Pepper Potts / Rescue. Cover of The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 2 #29 (August 2010). Art by Stuart Immonen.
Publication information
Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
As Pepper Potts:
Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963)
As Rescue:
The Invincible Iron Man #10 (May 2009)
Created by
Pepper Potts:
Stan Lee (writer)
Robert Bernstein (writer)
Don Heck (artist)
Rescue:
Matt Fraction (writer)
Salvador Larroca (artist)
In-story information
Full name
Virginia Potts
Species
Human cyborg
Team affiliations
Stark Industries The Initiative The Order Avengers
Supporting character of
Iron Man
Notable aliases
Coast Guard Iron Woman Iron Man Rescue Hera
Abilities
Stark-tech mag-field generator implanted in her chest granting:
Enhanced strength, durability, and senses
Electromagnetic field sensing
Regenerative healing factor
Levitation
Armor granting:
Superhuman strength and durability
Energy projection
Flight
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein, and designed by artist Don Heck, the character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963).[1][2] Pepper Potts is a supporting character and love interest of the superhero Tony Stark / Iron Man.[3] The character has also been known as Hera and Rescue at various points in her history.[4][5][6][7]
Since her original introduction in comics, the character has been featured in various other Marvel-licensed products, including video games, animated television series, and merchandise. Gwyneth Paltrow portrays Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Beth Hoyt voices an alternate version of the character in the animated Disney+ series What If...? (2021).
^DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 272. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
^Zachary, Brandon (August 20, 2022). "Secret Wars Turned Iron Man's MCU Wife into the Ultimate Femme Fatale". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
^Dickens, Donna (October 31, 2018). "A Brief History Of Pepper Potts' Rescue Armor, Which May Or May Not Be In 'Avengers 4'". /Film. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
^Fraction, Matt (w), Larocca, Salvador (a). "World's Most Wanted Part 3: No Future" The Invincible Iron Man, vol. 5, no. 11 (April 2009). Marvel Comics.
^Fraction, Matt (w), Larocca, Salvador (a). "World's Most Wanted Part 7: The Shape of the World These Days" The Invincible Iron Man, no. 14 (August 2009). Marvel Comics.
^Fraction, Matt (w), Larocca, Salavdor (a). "The Future Part 6: Independence Day" The Invincible Iron Man, no. 526 (Dec. 2012). Marvel Comics.
^Sims, Chris (April 30, 2019). "The Untold Truth Of Pepper Potts". Looper. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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