The Ages of Iron Man

Joseph J. Darowski, a professor of English at Brigham Young University–Idaho, USA has published work on comic book superheroes such as the X-Men, Green Lantern, and Superman and is the author or co-editor of several books.

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Introduction—Joseph J. Darowski

“The Iron-Clad American”: Iron Man in the 1960s—Brian Patton

Tony Stark: Disabled Vietnam Veteran?—Craig This

“Gorgeous new menace”: Black Widow, Gender Roles and the Subversion of Cold War Expectations of Domesticity—Natalie R. Sheppard

Fu Manchu Meets Maklu-4: The Mandarin and Racial Stereotypes—Richard A. Iadonisi

Does Khrushchev Tell Kennedy? Superpowered Rivalry and Silver Age Iron Man—José Alaniz

Ike’s Nightmare: Iron Man and the Military-Industrial Complex—Will Cooley and Mark C. Rogers

Socking It to Shell-Head: How Fan Mail Saved a Hero from the Military-Industrial Complex—Charles Henebry

Countdown to #100: Escapist Heroism and the Challenges of Modernity in the Late 1970s—John M. Vohlidka

Demon in a Bottle and Feet of Clay: David Michelinie and Bob Layton on Iron Man—Jason Sacks

War Machine: Blackness, Power and Identity in Iron Man—Julian C. Chambliss

From Armor Wars to Iron Man 2.0: The Superhero Entrepreneur—Jean-Philipe Zanco

Cold Warrior at the End of the Cold War: John Byrne’s “War Games” in an Era of Transition—Joseph J. Darowski

“I would be the bad guy”: Tony Stark as Villain of Marvel’s Civil War—John Darowski

Feminizing the Iron: Tony Stark’s Rescue—Jason Michálek

Iron Icarus: Comics Futurism and the Man–Machine System—Rikk Mulligan

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