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This lists all appearances of ''[[Iron Man]]''.

==Television==
===''The Marvel Superheroes''===
Iron Man's first starring role came in the 1966 series ''[[The Marvel Superheroes]]'' where he was one of the five featured superheroes and was voiced by [[John Vernon]]. This version was pretty faithful to the comics, as the bulk of the series was literally comic panels brought to life, via limited animation.

===''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends''===
His guest appearances started in 1981, when Iron Man appeared in ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''<ref>[http://marvel.toonzone.net/retrospective/ironman/ Toonzone]</ref> with [[William H. Marshall]] providing his voice. Following a cameo with the rest of the Avengers in the 1981 solo [[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]] show, Iron Man returned to animation with that decade's ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends''. He made cameo appearances throughout the series, most prominently in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends", in which Tony Stark is a central character.

===Marvel animated universe===
In 1994, Iron Man starred in the animated series ''[[Iron Man (TV series)|Iron Man]]'', with [[Robert Hays]] voicing the title character. Iron Man served as part of a team consisting of [[Century (comics)|Century]], [[War Machine]], [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Hawkeye (comics)|Hawkeye]] and [[Julia Carpenter|Spider Woman]]. This show was part of the ''[[The Marvel Action Hour|Marvel Action Hour]]'', which packaged several animated versions of Marvel series, including the 1994 ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'', with two half-hour episodes from different series. Iron Man's origin was changed for this series: Instead of shrapnel near his heart, Stark has multiple slivers near his spine, threatening [[paralysis]]. Also, Stark and Yinsen are held captive not by Wong Chu but by the Mandarin, who had been altered by his rings to have green skin and a degree of super strength. The Mandarin leads a group of villains, consisting of [[Dreadknight]], [[Hypnotia]], [[Blizzard (Donnie Gill)|Blizzard]], [[Blacklash]], [[Grey Gargoyle]], [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]], [[MODOK]], and [[Justin Hammer]] against Iron Man and a team based on [[Force Works]].

Iron Man made a non-speaking cameo in some episodes of the 1990s [[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|''Fantastic Four'']] TV series.

Iron Man appeared in some episodes of the mid-1990s ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''<ref>[http://marvel.toonzone.net/retrospective/ironman/part5.php Toonzone]</ref> Following cameos, his first guest appearance was as Tony Stark in the episode "Venom Returns", with Robert Hays reprising Iron Man. Hays did so again with Iron Man's guest appearance in the 1996 animated series ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 animated series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''<ref>[http://marvel.toonzone.net/retrospective/ironman/part5.php Toonzone]</ref>

On ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]''<ref>[http://marvel.toonzone.net/retrospective/ironman/part5.php Toonzone]</ref>, Iron Man was voiced by [[Francis Diakowsky]].

===''Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes''===
Iron Man appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'' episode "Shell Games", voiced by [[David Kaye]].

===Parodies===
Iron Man appears in the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' episode "Celebutard Mountain" voiced by [[Mark Hamill]]. His feet gives him away to two of Mandarin's henchmen and eventually falls on them when trying to go through the air vent. When he couldn't get up, he activates his rocket boots which dragged him along the floor killing the henchmen and ending up outside of Mandarin's room. When Mandarin comes out, he tells Iron Man to leave in the style of a Chinese food "all you can eat" manager.

In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' [[Treehouse of Horror (series)|Treehouse of Horror]] X, in ''Desperately Xeeking Xena'', The Collector ([[Comic Book Guy]]) makes a list of names for Xena to call him on their wedding night. One of them is Iron Man.

===Future animated series===
A new ''Iron Man'' cartoon is currently being developed. It was expected to start airing before the ''Iron Man'' film debuts in 2008.<ref>[http://www.superherohype.com/news/ironmannews.php?id=4539 Iron Man to Hit the Small Screen First - Superhero Hype!<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Film==
===''Ultimate Avengers''===
Iron Man has been featured in ''[[Ultimate Avengers]]'' (2006), an animated [[direct-to-video]] adaptation of the ''[[Ultimates]]'' produced by [[Marvel Entertainment]] and [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lions Gate Films]]. Although based on Ultimate Iron Man, the animated version's identity is not a matter of public record, and, as in main [[Marvel Universe]] continuity, he is inflicted with a heart condition rather than a brain tumor. Marvel/Lions Gate released ''[[Ultimate Avengers 2]]'' on [[August 8]], 2006 and ''[[The Invincible Iron Man]]'' on [[January 23]], 2007. The character in these videos is voiced by [[Marc Worden]].

