Q 01/05

Iron Man debuted in 1963 in which Marvel anthology comic?

A) Journey into Mystery

B) Strange Tales

C) Tales of Suspense

D) Tales to Astonish

Answer · why

C) Tales of Suspense

Tales of Suspense was Iron Man's home until he got his own series, and the anthology then kept its numbering but was renamed Captain America.

Q 02/05

Which real-life businessman did Stan Lee model Tony Stark on?

A) Cornelius Vanderbilt

B) Henry Ford

C) Howard Hughes

D) J. Paul Getty

Answer · why

C) Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was the model, and Lee's aim was to make young readers like a rich industrialist who made weapons, a type they didn't care for.

Q 03/05

Which war was Iron Man created in response to?

A) World War II

B) The Gulf War

C) The Korean War

D) The Vietnam War

Answer · why

D) The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War set his origin, with Stark wounded and captured there; as that war receded, later comics moved the origin to other conflicts.

Q 04/05

What colour was the Iron Man armour in its very first appearance?

A) Silver and blue

B) Red and gold

C) Gray

D) Gold

Answer · why

C) Gray

Gray was the first colour, and the clunky suit carried a cruel catch: its chest plate kept Stark alive, so he could never take it off.

Q 05/05

After Jack Kirby designed Iron Man's first armour, which artist gave the suit its red-and-gold look?

A) Don Heck

B) Gene Colan

C) Steve Ditko

D) John Buscema

Answer · why

C) Steve Ditko

Steve Ditko debuted the red-and-gold armour in late 1963, and later redesigns generally kept that colour scheme as the hero's classic look.