Harold Joseph "Happy" Hogan is a

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appearing in

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s published by

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. He is usually depicted as a

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in stories featuring Iron Man / Tony Stark, for whom he works as a

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, and

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. Happy is close friends with his employer, and is among the first people in the

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to discover his identity as the armored superhero. He is also the father of the

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, and was married to

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. Hogan earned the ironic nickname "Happy" during his boxing days from his reluctance to smile. Director

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portrays Happy Hogan in the

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films ''

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'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013), '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Avengers: Endgame'', '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (both 2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). Favreau also voices alternate reality versions of the character in the

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animated series '' What If...?'' (2021).

Publication history

Created by writers

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and Robert Bernstein and artist

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, Happy Hogan first appeared in ''

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'' #45 (Sept. 1963).

Fictional character biography

A former boxer with a history of losing fights, Hogan is hired by

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as his

and

after Happy saves Tony's life. While hospitalized after being beaten up by a supervillain called the

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, he had an allergic reaction to

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. Happy learns that Tony is Iron Man. Then, a desperately ill Happy is mutated into a giant, savage, nearly mindless, superhumanly strong humanoid known as the

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when doctors try to cure him using a

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ray machine powered by Stark's experimental "Enervator" device. The Freak breaks loose and goes on a rampage, escaping before Iron Man can arrive to stop him. Iron Man leads the Freak back to his laboratory, but runs out of power and collapses. The Freak encounters

, who faints at the sight of him, and he carries her away. The police fire on him, causing him to drop Pepper. Iron Man saves Pepper, and leads the Freak to his lab again. He is restored to his normal self in ''Tales of Suspense'' #76 (April 1966) when Iron Man exposes him to the Enervator once again, though he is afflicted with temporary

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that lasts until ''Tales of Suspense'' #83 (November 1966). Later, while helping Iron Man rebuild his armor, Happy is again exposed to cobalt rays and is again transformed into the Freak. The Freak smashes Iron Man through a wall, and takes Pepper with him. Iron Man is able to again return Happy to normal. The Collector later kidnaps Happy and Pepper, hoping to add the Freak to his collection. This draws Iron Man's attention, who intervenes and rescues his friends. Later, after Happy is injured while wearing the Iron Man armor, Stark uses the Enervator to save him, thinking that he has corrected the problems with the device. But again it transforms Happy into the Freak, who goes on another rampage. He exposes himself to cobalt radiation, causing him to glow with cobalt energy that will eventually reach critical mass and cause him to explode. The two battle, until Stark is able to use the Enervator to again revert Happy to normal, apparently for the last time. He

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Pepper Potts in ''Tales of Suspense'' #91 (July 1967), but they later

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. Happy has worked for almost all of Stark's companies, including

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and

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. However, when Tony/Iron Man disappears during the ''

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'' saga, Hogan refuses to be employed by Stark-Fujikawa, but is re-employed when Stark returns. He also remarries Pepper Potts. With the events of the 2006 "

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" storyline causing Tony Stark considerable moral, political and emotional problems, Happy Hogan continues to give Tony much needed advice. In an important moment of crisis, he says to Tony: "You, my friend, are the only cape in the bunch

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that's both one of us

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and one of them. Who else can see both sides the way you do?" On the night of his anniversary with Pepper, Hogan is attacked by the

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, who is seeking to use Hogan as bait to draw out Iron Man. The Spymaster threatens to kill Hogan first, then Pepper. Angered, Hogan grabs him by the neck and they fall several stories, leaving Hogan in a

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.''Iron Man'' vol. 4 #14. Marvel Comics. While he is in the coma, Pepper tells Tony of Cobra McCoyle, a former boxing friend who took too many hits to the head. Cobra is unable to even feed himself and must be taken care of. Pepper tells Tony that Hogan has declared he never wants to end up like McCoyle. At the end of ''Iron Man'' vol. 4 #14, Hogan apparently dies. The issue leaves it ambiguous whether Hogan dies naturally or whether it is because Tony Stark digitally interfaced with and shut down Hogan's

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. Following this, Tony experiences occasional hallucinations of Happy, which

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attributes to the

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process; as a result of Tony's mind being accelerated by the Extremis process to allow him to interface with his armor directly; his subconscious mind often processes information that he was not consciously aware of, with this information being 'filtered' by the part of Tony's mind that stored his guilt to stop him facing it, resulting in illusions of Happy or Steve Rogers appearing to prompt Tony to acknowledge key information that he had not registered himself. Later, when Tony (slowly losing his mind to prevent

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from getting the Superhero Registration Act information) and Pepper are in hiding, Pepper reminds him of all his friends and allies, with Happy being one of them. Tony then replies, "Who's Happy?" After experiencing a moral inversion, Tony is confronted by a new, teenage version of the