===Live-action film===
{{main|Iron Man (film)}}
[[Image:Robert Downey as Iron Man.jpg|thumb|170px|right|Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man]]
[[New Line Cinema]] indicated it was producing an Iron Man film, originally scheduled for release November 2005, then rescheduled to 2006 and then to 2007. The studio's rights eventually expired and reverted to Marvel. [[Nick Cassavetes]] would have directed the film.

[[Marvel Studios]] announced in April 2006 that it is producing the ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' movie with director [[Jon Favreau]] and a script by [[Arthur Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] with a planned release date of [[May 2]], [[2008]]. The film will be distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{cite news
|first=Borys
|last=Kit
|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424612
|title=Marvel Studios outlines slew of superhero titles: First is Favreau-helmed 'Iron Man'
|publisher=Hollywood Reporter
|date=[[2006-04-28]]
|accessdate=2006-05-04
}}</ref> On [[July 22]], [[2006]] at the [[Comic-Con International|San Diego Comic-Con]], Favreau confirmed "The suit will be more like a weapons platform than a flying suit – more of a War Machine-feel to it."<ref>{{cite news
|first=KARL
|last=SCHNEIDER
|url=http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&this_cat=Movies&action=page&type_id=&cat_id=270338&obj_id=51794
|title=Mandarin is villain in IRON MAN
|publisher=Cinescape
|date=[[2006-07-24]]
|accessdate=2006-07-24
}}</ref> On [[September 28]], [[2006]], the [[website]] [[Ain't It Cool News]] reported Iron Man will be played by [[Robert Downey, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30225
|title=AICN EXCLUSIVE!! IRON MAN Has Found Its Tony Stark!!
|publisher=Ain't It Cool News
|date=[[2006-09-28]]
|accessdate=2006-09-28
}}</ref>

Downey Jr. is confirmed to be reprising his role of Stark in a brief [[cameo appearance]] during a scene with [[Thunderbolt Ross]] for ''[[The Incredible Hulk (film)|The Incredible Hulk]]'', to set up a future Avengers film.

===''Next Avengers''===
An elderly Iron Man will appear in the alternate universe ''[[Next Avengers]]'' voiced by [[Tom Kane]].

==Video games==
* Iron Man is featured in several [[video game]]s. He is one of four selectable heroes in ''[[Captain America and the Avengers]]'' (1991), as well as [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Marvel Super Heroes (arcade game)|Marvel Super Heroes - War of the Gems]]'' and subsequent ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom (series)|Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series.

* He also appears in ''[[Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal]]'' for the PC, [[PlayStation]], the [[Game Boy]], [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]] and [[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]].

* ''[[The Invincible Iron Man (video game)|The Invincible Iron Man]]'' came out on the [[Game Boy Advance]] in late 2002.

* Iron Man is unlockable after beating ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' which came out in 2003.

* Iron Man, Tony Stark and Stark Enterprises make an appearance in the 2005 ''[[The Punisher (2005 video game)|Punisher video game]]''. An [[in-joke|inside joke]] alludes to Stark's alcoholism: After viewing the destruction left by the Punisher, Stark sighs and says, "I need a drink."

* Iron Man is an unlockable character in ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' voiced by [[John Cygan]]. He is seen alongside [[Banshee (comics)|Banshee]] as a prisoner guarded by [[Stryfe]]. He can be unlocked by collecting the four homing beacons in each act to access the secret area to retrieve a piece of his armor. Collect four pieces of his armor to unlock him.

* Iron Man is one of the main characters in ''[[Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects]]''.

* An old woman wrongly believed that [[Ultimate Spider-Man|Spider-Man]] was chasing Iron Man in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''. Spider-Man was actually chasing the [[Abner Jenkins|Beetle]]. Stark himself does not appear in the game, and only his codename gets mentioned.

* John Cygan reprises his role of Iron Man who is a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]''. His costumes include his New Avenger armor, his Classic armor, the [[War Machine]] armor, and his Ultimate armor. Iron Man is one of the main characters in game; Stark Tower is one of the bases of the team in the game. He has special dialogue with [[Nick Fury]], [[Crimson Dynamo]] and Dark [[Colossus (comics)|Colossus]] and Dark [[Captain America]]. A simulation disk has Iron Man fighting Ultimo on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

* In 2008, ''[[Sega|Sega Corporation]]'' will publish a [[Iron Man (video game)|Iron Man video game]] alongside the release of the [[Iron Man (film)|movie]].

==Toys==
The first Iron Man action figure was produced in 1975 by the [[Mego Corporation]]. This eight inch tall figure featured a cloth costume and plastic accessories. The version of the armor represented features the infamous "nose" helmet, making it unique among all Iron Man toys.

