Billionaire industrialist and genius technologist Tony Stark's life changed forever when he was captured by the super-powerful Mandarin. The evil Mandarin sought to exploit Stark's genius to build him unstoppable weapons to conquer the world; but he underestimated the resourcefulness and determination of his captive. Creating an invincible suit of armor to free himself, Tony Stark embarked on a new life. Now he uses his incredible invention to battle the Mandarin's evil schemes as the one and only Iron Man!
Iron Man was an American produced action-adventure superhero animated cartoon TV series with Robert Hays, John Reilly, and Jim Cummings contributing as the primary voice actors.
The series was an adaptation of the popular Marvel Comics Iron Man Franchise and was paired with the Fantastic Four cartoon TV series for syndication as "The Marvel Action Hour". The series also had several crossover cameo appearances with The Incredible Hulk and Spider-Man cartoon series concurrently running at the time.
The first season was heavily criticized for its campy tone, dismal voice actors, and poor storylines not to mention a primitive CGI sequence where Tony Stark dons his armor. Marvel Comics shifted animation studios for the second season and performed a major overhaul in the more mature storylines which caused numerous viewers to praise the changes as well as to whether or not it was even the same cartoon series. Nevertheless, the series continued to suffer low ratings and ultimately resulted in its cancellation.
