Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts first appeared in "Tales of Suspense" #45 (September 1963), which was written by Robert Bernstein with a story plot 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 she is rendered with brown hair done up in a hairdo similar to 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.