The Marvel Cinematic Universe's portrayal of Tony Stark in the first Iron Man film (before he eventually settled down with Pepper Potts) was actually an accurate reflection of Stark's womanizing ways in the pages of Marvel Comics. Since the Howard Hughes-inspired character's creation in 1963 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Stark has gradually evolved from Cold War industrialist into a millionaire, playboy, philanthropist with a penchant for redheads.
Given Stark's flirtatious nature, indulgent lifestyle and skyrocketing popularity in the last decade, it's generally assumed by casual MCU fans that Stark has had more sexual liaisons than anyone other Marvel superhero. But that's actually not the case. Here are six other Marvel heroes who are arguably more promiscuous than Iron Man.
6. Daredevil
Matt Murdock's attraction to redheads might be even worse than Tony's affliction. If you look through both of their dirty laundries they've become Eskimo brothers several times over.
But whereas Tony traditionally prefers flings with wealthy socialites that enjoy fancy dinners and tanning on some exotic beach, Matt tends to prefer batshit crazy femme fatales that may or may not be able to kick his ass. In the many decades since his debut, Matt has shared an illicit fling or two with Black Widow, Dakota North, Echo, Lady Deathstrike, Domino, Black Cat, Typhoid Mary, She-Hulk (House of M) and of course Elektra.
5. Hawkeye
Sure, the Marvel Cinematic Universe may depict Hawkeye as a dedicated family man but that's a far cry from the character's civilian life in the Marvel Comics universe.
The former circus performer definitely doesn't stay tied down to one woman although he's closely linked to Black Widow (there's that name again) and Mockingbird- the latter of which, he was actually married to at one point. Besides these two, Hawkeye has a pretty lengthy rap sheet that includes She-Hulk (Battleworld), Wasp, Moonstone, Echo, Spider-Woman, a Skrull and even a Scarlet Witch Doombot. That's right, Hawkeye f$%ck^d a robot!
4. Black Widow
Sometimes Natasha Romanoff uses her feminine wiles to get close to a target during one of her covert missions and other times, she's just blowing off steam. Either way, Black Widow's Red Room training has led her to view sex as no different than a cheat meal- a momentary self-indulgence necessary to stay disciplined.
As such, her past includes "encounters" with Iron Man, Daredevil, the Winter Soldier, Hercules, Hawkeye, Doctor Doom, Red Guardian and Alyosha Kravinoff (Kraven the Hunter II). True to her code name, her body-heat partners are typically left heartbroken, dead or bereft of critical intel.
3. She-Hulk
The Juggernaut. Nuff said.
Jokes aside, She-Hulk is definitely one of Marvel's most sexually liberated characters as it's been explained that her gamma radiation powers greatly increase her libido almost as much as her muscles. She fights who she wants to fight, sleeps who she wants to sleep with and will arrive in court the next morning, ready to prosecute enemy or lover alike- sometimes that's one and the same. That actually sounds like it would make a pretty kick-ass TV show centered on balancing courtroom tension, superhero action, and steamy bedroom acrobatics.
Over the years, various Marvel artist and writers have paired Jennifer Walters with Hawkeye, Starfox, Luke Cage, Hercules, Man-Wolf, Clay Quartermain and...the Hulk. Yes, in the wild Old Man Logan storyline, the Hulk bumped uglies with his own cousin and a bleak future became overrun with their demented offspring.
2. Wolverine
When you've lived as long as Wolverine, you're bound to have a few dalliances or two in your past (along with a host of abandoned kids but that's a thread for another day). His animal charisma and beastly pheromones have driven more than few notable Marvel heroines and villains insane with lust. Though he's never slept with his main crush Jean Grey, Wolvie's healing factor and stamina have been put to good use by Domino, Echo, Mystique, Squirrel Girl, Itsu (Daken's mother), Silver Fox, Remus, Gahck, Tyger Tiger, Storm and Black Cat.
There's even a support group called Seraph's Angels, which is composed entirely of Logan's exes.
1. Luke Cage
Nobody gets around in the MCU like Luke Cage, not even a mutant like Wolverine, who's been around for a century or two. Cage's most infamous sexual exploit probably occurs during Bendis' Jessica Jones series where the two get pretty NC-17 but Cage had been doing his thing decades before he ever met the private detective.
Spider-Woman, Jessica Jones, Claire Temple, She-Hulk, Tigra, Spider-Woman, Black Cat, Darla Deering aka Miss Thing and many more have gotten "coffee" with Harlem's indestructible hero. It's heavily implied that his (pre-marriage) little black book is filled with the entire female Avengers roster.