he’s been around for over 50 years but
he still has a few secrets hidden away
under his not actually made of iron
armor welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top 10 iron man facts what do you want
for me what do we want from you uh uh
what do you want from me you have become
a problem a problem I have to deal with
for this list we are putting the focus
on more real-world facts as opposed to
looking at specific plot points that
occurred in the comics or films
number 10 Stanley didn’t write his first
appearance yarmulke mr. FET honey was a
cowboy after creating several successful
comic book series he decided that he
wanted to try to create a character that
would be difficult for audiences to
relate to but make him so interesting
that audiences would love him anyway
he chose to create the quintessential
capitalist in Tony Stark / Iron Man what
you might not know however is that Lee
didn’t actually write the original story
in tales of suspense number 39 he handed
over the duties to Larry Lieber Don heck
and of course Jack Kirby who all played
important roles in the creation of the
character I am Iron Man
number 9 17 years of production iron man
first hit the big screen in 2008 but
Universal Studios had actually purchased
the rights to the character back in
April 1990 20th Century Fox eventually
acquired the rights in the late 90s and
considered casting Nicolas Cage or Tom
Cruise in the leading role any questions
yeah we get a cappuccino machine in here
cuz I don’t know what you call this
although several screenplays were
written no film was ever made New Line
Cinema bought the rights but couldn’t
get a film put together and eventually
returned the rights to Marvel who teamed
up with Paramount Pictures after 17 long
years of production they finally
released the film that made the Marvel
Cinematic Universe possible
number eight large female fanbase you
ever loose now is that you Lola prepare
to lose a few with you it’s no secret
that Tony Stark is a ladies man but the
characters popularity with women goes
beyond the comic book pages according to
Stanley iron man was one of the first
superheroes to gain a significant
following with female readers and these
readers were responsible for most of the
characters fan mail received by Marvel
whether it’s the money the charm or the
doodle on attitude it’s pretty clear
that Tony Stark is successful with the
ladies both fictional and non-fictional
number seven fourth richest fictional
character according to Forbes big man in
a suit of armor
take that off what are you genius
billionaire playboy philanthropist
anyone who’s watched the films or read
the comics knows that Tony Stark is
incredibly wealthy but how does he rank
according to other fictional
billionaires in 2013 Forbes magazine
answered that question by releasing
their fictional 15 which listed the 15
richest fictional characters visionary
genius American patriot they estimated
that Stark was worth twelve point four
billion which was fourth behind Carlyle
Cullen smiled the dragon and Scrooge
McDuck dive on my wound in it like a
porpoise hold on through it like a cool
pop and oh she got up and let the
chimney unmanned he did claim the title
as the wealthiest superhero however with
over 3 billion more than Bruce Wayne
number six created as an anti-communist
hero it says for you to start working
immediately and when you’re done it will
set you free
oh yeah well like it or not comic books
are and always have been political
Ironman was first introduced in 1963 in
the middle of the Cold War between the
United States and the Soviet Union if we
don’t stop him we must stop him it’s
time to iron things out while Stan Lee
has admitted that he wanted to create a
character that would be difficult for
fans to like it first the character also
served as an anti-communist hero in
tales of suspense number 39 stark is
captured by the Vietnamese tyrant Wang
Chu he is able to build a suit and
escape however killing numerous
communists along the way
number five he wasn’t always a popular
character and what do you say to your
other nickname The Merchant of death
that’s not bad
ask anyone today who their favorite
Avenger is and odds are pretty good that
they’re gonna say Iron Man Robert Downey
jr. has made Iron Man the central figure
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and
he’s almost universally loved by fans I
have successfully privatized world peace
believe it or not though because the
character acted as a direct
contradiction to almost every other
superhero Marvel had trouble developing
a fanbase for Iron Man add in the fact
that he was a weapon salesman during a
time that many Americans were tired of
war and it’s pretty easy to see how
Stark was initially not so popular large
nerve showing up here tonight at least
get a reaction for you panic I would say
panic is my cuz I was referring to
company’s involvement in latest atrocity
yeah they just put my name on the
invitation on our list I’m number four
an Iron Man comic got Robert Downey jr.
