BEFORE THE

IRON MASK

Anthony “Tony” Stark was born to Howard Anthony Stark and Maria Collins Carbonell Stark, owners of the prominent US firm,

At the age of 15 Tony entered the under-graduate electrical engineering program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and graduated with two master’s degrees by age 19.

STARK INDUSTRIES

As a boy Tony was fascinated with

building & controlling machines.

Still lacking in business acumen, Tony promot-ed secretary Virginia "Pepper" Potts to be his executive assistant and left the majority of his workload on her so that he could avoid what he saw as a burden.

Tony went to work for Stark Industries, but showed more interest in living a reckless playboy lifestyle than using his engineering skills. At the age of 21, Tony inherited Stark Enterprises when his parents were killed in a car accident secretly orchestrated by rival corporation Republic Oil wich was latter called

ROXXON

TOP 10ENEMIES

10. BooMerangno superhuman powers, but he has the strength, speed, agility, dexterity, reflexes, coordination, and endurance of a professional athlete from his days as a baseball player.

9. BLIZZARD Micro-circuited cryogenic units make it possible to emit freez-ing rays which instantly lower the temperature of the surrounding air or objects and also release ice as a projectile.

8. Doctor Dooma polymath scientific genius, de-picted constructing numerous devices in order to defeat his foes or gain more power, including a time machine, a device to imbue people with super-powers, and numerous robots.

7. FirepowerFirepower’s armour provides him with a high degree of protection from energy and physical attacks. His strength, reflexes and endur-ance have all been enhanced by his armour and he can fly at sub-sonic speeds.

6. THE GHOST wears a battlesuit that he designed, and that contains various devices powered by electricity. Cybernetic cir-cuitry in the Ghost’s hood enables him to control the devices in his costume by mental command. The Ghost’s cos-tume, due to the Ghost Tech, allows him to become invisible and to turn other objects invisible as long as he is touching them. The Ghost’s costume also enables him to become intangible by placing him out of phase with this dimensional plane.

5. Fin Fang Foom possesses super strength, the ability to fly via his wings at super-sonic speeds, and can spew com-bustible acid mist from his mouth. Foom is also extremely durable and can regenerate at a rapid rate. By entering into long periods of hibernation, Foom has managed to survive for centuries. The charac-ter possesses a gifted intellect, can communicate telepathically, and has access to advanced alien technology.

4. BooMerangno superhuman powers, but he has the strength, speed, agility, dexterity, reflexes, coordination, and endurance of a professional athlete from his days as a baseball player.

3. BLIZZARD Micro-circuited cryogenic units make it possible to emit freez-ing rays which instantly lower the temperature of the surrounding air or objects and also release ice as a projectile.

2. BlacklashBlacklash wears a bulletproof costume and wields a pair of cybernetically-controlled titanium whips that can extend to be swung fast enough to de-flect bullets, or become rigid and be used as nunchaku or vaulting-poles. Blacklash also carries a variety of devices in a weapons pouch, including anti-gravity bolas and a necro-lash which releases electrical energy gener-ated by his gauntlets..

1.CAPTAIN

AMERICA

has no superhu

man powers,

although as a re

sult of the Super-

Soldier Serum and “Vita-Ray”

treatment, he is transf

ormed from

a frail young man into a

“perfect”

specimen of human deve

lopment

and conditioning

.[72] Captain

America’s strength,

endurance,

agility, speed, re

flexes, durabil-

ity, and healing

are at the zenith

of natural human poten

tial. Rog-

ers’ body regula

rly replenishes t

he

super-soldier ser

um.

Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that Marvel Studios' film IRON MAN 3 starring Robert Downey, Jr., will start pre-production next month in Wilmington. The motion picture is expected to be made in North Carolina over a 10 month period, including pre-production, principal photogra-phy, and wrap, and have an estimated economic impact over $80 million while creating 550 crew jobs and over 1,000 tal-ent opportunities.“It is great to see the incentive that the bi-partisan legislature passed and I signed into law is doing what it was designed to do, create high-quality, well-paying jobs for North Carolin-ians,” Gov. Perdue said. “2011 has been North Carolina’s busi-est year in the film industry with productions having a direct spend of over $200 million. IRON MAN 3 will add to this record breaking year and carry over into 2012.”State and local officials have been working with Marvel Stu-dios for over six months on bringing the project to North Carolina. In addition to the state’s 25% film incentive, the state’s talented and trained film professionals as well as the established infrastructure--including the facility at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington--all played key roles in landing the production.“We are very pleased to bring the latest installment in the Iron Man franchise to North Carolina as it offers us filming opportunities that are unique to the area, which ultimately will benefit the film,” said Marvel Studios Co-President, Louis D’Esposito. “Thank you to Governor Perdue and staff for all of their hard work in helping to make this a reality and thank you as well to George and Chris Cooney of EUE/Screen Gems Studios as their efforts have also been instru-mental in bringing our production to Wilmington.”

IRON MAN 3

to be film

ed at

North Carolina

“In 2009, we built Stage 10, one of the largest sound stages in the world in Wilmington,” says Chris Cooney, COO and co-owner of EUE/Screen Gems. “We constructed that space envisioning a motion picture of the calib-er and size of this one. This film is a game changer--not only for our studios, but for the entire state of North Carolina. It feels great to bring this project to Wilmington, a place where we’ve invested emotionally and financially since 1996. Today, our vision becomes reality.”

The announcement of "Iron Man 3" coming to North Carolina continues to make 2011 a banner year for the state in the film industry. As of September 10, and not including the "Iron Man 3" figures, 29 productions have set up offices throughout the state and have had an estimated direct spend in ex-cess of $200 million while creating over 3,000 crew, 500 talent and 21,000 background talent job opportunities for North Carolinians.