Mythology Gag in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
- Several other Marvel heroes have appeared in the show (Black Panther, Hulk), but the second season's made it something of a minor running gag to namedrop others (Captain America, The Punisher, Dazzler...)
- In Episode 4, Rhodey notices an armor design with the infamous roller skates. Tony's comment is not unlike what the person who came up with that idea might say: "It seemed like a good idea at the time". Then becomes subverted when Tony actually does use the rollerskates. "At the time", it seems, was right now.
- In "Panther's Prey", Pepper says that Black Panther is like Iron Fist crossed with Mr. Kibbles (a cat she had once).
- Two good ones in the first episode of season 2: Pepper criticises Tony for not shaving because "It looks like your're growing a goatee. Facial hair? Not a good look for you!" In the comics Tony always had a moustache, and more recently grew a goatee. Then later in the episode, Iron Man rejects an offer to work for Justin Hammer by saying "I'm not really the bodyguard type." Back when he had a secret identity in the comics, Iron Man was supposed to be Stark's bodyguard.
- Made even funnier when Hammer pilots his own Titanium Man armor and poses as a hired bodyguard.
- At the end of the episode, War Machine mentions that it was Dr. Yinsen who made the pacemaker that saved his life.
- Pepper calls Ghost a "cheap Moon Knight ripoff" in "Titanium vs. Iron".
- The team of heroes who assist Tony and his friends in the season 2 finale (Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury, the Hulk, and Black Panther) closely resemble the line-up of the team in The Avengers, with Black Panther and Fury replacing Captain America and Thor. The basic plot of the episode also bears superficial similarities to the film.
- Rhona tried to hit Tony with what she claims to be a shrinking ray created with data stolen from Hank Pym.
- In "The X-Factor," Jean Grey uses the alias of "Annie Claremont." In the comics, Annie was her childhood friend whose death awakened Jean's psychic abilities, while Chris Claremont is a prolific writer known for his work on X-Men.
- In the same episode, Tony mentions that he sold multiple new inventions to Pym Industries and the Baxter Think Tank.
- Also, at the end of the episode, Tony says that he hopes Magneto wakes up in a plastic prison cell.
- In "Extremis," Rhodey considers a career in the Air Force after leaving school. Pepper says she just can't see him in that line of work (In the comics and films, Rhodey is a colonel in the Air Force). Nick Fury also states that he will knock Mallen's skull off his shoulders, alluding to how Mallen got decapitated in the original Iron Man: Extremis comic.
- After Tony kisses Pepper on the cheek and they hug, Rhodey in the War Machine Armor performs a Mood Killer, a reference to a similar scene in Iron Man 2.
- When Justin Hammer took over Stark International and Tony decided to start his own company, he called it "Stark Solutions" and Pepper suggested "Circuits Maximus." Both names have been used in the comics.
- "Tales of Suspense" as an episode title.
- The armor gaining sentience and acting violently towards any perceived threat to Tony, a-la the Mask in the Iron Man storyline, where Whiplash's upgrades, a lightning bolt, and Ultron combine to give the armor sentience and an overprotective and somewhat psychopathic nature.
- Pepper telling the Hulk that "you wouldn't like Rhodey when he's angry." Rick and Hulk give each other a weirded-out glance in response to this.
- Captain America is mentioned on a history test in "Ghost In The Machine."
- "Armor Wars" as an episode title, with the storyline of Tony fighting to take back his stolen armor specs, not to mention the negator packs.
- Within the episode itself, Pepper suggests that Tony take revenge on Stane, "Punisher-style!"
- A mini-arc has Tony attempt to get back his armor tech from Stain and others, similar to the original comic's plot.
- Dazzler and Iron Fist are mentioned in "Line of Fire."
- Pepper dating Happy in "Line of Fire" is a reference to the fact that they were married at one point in the comics. Tony and Whitney were likewise an item, even if she wasn't related to Stane.
- Nick Fury angrily tells Black Panther that some U.S. politicians want him classified as an enemy of the state. "Enemy of the State" is the name of a very famous Black Panther storyline from Christopher Priest's run.
- After seeing Black Panther's Wakandan Quinjet for the first time, Tony expresses envy and says he wants one like it. In the comics, the Quinjets are traditionally used by the Avengers (Iron Man included).
- The Masters of Evil are mentioned when Pepper goes over a list of Justin's suspected criminal connections.
- Tony calls Titanium Man a Hammeroid.
- Fury quips that Stark International and Hammer Multinational are both "shadier than the Yancy Street Gang."
- In "The Might Of Doom," one of the suggested applications Doom might want with the Iron Man designs is to make a Doombot.
- Doctor Doom mentions Dormammu as an inter-dimensional alien when explaining that their ancestors would call them demons.
- In "Enter: Iron Monger," Stane mentions the Savage Land.
- The titular armor is also brought down in roughly the same manner: Stane needed outside help to control the armor's functions, which the protagonists sever.
- In addition, at the end of the episode Tony states that "somebody lost" the lawsuit. He used the same two words to describe the confrontation with Iron Monger in the comics. (Albeit in a completely different context.)
- In "The Hawk and the Spider", Iron Man faces both Hawkeye and Black Widow. Where did these characters come from, again? Oh, right - from Iron Man's rogues gallery.
- Hawkeye's comment about having sensitive ears is a nod to him being partially deaf in the comics.
- In "Hostile Takeover," Hammer blasts War Machine with a ray that emits "cosmic rays", which will hurt him without harming the armor. To make absolutely sure the Fantastic Four reference is complete, in gloating about all the different ways the rays might mutate and kill him he goes on to describe The Thing, The Invisible Woman, and The Human Torch. Blizzard also spends the opening surfing around the city like Iceman.
- "Extremis" has several. There's the titular serum, Fury making a veiled reference to The Avengers, and Tony not being a team player.
- More than that - the first SHIELD Agent taken out by Mallen is named Coulson, and the second is named Dugan (as in a reference to Dum Dum Dugan). Later on, when musing about what college he wants to go to Rhodey mentions the joining the Air Force (wherein his backstory lies in the comics), to which in a similar moment to the "I'm not the bodyguard type" moment (or the goatee moment) above Pepper claims doesn't sound like his thing. When thinking of his college ideas, Tony mentions MIT - because Reed Richards teaches there.
- Not to mention a frozen Captain America hanging around on the Helicarrier.
- Rhona tells Andy "That's Awesome, Andy!" at one point. Goes double once you find out Andy is also an android.
- Rhona claims her Shrink Ray is based on information she got from hacking Hank Pym's computers.
- Tony admires Reed Richards.
- "Iron Man 2099" has two Maggia thugs committing a robbery when one of them is suddenly trapped against the wall by a net. The other thug thinks that Spider-Man is attacking them and starts to call out the web-slinger's name before he's knocked out. The hero who's actually attacking them is Hawkeye, who flung the net with one of his Trick Arrows.
- Tony calls Andros Stark an "Iron Maniac", which was a name used to refer to an Alternate Universe Evil Counterpart of Tony in the comics.
- Andros Stark's Suit AI is Jarvis.
- Natasha responds to Andros calling SHIELD 'Insects' with Spider-Man's classic "Spiders aren't insects!" quip.
- "The Hammer Falls" has Pepper theorizing that The Punisher is defeating Iron Man's armored enemies one by one. Justin Hammer's assistant also mentions that Killer Shrike has gotten Matt Murdock to defend him in court.
