Hall of Armor: The Evolution of Iron Man [Infographic]

We're all super pumped about the release of Iron Man 3- so much so that we've been trying to find the perfect outfits to wear to the premiere this Friday! (The midnight showing of course.) We tried to get some fashion inspiration from Mr. Stark himself by asking, "what would Tony wear?" Well, turns out he can't make up his mind either! In fact, since Iron Man's first appearance over 50 years ago there have been more than 20 incarnations of his armor! Below are his most storied looks in order of appearance. Oh, and we still don't know what to wear...

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Here's an in depth breakdown of all the pictured armor:

1963 - Original Armor (First Appearance: Tales Of Suspense #39)

1963 - "Golden Avenger" Armor (First Appearance: Tales Of Suspense #40)

1963 - Proto-Classic Armor (First Appearance: Tales Of Suspense #48)

1965 - Classic Red & Gold Armor (First Appearance: Tales Of Suspense #66)

1974 - Nose Modification Added (Happened In: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #68)

1976 - Nose Modification Removed (Happened In: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #85

1985 - Silver Centurion Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #200)

1988 - Modern Red & Gold Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #231)

1992 - War Machine Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #281)

1993 - Telepresence Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #290)

1994 - Modular Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #300)

1995 - "The Crossing" Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 1) #319)

1996 - Prometheum Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 2) #1)

1998 - "Heroes Return" Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 3) #1)

2002 - Prometheum II Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 3) #50)

2003 - Proto-Extremis Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 3) #72)

2006 - Extremis Armor (First Appearance: Iron Man (Vol. 4) #5)

2008 - Movie Armor (MK III) (First Appearance: Iron Man (Movie))

2010 - Bleeding Edge Armor (First Appearance: Invincible Iron Man #25)

2013 - "Iron Man 3" Armor (MK XLII) (First Appearance: Iron Man 3 (Movie))

WHICH ARMOR HAD THE LONGEST RUN?

- Silver Centurion Armor: 32 Months

- "Heroes Return Armor: 32 Months

- Extremis Armor: 40 Months

- Modern Red & Gold Armor: 50 Months

- Classic Red & Gold Armor: 245%20 Months