Created in 1963 by the solid gold comic book team of jack kirby and stan lee ably aided by larry lieber and don heck iron man is a mainstay of the marvel universe loved by comic book enthusiasts but relatively unknown by the public at large that all changed in 2008 when robert downey jr played tony stark in the first iron man movie making the character one of the most famous superheroes in the world this official marvel comics t shirt features an old school iron man comic book cover print