suspended from school
Iron Man that’s kind of catchy it’s got
a nice ring to it I mean it’s not
technically accurate deceits a gold
titanium alloy but it’s kind of a
talkative amateur Downey is well known
for the bad boy antics that landed him
in trouble early in his career one of
the most ironic stories however is how
an Iron Man comic landed Downey a
one-day suspension from school Tony what
are you doing back what is that put it
back where you got it from where’s your
mother Maria one go go go go in 1981 at
the age of 16 he stole a comic from one
of his classmates and tore it to pieces
allegedly he called the student a nerd
for reading the comic hmm that comic
just so happened to be an issue of the
invincible Iron Man if only he had known
then that Iron Man would soon become the
most iconic role of his career
nice work kid number three he founded
the Avengers what have I to fear the
Avengers that’s what we call ourselves
sort of like a team
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes timeframe
perhaps making up for the fact that he
was unable to write the first issue
featuring Ironman
Stanley included him in the first issue
of the Avengers as the founding member
of the team maybe your army comes and
maybe it’s too much for us but it’s all
on you if we can’t protect the air if
you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge
it in the issue
Loki manipulates the Hulk into causing
severe destruction resulting in Iron Man
ant-man wasp and Thor all attempting to
stop him they would eventually join
together and call themselves the
Avengers with Iron Man assuming the lead
position he would also eventually step
down in later issues allowing Captain
America to take over he got the
lightning like the bastard son you and
me we stay here on the ground keep the
fighting here and Hulk smash number two
Disney nixed a movie about Starks
alcoholism I need you to do it I am
trying to do you’re not listening to me
I’m trying to make you see me oh why
won’t you let me have you been drinking
the films do an excellent job for
traying a lot of things about Tony
Stark’s character but one of the things
they’ve so far skipped over is his
battle with alcoholism
you know come on you know you want to
just keep I know it has a filtration
system me to drink that word although
this was hinted at in Iron Man 2 & 3
it hasn’t been explored anywhere near as
thoroughly as in the comics she’s right
the party’s over
then again the party was over for me
like an hour and a half ago the after
party starts in 15 minutes
in fact there were talks about adapting
the demon in a bottle storyline for Iron
Man 3 planning to connect it to the PTSD
Stark would have after the New York
incident unfortunately and I’m sure you
saw this coming Disney nixed the idea
because of the large number of children
who are fans of the Marvel films
hey yo your heart doctor she’s going to
need a cardiologist affray before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
hello I am javis you are ultra a global
peacekeeping initiative designed by mr.
stark our sentience integration trials
have been unsuccessful so I’m not
certain what triggered nourishment
where’s your body I am a program I’m
without form how it reduced to 19% the
render is complete yeah I like it
fabricated paint it commencing automated
assembly estimated completion time is
five hours number one
Tony Stark is based on Howard Hughes
Jesus Christ son power Wow let me give
you a little advice huh
why don’t you take your oil money drill
bits taper I take a joke bit money thing
won’t you put it about Howard Hughes was
a multi-billionaire ladies man who’s Dan
Lee described as one of the most
colorful men of our time
as such it isn’t hard to see where Lee
found his inspiration for Tony Stark
Lee admits that he based Stark on Hughes
although he had to tone down several of
Hugh’s mental instabilities such as his
OCD that milk dad I shouldn’t pick up
the bottle milk in my right hand instead
he gave Stark a severe addiction to
alcohol which has affected the character
at various points throughout this series
I’m sorry I don’t wanna get off on the
wrong foot to it look at the patch of
the I assume bit hungover I’m not sure
if you’re real Argus Here I am very real
do you agree with our list where’s Iron
Man what Iron Man back on who’s messing
with the remote what’s your favorite
Iron Man fact just stick to the official
statement and soon this will all be
behind you
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
he still has a few secrets hidden away
under his not actually made of iron
armor welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top 10 iron man facts what do you want
for me what do we want from you uh uh
what do you want from me you have become
