Iron Man (Ultimate Marvel character)

Iron Man
Publication information
Publisher	Ultimate Marvel (Marvel Comics)
First appearance	Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #4 (July 2001)
Created by	Brian Michael Bendis Mike Allred (based upon the original character by Lee, Lieber, Heck & Kirby)
In-story information
Alter ego	Antonio "Tony" Stark
Team affiliations	Stark Industries S.H.I.E.L.D. Ultimates New Ultimates
Partnerships	Captain America Thor War Machine
Abilities	Genius-level intellect A powered armored suit: Superhuman strength Super-sonic flight Energy blasts Missiles Superhuman durability and regenerative life support but sometimes powered by solar power

Iron Man (Antonio "Tony" Stark) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the Ultimate Marvel version of the superhero Iron Man, who first appeared in the fourth issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Mike Allred. He later appeared in the Ultimates and often appears in other Ultimate Marvel titles.

In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the character is a wealthy industrialist, billionaire playboy, genius inventor, business tycoon and world-renowned scientist, who created the Iron Man armor, an exo-suit with high-tech equipment and superhuman capabilities, which grants the wearer with abilities, such as super-strength, flight, enhanced durability and the ability to fire weaponized energy blasts and beams. Like his mainstream counterpart, he has a drinking problem, being commonly depicted as a charismatic and womanizing alcoholic, with a snarky and sarcastic sense of humour, who suffers from a life-threatening affliction; in this case an inoperable brain tumor. With a life expectancy anywhere between six months and five years, he chose to become a philanthropist and superhero, deciding to use the remaining time he has left to live, for a noble purpose. Another major difference from his mainstream counterpart is that this version of Iron Man has an Italian mother hence why he is called "Antonio".

While the character is yet to be featured in his own ongoing series, Stark's early life and origins were initially explored in the Ultimate Iron Man miniseries written by science fiction author Orson Scott Card. However, this origin story is no longer considered canon in the Ultimate Marvel Universe and was retconned as only being a fictional Japanese anime version.^[1] On the other hand, the character's adult years have been covered mainly by Mark Millar (in his Ultimates work) and Warren Ellis.