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![]() Pepper Potts / Rescue. Cover of The Invincible Iron Man Vol. 2 #29 (August 2010). Art by Stuart Immonen. | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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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 |
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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).