Say, look at how much Len Kaminski material made it into this film! Pretty validating for the Kaminski Krew!
Stan Lee: co-creator of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, twins Wanda and Pietro from eastern Europe; Pietro's power of superhuman speed, Wanda's vaguely-defined powers (X-Men #4, 1964); Hawkeye, an expert archer with a variety of trick arrows such as those with explosive tips; Hawkeye having a close relationship with the Black Widow; Iron Man's repulsor ray weapon (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); The Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, a one-time enemy agent (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); Iron Man, Tony Stark, a wealthy playboy and inventor of a suit of power armor which allows him to fly and fire various weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); Hydra, a secret society dedicated to world conquest and outfitted with advanced weapons, enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D.; S.H.I.E.L.D., an international espionage agency; Nick Fury wearing an eye-patch; Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D.; the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, a hovering battleship and mobile base of operations (Strange Tales #135, 1965); Thor, god of thunder, hero on Earth, wields hammer Mjolnir which only those are worthy of its power can lift, commands power over the elements, wears blue costume with discs on chest and red cape (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); Jarvis, an entity who serves the Avengers (Tales of Suspense #59, 1964); unibeam in the center of Iron Man's armor (Tales of Suspense #40, 1963); The Hulk, Bruce Banner, a brilliant scientist who transforms into an immense, monstrous creature with superhuman strength; calls humans "puny"; often wears purple pants (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); The Black Widow's red hair, black bodysuit, Widow's Bite wrist weapon and carrying explosives (Amazing Spider-Man #86, 1970); The Avengers, a team titled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" whose ranks include Iron Man, the Hulk and Thor (Avengers #1, 1963); Baron Strucker, a German villain (Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5, 1964); Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); The Hulk having green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch as members of the Avengers; Captain America as the Avengers leader who notably leads the aforementioned trio together (Avengers #16, 1965); Captain America as an Avenger (Avengers #4, 1964); Captain America using a device to return his shield to his hand (Avengers #6, 1964); Quicksilver and Hawkeye not getting along with each other (Avengers #17, 1965); the Hulk's transformations triggered by his emotional state (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964); the Falcon, a costumed African-American hero who is friends with Captain America (Captain America #117, 1969); Pepper Potts, a romantic interest to Tony Stark (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963); Jane Foster, a romantic interest to Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); Captain America throwing his shield so that it ricochets and returns to him (Avengers #5, 1964); Wakanda, a remote African nation (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); Vibranium, a rare metal found in Wakanda with unusual, unpredictable properties; Klaw, a mercenary; Klaw invading Wakanda to obtain Vibranium; Klaw losing one of his hands (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); Asgard, home of Thor and the other Norse gods including the guardsman Heimdall and Thor's father Odin; Asgard connected to Earth by Bifrost (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); Peggy Carter, Captain America's wartime love interest (Tales of Suspense #75, 1966); the Cosmic Cube, a containment device of immense power (Tales of Suspense #79, 1966); the Hulk traveling vast distances by leaping (Incredible Hulk #3, 1962); the Skrulls, extraterrestrial villains who inspired the Chitauri (Fantastic Four #2, 1962); Tony Stark providing the Avengers with their headquarters (Avengers #2, 1963)
Jack Kirby: co-creator of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, twins Wanda and Pietro from eastern Europe; Pietro's power of superhuman speed, Wanda's vaguely-defined powers (X-Men #4, 1964); The Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, a one-time enemy agent (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); Iron Man, Tony Stark, a wealthy playboy and inventor of a suit of power armor which allows him to fly and fire various weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); unibeam in the center of Iron Man's armor (Tales of Suspense #40, 1963); Hydra, a secret society dedicated to world conquest and outfitted with advanced weapons, enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D.; S.H.I.E.L.D., an international espionage agency; Nick Fury wearing an eye-patch; Nick Fury as director of S.H.I.E.L.D.; the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, a hovering battleship and mobile base of operations (Strange Tales #135, 1965); Thor, god of thunder, hero on Earth, wields hammer Mjolnir which only those are worthy of its power can lift, commands power over the elements, wears blue costume with discs on chest and red cape (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); Captain America, Steve Rogers, a hero from World War II who received his abilities in an experiment; Captain America wielding a triangular shield; Captain America's costume with 'A' on forehead, red and white stripes on stomach, blue chest with white star, red gloves (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); Jarvis, an entity who serves the Avengers (Tales of Suspense #59, 1964); The Hulk, Bruce Banner, a brilliant scientist who transforms into an immense, monstrous creature with superhuman strength; calls humans "puny"; often wears purple pants (Incredible Hulk #1, 1962); Captain America's round shield (Captain America Comics #2, 1941); The Avengers, a team titled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" whose ranks include Iron Man, the Hulk and Thor (Avengers #1, 1963); Baron Strucker, a German villain (Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5, 1964); Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); The Hulk having green skin (Incredible Hulk #2, 1962); Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch as members of the Avengers; Captain America as the Avengers leader who notably leads the aforementioned trio together (Avengers #16, 1965); Captain America as an Avenger (Avengers #4, 1964); Captain America using a device to return his shield to his hand (Avengers #6, 1964); Pepper Potts, a romantic interest to Tony Stark (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963); Jane Foster, a romantic interest to Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); Captain America throwing his shield so that it ricochets and returns to him (Avengers #5, 1964); Wakanda, a remote African nation (Fantastic Four #52, 1966); Vibranium, a rare metal found in Wakanda with unusual, unpredictable properties; Klaw, a mercenary; Klaw invading Wakanda to obtain Vibranium; Klaw losing one of his hands (Fantastic Four #53, 1966); Asgard, home of Thor and the other Norse gods including the guardsman Heimdall and Thor's father Odin; Asgard connected to Earth by Bifrost (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962); Peggy Carter, Captain America's wartime love interest (Tales of Suspense #75, 1966); the Vision, a green-garbed man in a cape (Marvel Mystery Comics #13, 1940); the Cosmic Cube, a containment device of immense power (Tales of Suspense #79, 1966); the Hulk traveling vast distances by leaping (Incredible Hulk #3, 1962); the Skrulls, extraterrestrial villains who inspired the Chitauri (Fantastic Four #2, 1962); Tony Stark providing the Avengers with their headquarters (Avengers #2, 1963)
Roy Thomas: co-creator of Ultron, the Avengers' enemy, a robot who disguises himself in red robes and works with Klaw (Avengers #54, 1968); Ultron being built by one of the Avengers, but turning against him; the Vision joining the Avengers (Avengers #58, 1968); Hawkeye's real name Clint Barton (Avengers #64, 1969); Ultron as a program which can survive the destruction of its body and live on in a new robot form; Ultron rebuilding himself into a near-indestructible form (Avengers #66, 1969); the name Colonel Klaue (Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #39, 1967); Quicksilver wearing the colors blue and white (Avengers #75, 1970); Quinjets, the personal aircraft of the Avengers (Avengers #61, 1969); the Infinity Gems, powerful jewels which can rest upon the wearer's brow (Marvel Premiere #1, 1972); the Vision, a synthetic man with red skin, green costume and yellow cape with a jewel on his forehead; Vision created by Ultron but turned against him; Vision's powers of flight and altering his density (Avengers #57, 1968); the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, an eagle within a circle (Strange Tales #154, 1967); the name Klaue being related to Klaw (Fantastic Four Unlimited #1, 1993)
John Buscema: co-creator of Ultron, the Avengers' enemy, a robot who disguises himself in red robes and works with Klaw (Avengers #54, 1968); Ultron being built by one of the Avengers, but turning against him; the Vision joining the Avengers (Avengers #58, 1968); Quicksilver wearing the colors blue and white (Avengers #75, 1970); Quinjets, the personal aircraft of the Avengers (Avengers #61, 1969); Iron Man and Captain America having a tense, argumentative relationship (Avengers #153, 1976); the Vision, a synthetic man with red skin, green costume and yellow cape with a jewel on his forehead; Vision created by Ultron but turned against him; Vision's powers of flight and altering his density (Avengers #57, 1968)
Bryan Hitch: co-creator of Hawkeye's sleeveless costume; Hawkeye and Black Widow as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who joined the Avengers (Ultimates #7, 2002); Nick Fury based physically on Samuel L. Jackson with visible scars around his left eye; Iron Man's armor glowing light blue in eye slits and repulsor beams; the Avengers being created by S.H.I.E.L.D. (Ultimates #2, 2002); Captain America wearing a helmet version of his mask with wings painted on the sides (Captain America: Reborn #1, 2009); the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial race who fought the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002); the title "Age of Ultron" (Point One #1, 2012); Hawkeye married to a woman named Laura with three children (Ultimates 2 #2, 2005)
Don Heck: co-creator of Hawkeye, an expert archer with a variety of trick arrows such as those with explosive tips; Hawkeye having a close relationship with the Black Widow; Iron Man's repulsor ray weapon (Tales of Suspense #57, 1964); The Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, a one-time enemy agent (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964); Iron Man, Tony Stark, a wealthy playboy and inventor of a suit of power armor which allows him to fly and fire various weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); the Black Widow as an Avenger (Avengers #111, 1973); Quicksilver and Hawkeye not getting along with each other (Avengers #17, 1965); Pepper Potts, a romantic interest to Tony Stark (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963)
Larry Lieber: co-creator of Iron Man, Tony Stark, a wealthy playboy and inventor of a suit of power armor which allows him to fly and fire various weapons (Tales of Suspense #39, 1963); Thor, god of thunder, hero on Earth, wields hammer Mjolnir which only those are worthy of its power can lift, commands power over the elements, wears blue costume with discs on chest and red cape (Journey into Mystery #83, 1962); Jane Foster, a romantic interest to Thor (Journey into Mystery #84, 1962); Asgard, home of Thor and the other Norse gods including the guardsman Heimdall and Thor's father Odin; Asgard connected to Earth by Bifrost (Journey into Mystery #85, 1962)
Len Kaminski: co-creator of an army of Iron Men called "the Iron Legion" (Iron Man #300, 1994); Iron Man using an artificial intelligence to design his armors (Iron Man #298, 1993); the War Machine armor, a suit of Iron Man armor colored silver and grey and outfitted with heavy weaponry, including a shoulder-mounted canon (Iron Man #281, 1992); Iron Man using modular attachments to his armor to create a larger suit better able to fight the Hulk (Iron Man #304, 1994); the War Machine armor being worn by James Rhodes with a unibeam designed for its chest (Iron Man #284, 1992)
Mark Millar: co-creator of Hawkeye's sleeveless costume; Hawkeye and Black Widow as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who joined the Avengers (Ultimates #7, 2002); Nick Fury based physically on Samuel L. Jackson with visible scars around his left eye; Iron Man's armor glowing light blue in eye slits and repulsor beams; the Avengers being created by S.H.I.E.L.D. (Ultimates #2, 2002); the Chitauri, an extraterrestrial race who fought the Avengers (Ultimates #8, 2002); Hawkeye married to a woman named Laura with three children (Ultimates 2 #2, 2005)
Kevin Hopgood: co-creator of an army of Iron Men called "the Iron Legion" (Iron Man #300, 1994); the War Machine armor, a suit of Iron Man armor colored silver and grey and outfitted with heavy weaponry, including a shoulder-mounted canon (Iron Man #281, 1992); Iron Man using modular attachments to his armor to create a larger suit better able to fight the Hulk (Iron Man #304, 1994); the War Machine armor being worn by James Rhodes with a unibeam designed for its chest (Iron Man #284, 1992)
Joe Simon: co-creator of Captain America, Steve Rogers, a hero from World War II who received his abilities in an experiment; Captain America wielding a triangular shield; Captain America's costume with 'A' on forehead, red and white stripes on stomach, blue chest with white star, red gloves (Captain America Comics #1, 1941); Captain America's round shield (Captain America Comics #2, 1941); the Vision, a green-garbed man in a cape (Marvel Mystery Comics #13, 1940)
Brian Michael Bendis: co-creator of Star Tower, the downtown Manhattan headquarters of the Avengers (New Avengers #3, 2005); Maria Hill, next-in-line to command S.H.I.E.L.D. (Secret War #5, 2005); Nick Fury as an African-American man (Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #5, 2001); the title "Age of Ultron" (Point One #1, 2012); Maria Hill working for the Avengers (Avengers #1, 2010)
Mark Gruenwald: creator of Tony Stark running a charitable foundation through the Avengers (Avengers Annual #11, 1981); Hawkeye's archery gloves (Hawkeye #2, 1983); co-creator of Wanda and Pietro's surname Maximoff (Avengers #186, 1979); the Avengers having a civilian support crew to maintain their base and vehicles (Captain America #352, 1989)
David Michelinie: co-creator of Ultron seeking Vibranium to enhance his robotic body (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25, 1991); of Wanda and Pietro's surname Maximoff (Avengers #186, 1979); James "Rhodey" Rhodes, close friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979); the Falcon as an Avenger (Avengers #183, 1979)
Salvador Larroca: co-creator of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts as a couple (Invincible Iron Man #15, 2009); Maria Hill employed by Tony Stark (Invincible Iron Man #8, 2009); Iron Man armor with smaller lights across chest and large swaths of yellow (Invincible Iron Man #25, 2010)
Matt Fraction: co-creator of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts as a couple (Invincible Iron Man #15, 2009); Maria Hill employed by Tony Stark (Invincible Iron Man #8, 2009); Iron Man armor with smaller lights across chest and large swaths of yellow (Invincible Iron Man #25, 2010)
John Byrne: co-creator of Wanda and Pietro's surname Maximoff (Avengers #186, 1979); James "Rhodey" Rhodes, close friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979); Captain America's shield being indestructible (Captain America #255, 1981); the Falcon as an Avenger (Avengers #183, 1979)
George Perez: co-creator of Jocasta, an artificial intelligence (Avengers #171, 1978); Ultron assaulting an eastern European nation (Avengers #19, 1999); Ultron leading an army of similar robots into battle (Avengers #20, 1999)
Kurt Busiek: co-creator of Tony Stark wearing a goatee (Iron Man #1, 1998); Ultron assaulting an eastern European nation (Avengers #19, 1999); Ultron leading an army of similar robots into battle (Avengers #20, 1999)
Barry Windsor-Smith: co-creator of Ultron as a program which can survive the destruction of its body and live on in a new robot form; Ultron rebuilding himself into a near-indestructible form (Avengers #66, 1969)
Gene Colan: co-creator of the Falcon, a costumed African-American hero who is friends with Captain America (Captain America #117, 1969); Hawkeye's real name Clint Barton (Avengers #64, 1969)
Robert Bernstein: co-creator of unibeam in the center of Iron Man's armor (Tales of Suspense #40, 1963); Pepper Potts, a romantic interest to Tony Stark (Tales of Suspense #45, 1963)
Steve Ditko: co-creator of Iron Man wearing red & gold armor (Tales of Suspense #48, 1963); the Hulk's transformations triggered by his emotional state (Tales to Astonish #60, 1964)
Jim Starlin: co-creator of Thanos, an extraterrestrial conqueror (Iron Man #55, 1973); the Infinity Gems bearing that moniker, being sought by Thanos (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)
Sal Buscema: co-creator of Captain America based out of Brooklyn (Captain America #237, 1979); the Falcon wearing a pair of mechanical wings (Captain America #170, 1974)
Warren Ellis: co-creator of the Falcon's grey military costume (Ultimate Nightmare #1, 2004); Iron Man assembling his armor around his body remotely (Iron Man #5, 2006)
Jim Steranko: creator of Baron Strucker as the leader of Hydra (Strange Tales #155, 1967); the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo, an eagle within a circle (Strange Tales #154, 1967)
Mike Friedrich: co-creator of Thanos, an extraterrestrial conqueror (Iron Man #55, 1973); the Falcon wearing a pair of mechanical wings (Captain America #170, 1974)
Roger Stern: co-creator of Captain America's shield being indestructible (Captain America #255, 1981); Rhodes as one of the Avengers (West Coast Avengers #1, 1984)
Luke McDonnell: co-creator of Iron Man's ability to control his armors remotely (Iron Man #174, 1983); James Rhodes wearing Iron Man armor (Iron Man #169, 1983)
Dennis O'Neil: co-creator of Iron Man's ability to control his armors remotely (Iron Man #174, 1983); James Rhodes wearing Iron Man armor (Iron Man #169, 1983)
Steve Englehart: co-creator of the Black Widow as an Avenger (Avengers #111, 1973); the Falcon wearing a pair of mechanical wings (Captain America #170, 1974)
Bob Layton: co-creator of James "Rhodey" Rhodes, close friend of Tony Stark (Iron Man #118, 1979); Black Widow's ballerina training (Solo Avengers #7, 1988)
Adi Granov: creator of Iron Man armor design (Iron Man #75, 2004); co-creator of Iron Man assembling his armor around his body remotely (Iron Man #5, 2006)
John Romita: co-creator of the Black Widow's red hair, black bodysuit, Widow's Bite wrist weapon and carrying explosives (Amazing Spider-Man #86, 1970)
Ed Brubaker: co-creator of Captain America wearing a helmet version of his mask with wings painted on the sides (Captain America: Reborn #1, 2009)
Patrick Zircher: co-creator of Iron Man creating a defense program with his armors which someone else seizes control over (Iron Man #11, 2006)
Charles Knauf: co-creator of Iron Man creating a defense program with his armors which someone else seizes control over (Iron Man #11, 2006)
Daniel Knauf: co-creator of Iron Man creating a defense program with his armors which someone else seizes control over (Iron Man #11, 2006)
Kieron Dwyer: co-creator of the Avengers having a civilian support crew to maintain their base and vehicles (Captain America #352, 1989)
Ryan Odagawa: co-creator of Friday, an artificial intelligence used by Iron Man which has a feminine personality (Iron Man #53, 2002)
Mike Grell: co-creator of Friday, an artificial intelligence used by Iron Man which has a feminine personality (Iron Man #53, 2002)
Gil Kane: co-creator of the Infinity Gems, powerful jewels which can rest upon the wearer's brow (Marvel Premiere #1, 1972)
Guang Yap: co-creator of Ultron seeking Vibranium to enhance his robotic body (Amazing Spider-Man Annual #25, 1991)
Gerry Conway: co-creator of Iron Man and Captain America having a tense, argumentative relationship (Avengers #153, 1976)
Scott Lobdell: co-creator of the red widow icon worn on the Black Widow's costume (Journey into Mystery #517, 1998)
Randall Green: co-creator of the red widow icon worn on the Black Widow's costume (Journey into Mystery #517, 1998)
David Finch: co-creator of Star Tower, the downtown Manhattan headquarters of the Avengers (New Avengers #3, 2005)
Devin Grayson: co-creator of the Red Room, the spy program which created the Black Widow (Black Widow #2, 1999)
Don Rico: co-creator of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff, a one-time enemy agent (Tales of Suspense #52, 1964)
Tom Tenney: co-creator of Iron Man using an artificial intelligence to design his armors (Iron Man #298, 1993)
Alex Schomburg: creator of Captain America riding a motorcycle into battle (Captain America Comics #27, 1943)
Ron Lim: co-creator of the Infinity Gems bearing that moniker, being sought by Thanos (Thanos Quest #1, 1990)
J.G. Jones: co-creator of the Red Room, the spy program which created the Black Widow (Black Widow #2, 1999)
Gabriele Dell'Otto: co-creator of Maria Hill, next-in-line to command S.H.I.E.L.D. (Secret War #5, 2005)
Mike Carlin: co-creator of Captain America's shield being made of Vibranium (Captain America #303, 1985)
Paul Neary: co-creator of Captain America's shield being made of Vibranium (Captain America #303, 1985)
Frank Tieri: co-creator of Ultron recreating itself from within Iron Man's armor (Iron Man #47, 2001)
Keron Grant: co-creator of Ultron recreating itself from within Iron Man's armor (Iron Man #47, 2001)
Dave Hoover: co-creator of the name Klaue being related to Klaw (Fantastic Four Unlimited #1, 1993)
J. Michael Stracynski: co-creator of Thor's full body armor with chainmail sleeves (Thor #1, 2007)
Mike Allred: co-creator of Nick Fury as an African-American man (Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #5, 2001)
Chris Claremont: co-creator of Captain America based out of Brooklyn (Captain America #237, 1979)
Roger McKenzie: co-creator of Captain America based out of Brooklyn (Captain America #237, 1979)
Dick Ayers: co-creator of the name Colonel Klaue (Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #39, 1967)
Trevor Hairsine: co-creator of the Falcon's grey military costume (Ultimate Nightmare #1, 2004)
Tom DeFalco: co-creator of Captain America attempting to lift Thor's hammer (Thor #390, 1988)
Ralph Macchio: co-creator of the Black Widow wielding handguns (Bizarre Adventures #25, 1981)
Olivier Coipel: co-creator of Thor's full body armor with chainmail sleeves (Thor #1, 2007)
Gaspar Saladino: creator of the Avengers logo with enlarged letter 'A' (Avengers #96, 1972)
Ron Frenz: co-creator of Captain America attempting to lift Thor's hammer (Thor #390, 1988)
Paul Gulacy: co-creator of the Black Widow wielding handguns (Bizarre Adventures #25, 1981)
John Romita, Jr.: co-creator of Maria Hill working for the Avengers (Avengers #1, 2010)
Jackson Guice: co-creator of Black Widow's ballerina training (Solo Avengers #7, 1988)
Steven Grant: co-creator of Wanda and Pietro's surname Maximoff (Avengers #186, 1979)
Bob Hall: co-creator of Rhodes as one of the Avengers (West Coast Avengers #1, 1984)
Jim Shooter: co-creator of Jocasta, an artificial intelligence (Avengers #171, 1978)
Sean Chen: co-creator of Tony Stark wearing a goatee (Iron Man #1, 1998)
Walter Simonson: creator of Thor wearing a beard (Thor #367, 1986)
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