Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 minutes ago
Back with another Armored Anatomy lesson. NOTE: This video was supposed to come out during Black History Month but I’m uploading it now. Will fix the audio in the next one.
Chaos Ensues media:
-Written transcript for the video: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-history-of-1970s-iron-man-comics
-Website: witsendpod.com
-Transcript for this essay: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-doctor-doom-the-villain-who-sacrificed-everything-to-win
-Subscribe: youtube.com/@thechaosensues
-Channel support (Patreon): patreon.com/thechaosensues
TIME CODES:
-0:00—Intro
-0:14—Welcome to the 70s
-4:02—Firebrand Controversial Villain
-9:27—Thanos
-11:30—Break time
-11:46—Nose, nitpicks, Mantlo
-14:30—Dream team
-16:54—For new readers
-20:47—Is Stark a hero? (Short version) I didn’t watch it all
-21:29—Free Iran
-33:26—Important message
70s Iron Man comics started getting really political. We get a lot of different writers, artists and editors. It’s kind of a mess. But there are some rays of sun in there. We get Tony Stark confronting his past as an industrialist and part of Vietnam.
While there are a lot of random villains in the 70s, one stands out: Firebrand (also called the most “Controversial Villain in Comics”). He has a cool suit at least.
Artist George Tuska leaves the title and Keith Pollard takes over. Pretty cool whenever Pollard does a book I’m covering. Later on in the decade, we get the dream team that elevated Tony’s character: Layton, Michelinie & Layton. This decade also has the “Demon in a Bottle” story but…I covered that in the 80s one instead.
As someone who is part of the Iranian diaspora, I’m going to continue talking about the situation going on in Iran. It’s not a grey issue. Iranians want to overthrow the Regime. There’s so much silence on Iran outside the country. Here’s the choice: people are either for or against dictators.
Note on the postscript: No hate at all towards the religion itself. However, religion and government do not mix. This regime has caused so much destruction to the people. However, human beings do not deserve to be discriminated against for the culture or religious beliefs.
Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos. It doesn’t go unappreciated. Welcome to new viewers.
Remember their names: Ali Heydari, Shervin Bagherian, Negin Ghadimi, Taha Hoshyar, Sahar Fallah, Roham Barjesteh, Ziba Dastjerdi, Reza Azimzadeh, Erfan Amiri
(This video is protected under Fair Use and only for entertainment or review purposes. I do not own the footage used in the video.)
SOURCES:
-Herb Trimpe Iron Man story: comicsreporter.com/index.php/ages_old_insta_comic_mystery_solved
-Malcolm X 1965: facebook.com/theshabazzcenter/videos/i-dont-advocate-any-kind-of-hateno-i-think-that-the-guilt-complex-of-the-america/525913531418787
-Malcolm X North and South Interview: wnyc.org/story/87636-remembering-malcolm-x-rare-interviews-and-audio
-James Baldwin: youtube.com/watch?v=KH_z6RARHnY
-1978 Rosedale Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=4hfJ2WV6M0M
#ironman
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Back with another Armored Anatomy lesson. NOTE: This video was supposed to come out during Black History Month but I’m uploading it now. Will fix the audio in the next one.
Chaos Ensues media:
-Written transcript for the video: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-history-of-1970s-iron-man-comics
-Website: witsendpod.com
-Transcript for this essay: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-doctor-doom-the-villain-who-sacrificed-everything-to-win
-Subscribe: youtube.com/@thechaosensues
-Channel support (Patreon): patreon.com/thechaosensues
TIME CODES:
-0:00—Intro
-0:14—Welcome to the 70s
-4:02—Firebrand Controversial Villain
-9:27—Thanos
-11:30—Break time
-11:46—Nose, nitpicks, Mantlo
-14:30—Dream team
-16:54—For new readers
-20:47—Is Stark a hero? (Short version) I didn’t watch it all
-21:29—Free Iran
-33:26—Important message
70s Iron Man comics started getting really political. We get a lot of different writers, artists and editors. It’s kind of a mess. But there are some rays of sun in there. We get Tony Stark confronting his past as an industrialist and part of Vietnam.
While there are a lot of random villains in the 70s, one stands out: Firebrand (also called the most “Controversial Villain in Comics”). He has a cool suit at least.
Artist George Tuska leaves the title and Keith Pollard takes over. Pretty cool whenever Pollard does a book I’m covering. Later on in the decade, we get the dream team that elevated Tony’s character: Layton, Michelinie & Layton. This decade also has the “Demon in a Bottle” story but…I covered that in the 80s one instead.
As someone who is part of the Iranian diaspora, I’m going to continue talking about the situation going on in Iran. It’s not a grey issue. Iranians want to overthrow the Regime. There’s so much silence on Iran outside the country. Here’s the choice: people are either for or against dictators.
Note on the postscript: No hate at all towards the religion itself. However, religion and government do not mix. This regime has caused so much destruction to the people. However, human beings do not deserve to be discriminated against for the culture or religious beliefs.
Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos. It doesn’t go unappreciated. Welcome to new viewers.
Remember their names: Ali Heydari, Shervin Bagherian, Negin Ghadimi, Taha Hoshyar, Sahar Fallah, Roham Barjesteh, Ziba Dastjerdi, Reza Azimzadeh, Erfan Amiri
(This video is protected under Fair Use and only for entertainment or review purposes. I do not own the footage used in the video.)
SOURCES:
-Herb Trimpe Iron Man story: comicsreporter.com/index.php/ages_old_insta_comic_mystery_solved
-Malcolm X 1965: facebook.com/theshabazzcenter/videos/i-dont-advocate-any-kind-of-hateno-i-think-that-the-guilt-complex-of-the-america/525913531418787
-Malcolm X North and South Interview: wnyc.org/story/87636-remembering-malcolm-x-rare-interviews-and-audio
-James Baldwin: youtube.com/watch?v=KH_z6RARHnY
-1978 Rosedale Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=4hfJ2WV6M0M
#ironman
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
