HYDRA, Stark built more armors and resumed his role as Iron Man, aiding them in the capture of Baron Strucker and acquiring Loki's Scepter.

Once the threat of HYDRA had been ended, at last, Stark, influenced by Wanda Maximoff's visions, built Ultron with the help of Bruce Banner as a new peacekeeping A.I. to protect the world and allow the Avengers to retire. However, Ultron believed that humanity threatened the world and thus, according to his program, decided to extinguish humanity. Through the work of the Avengers, Ultron was defeated, however, not without massive civilian cost and many lives being lost during which Sokovia was elevated into the sky.

After the Ultron Offensive, Stark retired from active duty, still haunted by his role in the chaos the A.I. created. The guilt of creating Ultron and causing so much destruction and loss of life eventually convinced Stark to support the Sokovia Accords. Stark was forced to lead a manhunt for his ally Captain America when the latter began protecting the fugitive Winter Soldier, igniting the Avengers Civil War. The result left the Avengers in complete disarray, especially after Stark learned of the Winter Soldier's role in his parents' deaths. Afterwards, Stark returned to New York to mentor and guide Spider-Man into becoming a better hero than he ever was, also becoming engaged with Potts in the process.

In 2018, when Thanos and the Black Order invaded Earth in their conquest to acquire the six Infinity Stones, Stark, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man convened to battle Thanos on Titan with the help of the Guardians of the Galaxy. When Stark was held at Thanos' mercy, Doctor Strange surrendered the Time Stone for Stark's life. After the Snap, Stark and Nebula remained the sole survivors on Titan. Stark and Nebula used the Benatar to escape Titan, but were stranded in space as the ship was damaged. They were rescued by Captain Marvel, who brought them back to Earth.

[starlion]

Stan: They're making a movie of him now, one MCU later

[kian-ganji]

People need to understand

A character not being as popular or wildly known as batman/superman or spiderman/Hulk/wolverine doesn't make them C or D tier heroes

He wasn't nearly as big as he is after MCU but he wasn't an unknown hero neither

[TXNatureGal]

He was the sweetest man. Met him at a Fan Expo years ago and he looked so tired and frail, I felt horrible for him being there taking pictures for money. But he smiled and spoke so kindly to me. I bowed close to him for the picture without touching him and whispered that he was beloved by all. He smiled and said “thanks sweetie”. ❤

[zomforshort]

My dad became an iron man fan because of the comics, during end game it wss the first time I've seen him cry watching a movie

[GCMajor_Tom]

Tony Stark impacted me so much as a kid.

He inspired me to start a career as an weapon designer and arms dealer.

[therealblazingamer]

Yo that’s where Tony’s dads name came from:Howard Stark

[sherifffruitfly]

I love that he got to live to see his creations move to the big screen

[justgamingentertainment]

I'm pretty sure it's all the things kids like

[Nighturz]

Iron man, who was kind of like batman. Rich with a expensive suit.

[jeremiahsoley]

God bless Stan Lee and for all fans “Excelsior”

[funnymanactivities]

"i made up this guy" he says talking about one of the most popular superheros of all time

[ashenzenden]

ah im sure this movie will be pretty good, but its unlikely that itll transform the entire superhero film market, and I'm sure iron man won't be like the greatest superhero for the next decade or something. Still, interested in the movie.

[adagium__]

*Ahhh if only you were here now, Mr. Lee. :(*

[Mrzombiegummybear]

Something not mentioned is iron man actually wasn't very successful originally, the "avengers" team intentions were to take a bunch of characters that didn't sell well and put them on a team to help them all sell better.

[alexc]

Bear in mind Stan Lee's claims of inventing all the characters are spotty at best and have had massive legal battles to try and get other people (such as Steve Ditko) their fair share of royalties

[jotarokujo]

This is said as if Iron Man always had the same popularity he does today.

[DominatorMad]

Bruh. Ironman is the greatest MCU character to ever exist.

[ShaikRaheem-jxhl]

Stan really did created the best heros from masked spiderman to the green hulk every thing to the every last bit was only we had more good movies with all avengers together (loki series is well written too but it doest feel the same without all the Avengers together is it 😅)

[TLLegend-mtbp]

He’s my favorite hero and he’s the damn coolest giy

[alee_enn]

"They're making a movie of him now" ... I wonder how that turned out? :P