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Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man stands in his red and gold armored suit with a glowing arc reactor in the chest, inside an industrial building, from Iron Man (2008). Animated image from Iron Man 2 showing War Machine, played by Rhodes, in a black armored suit on the left, and Iron Man in a red and gold suit on the right, standing back to back.
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Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark in his red and gold Iron Man suit with the helmet lifted, glowing arc reactor visible on his chest, from Iron Man (2008). Avengers: Age of Ultron Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange casting a glowing magical shield next to Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man in a city street scene from Avengers: Infinity War.
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Modified link of Web site: CBR - How Tony Stark should protect his Iron Man tech. Jul 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Chapman University Digital Commons - Iron Man: America's Cold War Champion and Charm against the Communist Menace (PDF). Nov 25, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 18, 2025
Add new Web site: CBR - How Tony Stark should protect his Iron Man tech. Dec 20, 2024
Cross-references added. Sep 24, 2024
Add new Web site: The Encycloepedia of Science Fiction - Iron Man. Aug 07, 2023
Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Iron Man: Avenger, Industrialist, Hero. Sep 13, 2021
Corrected display issue. May 06, 2021
Updated for the release of Avengers: Endgame. Apr 25, 2019
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Iron Man: Avenger, Industrialist, Hero. May 24, 2018
Updated for the release of Avengers: Infinity War. Apr 26, 2018
Mentioned additional film appearances. Jul 07, 2017
Add new Web site: Marvel - Iron Man. May 26, 2016
Media added. Apr 15, 2016
Added the movie Iron Man 3 (2013). May 03, 2013
New article added. Feb 25, 2013
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