
Iron Man
Jon Favreau, 2008
Iron Man
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964
Iron Man is a movie directed by Jon Favreau in 2008 and based on the characters from the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first published in 1964. The movie features Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, and others.
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Storyline
Tony Stark, who has inherited the defense contractor Stark Industries from his father Howard Stark, is in war-torn Afghanistan with his friend and military liaison, Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes, to demonstrate the new Jericho missile. Ten Rings leader Raza offers Stark freedom in exchange for building a Jericho missile for the group, but he and Yinsen know that Raza will not keep his word.
Movie vs Book

Year
2008
Minutes
126
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb

Year
1964
Pages
512
Book Rate
7.64
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Iron Man
Author: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby
Country: USA
First published in: 1964
Length: 512 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Iron Man
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