a problem a problem I have to deal with
for this list we are putting the focus
on more real-world facts as opposed to
looking at specific plot points that
occurred in the comics or films
number 10 Stanley didn’t write his first
appearance yarmulke mr. FET honey was a
cowboy after creating several successful
comic book series he decided that he
wanted to try to create a character that
would be difficult for audiences to
relate to but make him so interesting
that audiences would love him anyway
he chose to create the quintessential
capitalist in Tony Stark / Iron Man what
you might not know however is that Lee
didn’t actually write the original story
in tales of suspense number 39 he handed
over the duties to Larry Lieber Don heck
and of course Jack Kirby who all played
important roles in the creation of the
character I am Iron Man
number 9 17 years of production iron man
first hit the big screen in 2008 but
Universal Studios had actually purchased
the rights to the character back in
April 1990 20th Century Fox eventually
acquired the rights in the late 90s and
considered casting Nicolas Cage or Tom
Cruise in the leading role any questions
yeah we get a cappuccino machine in here
cuz I don’t know what you call this
although several screenplays were
written no film was ever made New Line
Cinema bought the rights but couldn’t
get a film put together and eventually
returned the rights to Marvel who teamed
up with Paramount Pictures after 17 long
years of production they finally
released the film that made the Marvel
Cinematic Universe possible
number eight large female fanbase you
ever loose now is that you Lola prepare
to lose a few with you it’s no secret
that Tony Stark is a ladies man but the
characters popularity with women goes
beyond the comic book pages according to
Stanley iron man was one of the first
superheroes to gain a significant
following with female readers and these
readers were responsible for most of the
characters fan mail received by Marvel
whether it’s the money the charm or the
doodle on attitude it’s pretty clear
that Tony Stark is successful with the
ladies both fictional and non-fictional
number seven fourth richest fictional
character according to Forbes big man in
a suit of armor
take that off what are you genius
billionaire playboy philanthropist
anyone who’s watched the films or read
the comics knows that Tony Stark is
incredibly wealthy but how does he rank
according to other fictional
billionaires in 2013 Forbes magazine
answered that question by releasing
their fictional 15 which listed the 15
richest fictional characters visionary
genius American patriot they estimated
that Stark was worth twelve point four
billion which was fourth behind Carlyle
Cullen smiled the dragon and Scrooge
McDuck dive on my wound in it like a
porpoise hold on through it like a cool
pop and oh she got up and let the
chimney unmanned he did claim the title
as the wealthiest superhero however with
over 3 billion more than Bruce Wayne
number six created as an anti-communist
hero it says for you to start working
immediately and when you’re done it will
set you free
oh yeah well like it or not comic books
are and always have been political
Ironman was first introduced in 1963 in
the middle of the Cold War between the
United States and the Soviet Union if we
don’t stop him we must stop him it’s
time to iron things out while Stan Lee
has admitted that he wanted to create a
character that would be difficult for
fans to like it first the character also
served as an anti-communist hero in
tales of suspense number 39 stark is
captured by the Vietnamese tyrant Wang
Chu he is able to build a suit and
escape however killing numerous
communists along the way
number five he wasn’t always a popular
character and what do you say to your
other nickname The Merchant of death
that’s not bad
ask anyone today who their favorite
Avenger is and odds are pretty good that
they’re gonna say Iron Man Robert Downey
jr. has made Iron Man the central figure
of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and
he’s almost universally loved by fans I
have successfully privatized world peace
believe it or not though because the
character acted as a direct
contradiction to almost every other
superhero Marvel had trouble developing
a fanbase for Iron Man add in the fact
that he was a weapon salesman during a
time that many Americans were tired of
war and it’s pretty easy to see how
Stark was initially not so popular large
nerve showing up here tonight at least
get a reaction for you panic I would say
panic is my cuz I was referring to
company’s involvement in latest atrocity
yeah they just put my name on the
invitation on our list I’m number four
an Iron Man comic got Robert Downey jr.