Toy Biz has produced Iron Man figures based on the 1994 Iron Man cartoon, all with [[vac-metallized]], detachable armor parts. A fifth assortment, which never became openly available, appears on the collectibles market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toymania.com/archives/ironman/series5.html|title=Myers, E. G., and Geyer, J. (2001). "Iron Man Figure Archive: Series Five"|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref>

Since 2002, Toy Biz has produced Iron Man figures in the company's [[Marvel Legends]] line. Iron Man Legends figures include his Classic Armor (Gold variant) and Stealth Armor in Series One, the Silver Centurion Armor in Series Seven, the Modern Armor in Series Eight, War Machine (with James Rhodes) in Series Nine, the Hulkbuster Armor in Series 11, the Origin Armor in Series 14 (Gold variant), and the Thorbuster Armor in Series 15. Modular Armor (with War-Machine variant) also appeared.

When [[Hasbro]] took over the Marvel Legends line in 2007, the company released the [[Ultimate Iron Man]] armor as part of the [[Annihilus]] Build-A-Figure series. His armor also comes with different color. Some of the action figures' armor could be removed. On March 22, 2008 (the official [[street date]] for release), Hasbro will start an Iron Man movie toy line.

The [[Minimates|Marvel Minimates]] action-figure line features four Iron Man armors. This, however, does not take into account the figures created in conjunction with the film.<ref>http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC10908&mode=retail</ref>

Iron Man is featured as one of the available characters to choose from in the Marvel Heroes version of the 1980s board game [[Guess Who?]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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[[Category:Iron Man|Other media]]
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Revision as of 00:34, 3 May 2008

This lists all appearances of Iron Man.

Television

The Marvel Superheroes

Iron Man's first starring role came in the 1966 series The Marvel Superheroes where he was one of the five featured superheroes and was voiced by John Vernon. This version was pretty faithful to the comics, as the bulk of the series was literally comic panels brought to life, via limited animation.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

His guest appearances started in 1981, when Iron Man appeared in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends[1] with William H. Marshall providing his voice. Following a cameo with the rest of the Avengers in the 1981 solo Spider-Man show, Iron Man returned to animation with that decade's Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. He made cameo appearances throughout the series, most prominently in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends", in which Tony Stark is a central character.

Marvel animated universe

In 1994, Iron Man starred in the animated series Iron Man, with Robert Hays voicing the title character. Iron Man served as part of a team consisting of Century, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye and Spider Woman. This show was part of the Marvel Action Hour, which packaged several animated versions of Marvel series, including the 1994 Fantastic Four, with two half-hour episodes from different series. Iron Man's origin was changed for this series: Instead of shrapnel near his heart, Stark has multiple slivers near his spine, threatening paralysis. Also, Stark and Yinsen are held captive not by Wong Chu but by the Mandarin, who had been altered by his rings to have green skin and a degree of super strength. The Mandarin leads a group of villains, consisting of Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Blizzard, Blacklash, Grey Gargoyle, Whirlwind, MODOK, and Justin Hammer against Iron Man and a team based on Force Works.

Iron Man made a non-speaking cameo in some episodes of the 1990s Fantastic Four TV series.

Iron Man appeared in some episodes of the mid-1990s Spider-Man: The Animated Series[2] Following cameos, his first guest appearance was as Tony Stark in the episode "Venom Returns", with Robert Hays reprising Iron Man. Hays did so again with Iron Man's guest appearance in the 1996 animated series The Incredible Hulk[3]

On The Avengers: United They Stand[4], Iron Man was voiced by Francis Diakowsky.

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

Iron Man appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Shell Games", voiced by David Kaye.

Parodies

Iron Man appears in the Robot Chicken episode "Celebutard Mountain" voiced by Mark Hamill. His feet gives him away to two of Mandarin's henchmen and eventually falls on them when trying to go through the air vent. When he couldn't get up, he activates his rocket boots which dragged him along the floor killing the henchmen and ending up outside of Mandarin's room. When Mandarin comes out, he tells Iron Man to leave in the style of a Chinese food "all you can eat" manager.

In The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror X, in Desperately Xeeking Xena, The Collector (Comic Book Guy) makes a list of names for Xena to call him on their wedding night. One of them is Iron Man.

Future animated series

A new Iron Man cartoon is currently being developed. It was expected to start airing before the Iron Man film debuts in 2008.[5]

Film

Ultimate Avengers

Iron Man has been featured in Ultimate Avengers (2006), an animated direct-to-video adaptation of the Ultimates produced by Marvel Entertainment and Lions Gate Films. Although based on Ultimate Iron Man, the animated version's identity is not a matter of public record, and, as in main Marvel Universe continuity, he is inflicted with a heart condition rather than a brain tumor. Marvel/Lions Gate released Ultimate Avengers 2 on August 8, 2006 and The Invincible Iron Man on January 23, 2007. The character in these videos is voiced by Marc Worden.

