Happy Hogan (comics)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee (writer) Don Heck (artist) |
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| Full name | Harold Joseph "Happy" Hogan |
| Team affiliations | Stark Industries |
| Supporting character of | Iron Man |
Harold "Happy" Hogan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Iron Man.
The character is portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Jon Favreau.
Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, Happy Hogan first appeared in Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963).
A former boxer with a history of losing his fights, Hogan is hired by Tony Stark as his chauffeur and personal assistant after Happy saves Tony's life in Tales of Suspense #45 (September 1963). Happy learns that Tony is Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #70 (October 1965).
In Tales of Suspense #74 (February 1966), a desperately ill Happy is mutated into a giant, savage, nearly mindless, superhumanly strong humanoid known as Freak when doctors try to cure him using a cobalt ray machine powered by Stark's experimental "Enervator" device. Freak breaks loose and goes on a rampage, escaping before Iron Man can arrive to stop him.
Iron Man leads the Freak back to his laboratory but runs out of power and collapses. The Freak encounters Pepper Potts, who faints at the sight of him, and he carries her away. The police fire on him, causing him to drop Pepper. Iron Man saves Pepper, and leads the Freak to his lab again. He is restored to his normal self in Tales of Suspense #76 (April 1966) when Iron Man exposes him to the Enervator once again, though he is afflicted with temporary amnesia that lasts until Tales of Suspense #83 (November 1966).
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