John Severin also drew Sgt. Fury and His Howlin' Commandos; next we'll be hearing rumors about them as well. < /sarcasm >
Marvel lost me when they turned Iron man into a murderer. Unforgiveable.
Yeah but that happened long after his bout with alcoholism. Ever since the "realism" of the late 1960s, the private lives of comic book characters have gone in the toilet. Even Spider-Man was molested as a kid by his babysitter (in a promotional comic on child abuse).
For those who would say "That didn't really happen because it was made up for something outside of the continuity", all of the stories are made up.
Scott Shaw discusses Spider-Man and Power Pack comic
As Spider-Man reassures Tony that he did nothing wrong and that the situation wasn’t his fault, he’s reminded of a long-suppressed memory of his own! When he was young, long before he gained his spider-powers, Peter Parker was the constant target of the neighborhood bullies. One day, after a run-in with a group of young tough guys, Peter was befriended by a fastidiously-coiffed older boy named Steven Westcott, whose nickname was “Skip”. At first, Skip’s interest seems beneficent, but one afternoon, alone together at Skip’s mother’s apartment, the older boy showed Peter some items “guaranteed” to take his mind off science – “girlie” magazines!STEVEN “SKIP” WESTCOTT: Bet you’ve never seen pictures like those in a stuff textbook!
PETER PARKER: UH, no!
STEVEN “SKIP” WESTCOTT: Come on, Einstein! Let’s conduct a little experiment of our own! Let’s see if we can touch each other like the people in that magazine!
PETER PARKER: Please, Skip, DON’T! I’ve got to go now!
But young Peter was too frightened to leave! (Remember, kids, never trust anyone with fastidiously-coiffed hair!) Days later, his Aunt and Uncle noticed that he was no longer spending any time with Skip, and they questioned him about it. After much hesitation, he somehow found the courage to tell them what happened. When Spider-Man reveals to Tony that he was that boy, it inspires Tony to “do the right thing” and tell his parents what Judy did to him. Swinging over Manhattan, Spidey takes Tony to his parents, who have been attending a party across town. In a private room, the webbed party-crasher encourages Tony to spill the beans to his folks, who are understandably shocked and outraged at the news, but are also concerned, grateful and proud of Tony’s bravery. After the Lewis family thanks Spider-Man, he races back home to his dark room, conducting a soliloquy with himself:
SPIDER-MAN: I’ve never admitted it to myself before, but for years I’ve been haunted – ashamed of that part of my past! Like Tony I though I did something WRONG! – that I was responsible! It wasn’t until tonight, and Tony’s similar experience, that I finally truly realized that what happened back then wasn’t m fault! It really wasn’t my fault! And I owe it all to Tony!
Alternate take is that he was embellishing his own past history as Bill Clinton does to make other people feel better. "I remember..."
