Looking after Peter, he and Peter's Aunt May eventually begin a relationship. In charge of the Tony Stark Foundation in Iron Man's honor, Happy comes to the aid of Peter Parker and his friends during their adventures in London. His biggest role would come in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which came after Tony Stark's heroic death in Avengers: Endgame. This is even made fun of in Iron Man 2, with Happy struggling to fight off goons that Black Widow takes down with ease. Similar to the comics, he played Tony Stark's bodyguard, though it was admittedly a role that Favreau's version of the character didn't look particularly cut out for. Happy rounded out Tony's supporting cast of Pepper Potts, Rhodey, and a heavily reimagined Obadiah Stane. Happy Hogan first appeared outside of the comics in the Marvel Super Heroes cartoon series in the '60s, but the first real adaptation of the character, and so far the biggest, was in 2008's Iron Man. RELATED: Iron Man: Tony Stark Just Proved That He's Not That Fast. Left in a vegetative state, Happy dies in the same issue, with his death so far remaining permanent. To defend Pepper from being hurt, Happy tackles Spymaster, with them tumbling downward several stories.

This too would pass, as the villainous Spymaster attacked Happy to draw out Iron Man.

He does later remarry Pepper Potts, however, and eventually becomes a closer confidant to Tony when the world had seemingly turned against him. Sadly, the good times wouldn't last, and in a 1967 issue of Tales of Suspense, the couple divorced.įrom then on, Happy would simply exist within the Iron Man books, never really being an important character or receiving much development.

Thankfully, this series of frankly boring Hulk rip-off stories would come to an end in the mid-'60s, with Happy even marrying Pepper Potts. When he and Pepper Potts were kidnapped by The Collector, it was for the sole purpose of Collector using Happy as The Freak. He would eventually be cured of this initial transformation but suffered amnesia for several issues afterward.įor the next several years, Happy's life consisted of constantly being transformed into The Freak for him to simply be of any real importance. Tales of Suspense #74 would be the first of many times that, after being exposed to Tony's experimental 'Enervator' machine, Happy would be mutated into the monstrous creature known as The Freak. Though this would seem to be a come up for the guy with a glass jaw, it would sadly be the beginning of a tumultuous and saddening life. He was a former boxing ring loser who, after saving Tony Stark's life, was hired to be his personal assistant and chauffeur. Harold Joseph Hogan, better known as Happy, was created by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein, and Don Heck in Tales of Suspense #45.

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