Also left out of this conversation are Iron Man 2 and Captain America: Civil War, neither of which has a shirtless scene – though ... Back on the ship after their mission for the Sovereign ...

Debuting in the early Silver Age of Comics, he would later become a recurring enemy of Iron Man. Likewise, his ship was the source of the rings wielded by Iron Man's nemesis, The Mandarin.

The closing scene of Iron Man 3 features Tony disposing of the most recent Arc Reactor, throwing it off the cliff where his house used to be. It's an incredibly symbolic moment, as he's letting go ...

Let's start where Tony Stark's story began: in that cave in 2008's "Iron Man." In this scene, Tony Stark is a man in a giant metal suit trying to escape a cave. So what better way to make it seem ...