Live-action film

Main article: Iron Man (film)
File:Robert Downey as Iron Man.jpg
Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man

New Line Cinema indicated it was producing an Iron Man film, originally scheduled for release November 2005, then rescheduled to 2006 and then to 2007. The studio's rights eventually expired and reverted to Marvel. Nick Cassavetes would have directed the film.

Marvel Studios announced in April 2006 that it is producing the Iron Man movie with director Jon Favreau and a script by Arthur Marcum and Matt Holloway with a planned release date of May 2, 2008. The film will be distributed by Paramount Pictures.[6] On July 22, 2006 at the San Diego Comic-Con, Favreau confirmed "The suit will be more like a weapons platform than a flying suit – more of a War Machine-feel to it."[7] On September 28, 2006, the website Ain't It Cool News reported Iron Man will be played by Robert Downey, Jr.[8]

Downey Jr. is confirmed to be reprising his role of Stark in a brief cameo appearance during a scene with Thunderbolt Ross for The Incredible Hulk, to set up a future Avengers film.

Next Avengers

An elderly Iron Man will appear in the alternate universe Next Avengers voiced by Tom Kane.

Video games

  • Iron Man, Tony Stark and Stark Enterprises make an appearance in the 2005 Punisher video game. An inside joke alludes to Stark's alcoholism: After viewing the destruction left by the Punisher, Stark sighs and says, "I need a drink."
  • Iron Man is an unlockable character in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse voiced by John Cygan. He is seen alongside Banshee as a prisoner guarded by Stryfe. He can be unlocked by collecting the four homing beacons in each act to access the secret area to retrieve a piece of his armor. Collect four pieces of his armor to unlock him.
  • An old woman wrongly believed that Spider-Man was chasing Iron Man in Ultimate Spider-Man. Spider-Man was actually chasing the Beetle. Stark himself does not appear in the game, and only his codename gets mentioned.
  • John Cygan reprises his role of Iron Man who is a playable character in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. His costumes include his New Avenger armor, his Classic armor, the War Machine armor, and his Ultimate armor. Iron Man is one of the main characters in game; Stark Tower is one of the bases of the team in the game. He has special dialogue with Nick Fury, Crimson Dynamo and Dark Colossus and Dark Captain America. A simulation disk has Iron Man fighting Ultimo on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

Toys

The first Iron Man action figure was produced in 1975 by the Mego Corporation. This eight inch tall figure featured a cloth costume and plastic accessories. The version of the armor represented features the infamous "nose" helmet, making it unique among all Iron Man toys.

Toy Biz has produced Iron Man figures based on the 1994 Iron Man cartoon, all with vac-metallized, detachable armor parts. A fifth assortment, which never became openly available, appears on the collectibles market.[9]

Since 2002, Toy Biz has produced Iron Man figures in the company's Marvel Legends line. Iron Man Legends figures include his Classic Armor (Gold variant) and Stealth Armor in Series One, the Silver Centurion Armor in Series Seven, the Modern Armor in Series Eight, War Machine (with James Rhodes) in Series Nine, the Hulkbuster Armor in Series 11, the Origin Armor in Series 14 (Gold variant), and the Thorbuster Armor in Series 15. Modular Armor (with War-Machine variant) also appeared.

When Hasbro took over the Marvel Legends line in 2007, the company released the Ultimate Iron Man armor as part of the Annihilus Build-A-Figure series. His armor also comes with different color. Some of the action figures' armor could be removed. On March 22, 2008 (the official street date for release), Hasbro will start an Iron Man movie toy line.

The Marvel Minimates action-figure line features four Iron Man armors. This, however, does not take into account the figures created in conjunction with the film.[10]

Iron Man is featured as one of the available characters to choose from in the Marvel Heroes version of the 1980s board game Guess Who?

References

  1. ^ Toonzone
  2. ^ Toonzone
  3. ^ Toonzone
  4. ^ Toonzone
  5. ^ Iron Man to Hit the Small Screen First - Superhero Hype!
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (2006-04-28). "Marvel Studios outlines slew of superhero titles: First is Favreau-helmed 'Iron Man'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2006-05-04. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ SCHNEIDER, KARL (2006-07-24). "Mandarin is villain in IRON MAN". Cinescape. Retrieved 2006-07-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "AICN EXCLUSIVE!! IRON MAN Has Found Its Tony Stark!!". Ain't It Cool News. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2006-09-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Myers, E. G., and Geyer, J. (2001). "Iron Man Figure Archive: Series Five"". Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  10. ^ http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC10908&mode=retail
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