<Tr> <Th> Notable aliases </Th> <Td> Hera, Rescue, Coast Guard, Iron Man </Td> </Tr> <P> Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a fictional supporting character and romantic love interest appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, in particular those featuring Iron Man . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, she first appeared in Tales of Suspense #45 (Sept. 1963). In 2007, she joined the Fifty State Initiative under the codename Hera . In 2009, she assumes the identity of Rescue after being given her own suit of a variation of Iron Man armor by Tony Stark . </P> <P> The character is portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Spider - Man: Homecoming . </P> <P> Virginia "Pepper" Potts first appeared in Tales of Suspense #45 (Sept. 1963), which was written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck . Though she was named Pepper Potts from the start, Stark addresses her as "Kitty" in one panel, which is thought to be a typo . Heck modeled Potts as Ann B. Davis' character of Schultzy from The Bob Cummings Show, and is rendered with brown hair done up in a hairdo similar to that of Schultzy's . Someone on the creative team or in editorial came to feel that the resemblance was too great, and in Tales of Suspense #50, Potts' look was altered to give her red hair and a different hairdo . </P>

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