s Tony Stark with the hint that he could be part of something greater ... producing its own films with 2008’s “Iron Man,” and the first few MCU movies were distributed by Paramount Pictures ...

Case in point: the character Iron Man first appeared in 1962's Tales of Suspense, and subsequently took on a central role in ...

The interview comes from Deadline, part of a larger story that looks ... and much of the broader MCU story that rippled out from the first Iron Man was shaped by that choice.