Metal gloves made in Switzerland become relics passed down to different wearers over the years and sought after by many parties. The tobacco king Walter Parker, also a collector of relics, purchased the metal gloves while in France. Upon his return trip home he is confronted by men wanting the gloves. The men kill him and put him in a trunk. Weeks later, Doris Parker receives her father’s trunk and is horrified to find his body inside, along with the gloves. Doris finds a tag on the gloves which reads “made by a Swiss watchmaker and later used to execute criminals in Hungary”. To avenge her father’s death, she dons them and becomes the Iron Lady. She hides her gloves in a white fur muff and is sometimes called “the Muff” because of this.
| Alias Iron Lady (Hillman) |
| Real Names/Alt Names Doris Parker |
| Characteristics Hero, Hillman Universe, Atomic Age, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Dan Zolnerowich |
| First Appearance Airboy vol. 4 #1 (February 1947) |
| First Publisher Hillman Periodicals [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Airboy vol. 4 #1, Clue Comics vol. 2 #1, 3, Real Clue Crime Stories vol. 2 #7 |
| Sample Read Airboy Comics (Hillman) [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Metal gloves made in Switzerland become relics passed down to different wearers over the years and sought after by many parties. The tobacco king Walter Parker, also a collector of relics, purchased the metal gloves while in France. Upon his return trip home he is confronted by men wanting the gloves. The men kill him and put him in a trunk. Weeks later, Doris Parker receives her father’s trunk and is horrified to find his body inside, along with the gloves. Doris finds a tag on the gloves which reads “made by a Swiss watchmaker and later used to execute criminals in Hungary”. To avenge her father’s death, she dons them and becomes the Iron Lady. She hides her gloves in a white fur muff and is sometimes called “the Muff” because of this. |
| Source Iron Lady (Hillman) – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
