The Iron Man Author:Robert E. Howard The Iron Man is about boxing pure and simple;the men who took untold punishment in the ring before usually winning their bouts by knocking out their fatigued opponents. Howard wrote this using some of his personal experiences following the fight game in Texas and has based some of his later and well known characters like Conan and Kull ... more »on the fighters in this book.They all share the same characteristics of toughness, incredible vitality and endurance. Iron Man gives insight to Howard's thoughts and development process for his future characters.« less