suspended from school
Iron Man that’s kind of catchy it’s got
a nice ring to it I mean it’s not
technically accurate deceits a gold
titanium alloy but it’s kind of a
talkative amateur Downey is well known
for the bad boy antics that landed him
in trouble early in his career one of
the most ironic stories however is how
an Iron Man comic landed Downey a
one-day suspension from school Tony what
are you doing back what is that put it
back where you got it from where’s your
mother Maria one go go go go in 1981 at
the age of 16 he stole a comic from one
of his classmates and tore it to pieces
allegedly he called the student a nerd
for reading the comic hmm that comic
just so happened to be an issue of the
invincible Iron Man if only he had known
then that Iron Man would soon become the
most iconic role of his career
nice work kid number three he founded
the Avengers what have I to fear the
Avengers that’s what we call ourselves
sort of like a team
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes timeframe
perhaps making up for the fact that he
was unable to write the first issue
featuring Ironman
Stanley included him in the first issue
of the Avengers as the founding member
of the team maybe your army comes and
maybe it’s too much for us but it’s all
on you if we can’t protect the air if
you can be damn well sure we’ll avenge
it in the issue
Loki manipulates the Hulk into causing
severe destruction resulting in Iron Man
ant-man wasp and Thor all attempting to
stop him they would eventually join
together and call themselves the
Avengers with Iron Man assuming the lead
position he would also eventually step
down in later issues allowing Captain
America to take over he got the
lightning like the bastard son you and
me we stay here on the ground keep the
fighting here and Hulk smash number two
Disney nixed a movie about Starks
alcoholism I need you to do it I am
trying to do you’re not listening to me
I’m trying to make you see me oh why
won’t you let me have you been drinking
the films do an excellent job for
traying a lot of things about Tony
Stark’s character but one of the things
they’ve so far skipped over is his
battle with alcoholism
you know come on you know you want to
just keep I know it has a filtration
system me to drink that word although
this was hinted at in Iron Man 2 & 3
it hasn’t been explored anywhere near as
thoroughly as in the comics she’s right
the party’s over
then again the party was over for me
like an hour and a half ago the after
party starts in 15 minutes
in fact there were talks about adapting
the demon in a bottle storyline for Iron
Man 3 planning to connect it to the PTSD
Stark would have after the New York
incident unfortunately and I’m sure you
saw this coming Disney nixed the idea
because of the large number of children
who are fans of the Marvel films
hey yo your heart doctor she’s going to
need a cardiologist affray before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions
hello I am javis you are ultra a global
peacekeeping initiative designed by mr.
stark our sentience integration trials
have been unsuccessful so I’m not
certain what triggered nourishment
where’s your body I am a program I’m
without form how it reduced to 19% the
render is complete yeah I like it
fabricated paint it commencing automated
assembly estimated completion time is
five hours number one
Tony Stark is based on Howard Hughes
Jesus Christ son power Wow let me give
you a little advice huh
why don’t you take your oil money drill
bits taper I take a joke bit money thing
won’t you put it about Howard Hughes was
a multi-billionaire ladies man who’s Dan
Lee described as one of the most
colorful men of our time
as such it isn’t hard to see where Lee
found his inspiration for Tony Stark
Lee admits that he based Stark on Hughes
although he had to tone down several of
Hugh’s mental instabilities such as his
OCD that milk dad I shouldn’t pick up
the bottle milk in my right hand instead
he gave Stark a severe addiction to
alcohol which has affected the character
at various points throughout this series
I’m sorry I don’t wanna get off on the
wrong foot to it look at the patch of
the I assume bit hungover I’m not sure
if you’re real Argus Here I am very real
do you agree with our list where’s Iron
Man what Iron Man back on who’s messing
with the remote what’s your favorite
Iron Man fact just stick to the official
statement and soon this will all be
behind you
for more great top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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