Editing Iron Man (section)

===Creation===
[[File:Errol Flynn1.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=A portrait of Errol Flynn|[[Errol Flynn]] was used as a reference for Tony Stark's physical appearance.]]
Following the success of the [[Fantastic Four]] in 1961 and the subsequent revival of [[American comic books]] featuring [[superheroes]], [[Marvel Comics]] created new superhero characters. [[Stan Lee]] developed the initial concept for Iron Man.{{Sfn|Darowski|2015|p=1}} He wanted to design a character who should be unpalatable to his generally [[Anti-war movement|anti-war]] readers but to make them like the character anyway.{{Sfn|Housel|Housel|2010|p=245}} Iron Man was created in the years after a permanent [[arms industry]] [[Military–industrial complex|developed in the United States]], and this was incorporated into the character's backstory.{{Sfn|Cooley|Rogers|2015|p=78}} The character was introduced as an active player in the [[Vietnam War]]. Lee described the national mood toward Vietnam during Iron Man's creation as "a time when most of us genuinely felt that the conflict in that tortured land really was a simple matter of good versus evil".{{Sfn|Mills|2013|p=123}}

[[Larry Lieber]] developed Iron Man's origin and wrote the first Iron Man story, while [[Jack Kirby]] and [[Don Heck]] were responsible for the initial design.{{Sfn|Darowski|2015|p=1}}{{Sfn|Gilbert|2008|p=91}} Lee modeled Iron Man after businessman [[Howard Hughes]], invoking his physical appearance, his image as a businessman, and his reputation as an arrogant playboy.{{Sfn|Zanco|2015|p=167}} Kirby and Heck then incorporated elements of the actor [[Errol Flynn]]'s physical appearance in the design.{{Sfn|Housel|Housel|2010|pp=245–246}} When first designing the character, Lee wanted to create a modernized [[Knights of the Round Table|Arthurian knight]].{{Sfn|Dunn|2010|p=9}} Kirby initially drew the Iron Man armor as a "round and clunky gray heap", and Heck modified the design to incorporate gadgets such as jets, drills, and suction cups.{{Sfn|Howe|2012|p=43}}{{Sfn|Patton|2015|p=7}} The Iron Man character was created at a time when comic book characters were first depicted struggling with real-life problems, and his heart injury was an early example of a superhero with a physical disability.{{Sfn|Mills|2013|p=106}}