| Super Name: | Pepper Potts |
| Real Name: | Virginia Potts |
| Aliases: |
Virginia Potts Hera |
| Publisher: | Marvel |
| Gender: | Female |
| Character Type: | Human |
| 1st Appearance: | Tales of Suspense #45 |
| Appears in: | 131 issues |
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Oracle ( 4 - 0 ) |
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Storm ( 4 - 5 ) |
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Apocalypse ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Mr. Sinister ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Onslaught ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Brainiac 5 ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Darth Vader ( 3 - 0 ) |
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She-Hulk ( 3 - 0 ) |
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M ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Hulk ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Mr. Terrific ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Professor X ( 3 - 0 ) |
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Brain ( 2 - 0 ) |
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Beast ( 2 - 0 ) |
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Martian Manhunter ( 2 - 0 ) |
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Joker ( 2 - 0 ) |
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Flash ( 2 - 0 ) |
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Lara Croft ( 1 - 2 ) |
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Emma Frost ( 1 - 3 ) |
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Black Widow ( 1 - 1 ) |
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Storm ( 4 - 5 ) |
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Emma Frost ( 1 - 3 ) |
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Lara Croft ( 1 - 2 ) |
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Black Widow ( 1 - 1 ) |
Virginia "Pepper" Potts was originally the executive assistant to Anthony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, with whom she has been romantically linked. She is currently a member of the Initiative and the Order. Edit
Creators
Pepper was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck in the pages of Tales of Suspense.
History
Virginnia Potts got her start at Stark International (then Stark Industries) as a secretary. She became known by her affectionate nickname Pepper due to her freckled complexion. While doing her job she fixed an accounting mistake made by Athony "Tony" Stark, CEO of Stark International. This came to his attention, and Stark promoted Pepper to executive assistant. She would soon prove herself an invaluable asset to him numerous times, and would display a business acumen and instincts to rival his own. Often, she would run the affairs of the business in Stark's absence.
Pepper was initially quite attracted to Tony, but not at all to his chauffeur and personal assistant, Happy Hogan. Happy was very much attracted to Pepper however, but she consistently rebuked his romantic advances. Given that Tony was also developing feelings for Pepper, a love triangle between the three began to develop. At this time, niether Pepper or Happy were aware that Tony Stark was secretly the avenger, Iron Man.
Over time, as Pepper came to know Happy better, the two would eventually fall in love. They would marry, and leave Stark International to pursue their own enterprise in the Rocky Mountains, and later in Cleveland where they adopted several children, unable to conceive by themselves.
Pepper was eventually kidnapped by Tony Stark's rival, Obadiah Stane, who attempted to manipulate Tony by hurting the people he loved. Afterwards, Pepper told Tony to stay out of her and Happy's lives as she felt he would only cause them more grief. Her relationship with Happy was not without its difficulties however, and the two would divorce and remarry. At one point, Tony and Pepper had a brief romantic interlude during trouble in Happy and Pepper's relationship. Pepper eventually did settle down with Happy, and the two attempted to supplement their family with more children. Pepper even managed to conceive but lost the baby at the hands of yet another Iron Man enemy.
Happy sustained critical injuries in a battle with Spymaster during the Civil War, and afterwards Pepper requested that Tony turn off Happy's life support. She felt it would dishonor his memory to see him live in a vegetative state. For her part, Pepper has recently joined The Initiative team known as The Order. She has taken on the role of Greek Goddess, Hera.
In Other Media
Pepper appeared in the Invincible Iron Man segments of the 1966 animated series, The Marvel Super Heroes, and was voiced by Peg Dixon. She also appeared in the Direct to DVD animated film The Invincible Iron Man, voiced by Elisa Gabrielli who lent Pepper a British accent.
Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow will also portray Pepper in the upcoming Iron Man feature film to be released on May 2, 2008.
