Iron Man is one of Marvel’s most successful superheroes, but what do you really know about Iron Man’s suit?
Alexandria Ingham writes: Spider-Man Homecoming is almost here. Many fans can’t wait to see Tom Holland in the role of the young superhero, especially as many critics praise him as the best of the most recent three versions. It was all because of Iron Man that fans have already got a glimpse of the young Spidey. Well, it’s all because of Captain America: Civil War, but it was Tony Stark who brought Holland’s character into the fight.
Stark is playing a mentor to the young boy, helping to hone his powers and do what is right in the world. There is hope that we will get to see Spidey and Iron Man suit up together at one point while they train.
Just how much do you know about the suit that Stark wears? Here are 12 things you may not have known about Iron Man’s suit over they years.
#1. There are 450 pieces (and one piece was a nose)
Ever wondered just how many pieces make up the suit? Well, there are about 450 pieces of his most recent incarnations. Yes, there are many other suits out there, and we wouldn’t be able to count up the total in every single one.
One of the suit pieces was actually a nose! The nose was a creative decision by Stan Lee in 1974. That same year, Iron Man #68 had a small nose on the suit. While Lee wanted the nose, the fans didn’t and it soon disappeared. By #85 the nose was gone and the suit started to resemble the one that we see today. Does Lee regret adding that nose in? Probably not. Why should he? At least he took a chance with it!
You’ll be forgiven not knowing about the number of pieces in Iron Man’s suit. Most of the time you see him step into it or he’s already in it. It looks like one big suit that is pulled on, right? However, watch the video above and you will get an idea of all the tiny pieces that make up the suit.
#2. There’s more than one suit (but only 5 make it to the movies)
Okay, so you know that Iron Man has gone through a few suits throughout the Iron Man movies, but do you know just how many suits there have been over the years?
You will only see five sets of armor in the movies, but there are actually 53 different suits throughout the comic books, and yes one of those is the suit with the nose.
Some of the different suits have been worn by different characters. For example, War Machine’s suit is a version of the Mark II suit, which was a prototype developed after the initial version. In the movies, the red and gold suit now seen is the Mark III.
All suits created will have a different purpose. Some are for underwater, some are for particular superheroes and others are designed by color to mark an anniversary or represent something at the time. In the Marvel comic series, Stark is on Model 53.
However, each of the suits have been through different stages of designs. There could technically be far more versions out there that aren’t even included in the comics yet!
#3. Red and gold is just the most famous coloring
When you see the red and gold suit flying towards you, you know that this is Iron Man. What if you saw a green or black suit? Would you instantly jump to the idea that they’re Iron Man?
There are other colors out there. As we’ve already mentioned, there was a silver one, which is now a version that War Machine uses.
The first ever suit was just a pure grey color. He had to make it in a color that he could salvage while in captivity. Over the time, he’s worked with blue for the Arctic and black for stealth. He also has one that is pure gold.
Surprisingly, there’s a green one that is a Green Lantern-esque suit. Wait, Green Lantern in the Marvel universe? Yes, sometimes the DC and Marvel universes have crossed over and this is one of those cases. In this case, there was a character called Harold “Hal” Stark, a mashup of Hal Jordan from the DC world and Tony Stark. The billionaire Stark Aircraft founder became known as the Iron Lantern.
Why is red and gold the main one? According to a former girlfriend, the colors would make him look friendlier to others … (read more)
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