Iron Man 2020
Iron Man 2020 | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Machine Man #2 (Nov. 1984) |
Created by | Tom DeFalco Herb Trimpe |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Arno Stark |
Abilities | Armor grants: Flight Superhuman strength and physical resistance Energy blasts |
Iron Man 2020 (Arno Stark) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a superhero appearing as the counterpart of the superhero Iron Man in the (then) future year of 2020 set in the multiverse world of Earth-8410.
Publication history
Iron Man 2020 first appeared in the second issue of the Machine Man limited series (1984) and was created by Tom DeFalco and Herb Trimpe.
Fictional character biography
Arno is Tony Stark's future first cousin once removed, and the unscrupulous Morgan Stark's son. Arno inherited the company Stark Industries. Rather than use the armor for heroic deeds, he prefers to act as a hired mercenary or commit acts of corporate espionage to cripple his competitors for industrialist gain.[1]
In his original appearance, the Iron Man of 2020 was employed by Sunset Bain (as an old woman) to destroy Machine Man who had been accidentally discovered and subsequently reactivated by the Midnight Wreckers, rebellious youths who scavenged discarded technology. Despite ostensibly superior power, Iron Man was defeated by the furious Machine Man who went on to claim "I'm a better man than you."[2]
In another story, Arno's factory is infiltrated by Robert Saunders, a heavily scarred man who starts a countdown on a powerful bomb of Stark's design, threatening Stark's wife and son (trapped in the factory) and the surrounding city. The only way to deactivate the device is with a
A later appearance has Iron Man 2020 fight the time-traveling cyborg Death's Head.[4]
Iron Man 2020 also had his own one-shot in June 1994, in which he faces off against an industrial rival who seeks to use him to destroy all his competitors all at once, sacrificing his own daughter in the process. At the end of the story, Arno and the girl Melodi get together, suggesting an evolution towards a more heroic role again. Meanwhile, the background character Howard is revealed (if only to the reader) to be the aged Tony himself who intends to guide his young cousin.[5]
Arno (or an alternate version) has been seen imprisoned in the time cells of the Time Variance Authority, the holding facilities for the most "dangerous time-travel offenders".[6]
In 2023, Arno makes helicarrier technology available for public use, to start with in the form of a helicruiser called the "Spirit of free enterprise". At the same time, he has supplied
A version of Arno's armor left in the present is stolen by the Sinister Six as part of Doctor Octopus's plans against the Avengers, using technology from the armor to devise a means of defeating the Iron Man of the present.[8]
Arno is later rescued from a collapsing timeline by
Powers and abilities
Iron Man 2020 wears a suit of highly sophisticated
Other versions
Avengers Forever
A version of Iron Man 2020 appeared as one of the multidimensional "potential" Avengers in Avengers Forever.[10]
Marvel Zombies
In the pages of Marvel Zombies 5, Arno Stark is a businessman in Earth-483 (a dimension heavily influenced by a "wild west" theme). He attempts to hire the heroic Hurricane to perform daring stunts for his shows. Instead, Arno is slain and transformed by a zombie. He proceeds to rampage through town, causing the deaths of most of the citizens including the Hurricane.[11]
Paradise X
The Iron Man of 2020 appeared in the
Possible Future
The Invincible Iron Man #500 has a flashforward to an apocalyptic future 41 years ahead where Howard Stark III, the son of Tony Stark and
In other media
Television
Iron Man 2020 makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the Avengers Assemble episode "New Year's Resolution".[14] This version is Iron Man's son, Howard Stark's grandson, and an enemy of Kang the Conqueror in the future. When Kang attempts to eliminate his enemy's predecessors, Arno forcibly drags Kang back to their time.
Video games
- Iron Man 2020 appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Tom Kenny.
- Iron Man 2020 appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 via the "Out of Time" DLC pack.
Collected editions
- Iron Man 2020 (collects The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 20, Machine Man vol.2 #1-4, Death's Head #10, Iron Man 2020 #1, Astonishing Tales: Iron Man 2020 #1-6, What If? vol.2 #53; 304 pages, Marvel Comics, April 2013, 978-1302913908)
References
- ^ Machine Man 2020 #2. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Machine Man 2020 #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Death's Head #10. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Iron Man 2020 graphic novel. Marvel Comics.
- ^ She-Hulk vol. 2 #3 (Feb. 2006). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Astonishing Tales (2009) #1–6. Marvel Comics.
- ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #683. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Uncanny Avengers #14. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Avengers Forever #1–12. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Marvel Zombies 5 #1 (2010). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Paradise X: Heralds #2 (2002). Marvel Comics.
- ^ Fraction, Matt (w), Kano (a). "The New Iron Age" The Invincible Iron Man, vol. 1, no. 500 (March 2011). Marvel Comics.
- ^ "New Year's Resolution". Avengers Assemble. Season 4. Episode 14. December 3, 2017. Disney XD.
External links
- Iron Man 2020 at Marvel Wiki
- Iron Man 2020 at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe