well, I owned Ironman # 1, bought it for 12 cents back in the early ‘60’s, so this will have to go some to impress me; you make it sound as though it will.
When I outgrew Superman (I remember George Reeves) and Batman (Adam West?), and Sgt. Rock and Sgt. Fury and his Howling commandoes disappeared or lost my interest, I found my way to the Marvel superheroes and gravitated toward both Thor and Iron Man. I remember Tony’s battle with alcoholism.
It’s great to hear that Downey has gotten his life together. It wasn’t as bad, but I went through a similar experience.