Iron Manic Monday Fourth Down--The Many Loves Of Tony Stark!!

Hey kids, it's time for...

Yes, it's a comprehensive list from Iron Man: The Legend #1 (1996):

Remember, this is from 1996, so it shouldn't be that long of a list...

Yup...

Uh-huh...

Tony had a thing for villains...

Oops...

Mystery...never solved!

Oh, poor, nutty Marianne.

OK, there can't be many more, right?

Of course...

Oh, Tony, maybe you should take a break from love...

This can't go on too much longer, can it?

Hmmm...I'm going out for a sandwich. This looks like it's going to take awhile...

...zzz...

Look, I don't want to start "slut-shaming" Tony Stark, but...

Almost done, right?

Tony's little black book should be named "The Never-Ending Story"...

What, we're still gong on?

...dum de dum...

Not done yet?

Dating your doctor, dating your physical therapist...WTF, Tony?

A teen-ager? Oh, cone on, Stark...oh, wait, never mind.

Good thing the list stopped at 1996, eh?

So, by my count, 5 girlfriends tried to kill him at some point, 5 died, and 5 were either villains or related to villains or working for villains.

In other words:

KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS, TONY!!

Manic Monday--Word Salad

The moment that Pepper Potts discovers that Tony Stark is Iron Man:

Cognitive dissonance portrayed as giant words fighting, courtesy of Mike Friedrich, George Tuska and Mike Esposito (and letterer Artie Simek, natch!), in Iron Man #65 (1973)

This Never Happen To Gwyneth Paltrow!!

So, Iron Man has been running around trying to beat the crap out of Captain America, thanks to a ploy by the Chameleon.

Meanwhile, Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts have been running around trying to find Iron Man, so he can help them find the missing Tony Stark (yes, Stark Industries employees were bone stupid in the 1960s).

And they stumble upon the construction site where the final hoedown is taking place...

Yes, you are required to love Happy's suit.

Anyway, Pepper gets into kind of a jam...

...and Happy Hogan is no hero...

Fortunately, Iron Man rescues her...

Giant-Man and the Wasp show up to help out, and after the battle, Jan is particularly helpful:

This is the same Pepper Potts who would go on to run Reliant for Tony.

You've come a long way, Pepper.

From Tales Of Suspense #58 (1964)

Virginia IS For Lovers

The first time we learned what Pepper Potts' real name was?

We were a little distracted by Don Heck's anatomy, and that amazing swimsuit...

From Tales Of Suspense #55 (1964)