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 See more

Early history
Potts is originally a member of a secretarial pool, and gets her job by fixing an accounting error made by Stark. She is depicted initially as being infatuated with Stark, and rejects the advances of Stark's chauffeur and … See more

Critical response
Deirdre Kaye of Scary Mommy called Pepper Potts a "role model" and a "truly heroic" female … See more

Television
• Pepper Potts appears in the "Iron Man" segments of The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Margaret Griffin.
• Pepper Potts appears in Iron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced by Anna Cummer. … See more

Concept and creation
Don Heck modeled Pepper Potts as Ann B. Davis’ character of Schultzy from The Bob Cummings Show. She is rendered with brown hair done up in a hairdo similar to Schultzy's. Someone on the creative team or in editorial … See more

Stark-tech mag-field generator
The Stark-tech mag-field generator implanted in Pepper's chest was not weapons-based like Stark's, but borrowed non-weaponized electromagnetic technology from Rand Industries, which caused a number … See more

Amalgam Comics
An alternative version of Pepper Potts appears in the Amalgam Universe. DC Comics' Green Lantern and Marvel's Iron Man are combined to create Iron Lantern. Iron Lantern is secretly Hal Stark, owner of Stark Aircraft, a … See more