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Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. {{Marvel|Anthony_Stark_(Earth-616)|Iron Man}} is a creation of {{Marvel|Stan_Lee|Stan Lee,}} {{Marvel|Larry_Lieber|Larry Lieber,}} {{Marvel|Don_Heck|Don Heck,}} and {{Marvel|Jack_Kirby|Jack "King" Kirby.}} First appearing in {{Marvel|Tales_of_Suspense_Vol_1_39|''Tales of Suspense'' issue 39,}} Anthony "Tony" Stark was an arms developer forced to create a metal life support suit after becoming injured during a weapons demonstration in Vietnam. On his return to [[New York City]], he began to fight injustice in his double identity as the invincible '''[[Iron Man]]'''. He soon became the headliner for ''Tales of Suspense'', joined {{Marvel|Avengers_Vol_1_1|the Avengers}} as a founding member, and eventually got his {{Marvel|Iron_Man_Vol_1_1|own title}} in 1968.
Much like [[Spider-Man]], Iron Man's integration into ''[[The Transformers]]'' UK was rather unconventional. The first in-strip appearance of the armoured avenger was in the ''[[Machine Man (comic)|Machine Man]]'' story "[[If This Be Sanctuary?!]]", which introduced the all-new '''[[Iron Man 2020|Iron Man of 2020]]''' – the corrupt industrialist and mercenary Arno Stark, who had purchased the rights to the Iron Man name and armour after Tony Stark's demise. Created by [[Tom DeFalco]] and [[Herb Trimpe]], Arno
After the end of the ''Machine Man'' serial, ''Iron Man'' took over the back-up strip slot in [[The Transformers issue 43|issue 43]], with that issue's Transformation page making clear that this was an adventure for Tony Stark, rather than Arno – or indeed [[James Rhodes|Jim Rhodes]], who was wearing the armour concurrently over in {{Marvel|Marvel_Super_Heroes_Secret_Wars_(UK)_Vol_1|''Secret Wars''.}} This reprinted the well-received duology by [[Roger McKenzie]] and [[Ken Steacy]] first published in {{Marvel|Marvel_Fanfare_Vol_1_22|''Marvel Fanfare'',}} showcased due to that mag's limited distribution in the UK, as explained in [[Soundwaves]] in [[The Transformers issue 49|issue 49]]. ''Iron Man''{{'}}s inclusion also demonstrated that TFUK's focus on science fiction and robots also extended to those in metal suits, showing an increasing flexibility in back-up strip choices.
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