Iron Man (1968) #251
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Wounded, captured and forced to build a weapon by his enemies, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark instead created an advanced suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Now with a new outlook on life, Tony uses his money and intelligence to make the world a safer, better place as Iron Man.
Dirk Garthwaite, the son of a construction worker and abusive father and husband, grew up filled with resentment and anger toward his father, who abandoned the family, and quickly turned to crime, in which he used a crowbar as a reminder of his father, destroying each place he robbed.