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when he relocates to San Francisco. While talking with the Teen Abomination, Tony learns that he is Jamie Carlson, the son of former Stark Industries employee Katrina Carlson who was exposed to gamma radiation during an accident at the company when Tony was busy fighting a wizard from another dimension during an earlier time. Initially planning to analyze and use the Teen Abomination's powers for himself, Tony changes his mind when the analysis of the boy's DNA reveals that Happy Hogan was his father, leaving Tony resolving to heal the boy, as Happy was one of the few people he ever respected. During the "

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" event, Pepper is introduced to an off the grid navigation incorporated in the Rescue armor that Tony previously developed before Y2K called H.A.P.P.Y. (short for Host Analogue Program Pre-Y2K) where its personality is modeled after Happy Hogan. While having been programmed to not fall under the control of the

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, H.A.P.P.Y. helped Pepper in "rebuilding" Tony who was operating as Mark 1.

Powers and abilities

As the Freak, Happy possesses unnatural strength, surpassing this by a hundred. His skin is so tough that almost nothing can hurt him. He has the ability to absorb cobalt energy and increase his power. In this form, he could discharge it from his hands into blasts. He can also release lethal radioactive levels to create

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. But as Happy, he got skills in unarmed combat, especially

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Other versions

Amalgam Comics

In the

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Universe,

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and Marvel's Iron Man are combined to create

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. Iron Lantern is secretly Hal Stark, owner of Stark Aircraft, a developer of experimental aircraft. Stark's chief mechanic is Happy Kalmaku (an amalgamation of Marvel's Happy Hogan and DC's

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). Happy is in love with test pilot Pepper Ferris (an amalgamation of Marvel's

and DC's

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). Unfortunately for Happy, Pepper is not only in love with Stark, she is also secretly the supervillainess Madame Sapphire (a combination of Marvel's

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and DC's Star Sapphire). Happy Kalmaku first appeared in ''Iron Lantern'' #1 (April 1997), published jointly by Marvel and DC. He was created by

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(script) and Paul Smith (art).

''Heroes Reborn''

In the 1996-97 '' Heroes Reborn'' series, Happy Hogan is Stark's

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chief. He has a brief romantic relationship with Pepper. He is also attacked by the villain Rebel and is seen later in a hospital bed.

''Marvel Zombies Return''

In the

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universe, Happy appears in ''Marvel Zombies Return''. He is working for Stark International; at this point Tony Stark is a useless drunk and S.I. headquarters is literally falling apart. Happy goes off to investigate a disturbance in the basement and falls prey to the zombie

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who had teleported in from another dimension. The former hero bites and turns Hogan into a zombie. Happy then leads a zombie outbreak among the staff. James Rhodes kills him by destroying his head.

Ultimate Marvel

In the

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universe, Hogan appears alongside

in the ''

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'' series, which is part of the

line of ''

'' comics. He is seen many times, sometimes with

, in the Iron Man armor control room. In the spin-off novel ''

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'' by

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, it is revealed that he has a supervisory position at the Triskelion; the Ultimates' headquarters. Furthermore, although Hogan has worked with Stark for a long time, he never officially achieved his

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degree. In ''

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'', although he is never seen on page, Tony Stark is seen talking to him on a cell phone, and then continuing the conversation after he is in an Iron Man suit.

In other media

Television

* Happy Hogan appears in the Iron Man segment of ''

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'', voiced by

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. He also appears as the Freak (called the Monster in the Black Knight episode). * Happy Hogan appears in the animated series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', voiced by

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. In this version, Happy is a tall and muscular, but overexcitable and gentle-hearted basketball jock.

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Happy Hogan appears in the

, portrayed by

(who was also the director of the first two ''Iron Man'' films). * In ''

'', Happy is introduced as

's bodyguard, chauffeur, and close friend. * In ''

'', Happy welcomes Stark upon his arrival at the Stark Expo. When Stark receives a subpoena to appear before Congress by a U.S. Marshal, Happy takes the subpoena stating that Tony doesn't like to be handed things. Happy later assists

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in raiding Hammer Industries, where he struggles in his fight with one of the security personnel. * In ''

'', Happy is the head of security for

, having been promoted as he complained about feeling ridiculous announcing himself as Stark's bodyguard. He witnesses the side-effects of an

enhanced

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and gets into conflict with

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. He is rendered comatose when Taggart explodes, prompting Stark to go after the

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. At the end, he regains consciousness. * In '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', Happy is assigned by Stark as head of Asset Management for the

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, overseeing the transition of the Avengers moving from the Avengers Tower to the Avengers Compound. He is also assigned by Stark as a point of contact for

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, but is shown to abhor the job. Peter continuously calls Happy, much to his annoyance and Happy later hangs up on Peter’s friend

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when he tries to call him for help during

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's mid-air heist. However, Happy witnesses the heist from Avengers Tower, and he and the authorities find Vulture tied up on

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. He goes to Peter’s high school, expressing his gratitude, and takes him to the

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, and tells Stark that "he's a good kid." He also gives Stark his engagement ring for him and

. * