In the original version of his biography of Tony Stark, a genius inventor and a wealthy industrialist with a reputation as a playboy, suffering from injuries received them in captivity, where he was forced to develop for terrorists weapons of mass destruction. Instead, it creates a high-tech suit armor, by which he escapes from captivity. Later, Stark improves his armor weapons and devices created on the basis of its resources, and use it (armor), in order to protect the world in the guise of Iron Man, the first time hiding her identity.
Initially, Iron Man, being a product of the Cold War and the Vietnam War in particular was for Stan Lee means the disclosure of their respective roles and the US economy in the struggle against communism; over time in subsequent rethinking of the image stress it is put on corporate crime and terrorism issues.
Throughout the publication, Iron Man is associated primarily with the Avengers team, being one of its co-founders, and several side from her superhero teams; his solo series, which was launched in May 1968, has gone through 5 volumes, uttering with a break in 2008-2012, when it was replaced by a series of The Invincible Iron Man, until 2014. Later, with the rise in popularity, Iron Man has become a character of several animated series and cartoons, with both solo and as part of the Avengers. In the films belonging to the cinematic Marvel Universe, his role is played by actor Robert Downey Jr.