Demon in a Bottle

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Demon in a Bottle is a famous Iron Man comic book storyline that explores Tony Stark’s struggle with alcoholism and its impact on his life as a superhero.

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Demon in a Bottle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Man storyline ⓘ
Marvel Comics storyline ⓘ
comic book storyline ⓘ
appearsInSeries Iron Man ⓘ
collectedAs graphic novel ⓘ
trade paperback ⓘ
continuity Earth-616 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
editor Jim Shooter ⓘ
endIssueNumber Iron Man #128 ⓘ
explores conflict between personal demons and heroism ⓘ
consequences of substance abuse on relationships ⓘ
public image versus private struggle ⓘ
featuresCharacter Iron Man ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1979 ⓘ
focusesOn Tony Stark's struggle with alcoholism ⓘ
impact of addiction on superhero responsibilities ⓘ
format serialized story arc ⓘ
genre superhero fiction ⓘ
impactOnCharacter established Tony Stark's alcoholism as core character trait ⓘ
influencedAdaptation film Iron Man 2 ⓘ
inker Bob Layton ⓘ
inUniverseTimePeriod contemporary to late 1970s Marvel continuity ⓘ
language English ⓘ
listedIn best Iron Man stories lists ⓘ
mainCharacter Tony Stark ⓘ
medium comic book ⓘ
notableFor influencing later depictions of Tony Stark ⓘ
realistic portrayal of substance abuse in superhero comics ⓘ
penciler John Romita Jr. ⓘ
protagonistOccupation industrialist ⓘ
superhero ⓘ
publisher Marvel Comics ⓘ
setting Marvel Universe ⓘ
startIssueNumber Iron Man #120 ⓘ
targetAudience teen and adult readers ⓘ
theme addiction ⓘ
alcoholism ⓘ
mental health ⓘ
personal downfall ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
writer Bob Layton ⓘ
David Michelinie ⓘ

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Iron Man → notableStoryline → Demon in a Bottle ⓘ
Iron Man → storylineInvolvement → Demon in a Bottle ⓘ
Bob Layton → notableWork → Demon in a Bottle ⓘ