II was made after fighting Mister Doll, when Tony realized that the original armor was too cumbersome. II was our first sight of the repulsor technology that would be in later iterations, and led to one of the best scenes in the original Iron Man. II came about after Stark had returned to his swanky Malibu home and decided to revamp his original armor into the sleek design we all know, just shiny and chrome. Mark II Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #48 (1963), Iron Man (2008) Stark held onto the armor for a while in the comics, and painted it gold because its initial gray was too scary. (In the movie, Vietnam was updated to Afghanistan.) The suit was designed as a pacemaker to keep shrapnel from reaching Stark’s heart, and as in the movie, was used to escape his captors. I armor was developed by Stark and fellow captive Ho Yinsen after Stark was kidnapped in Vietnam. Mark I Marvel First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (1963), Iron Man (2008)Īppropriately debuting in the Tales of Suspense issue titled “Iron Man is Born!,” the Mk. No offense to War Machine, Iron Monger, or even Iron Spider, but the original armor wearer is where it’s at. has worn across the first 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the comics they came from. Here’s a rundown of the suits that Robert Downey Jr. The former war profiteer has come a long way since 2008, and with each movie he’s been in he’s shown off one or twenty new suits of Iron Man armor.

Avengers: Endgame is sure to be the swan song of many Avengers, including (probably) everyone’s favorite billionaire, playboy philanthropist, Tony Stark.

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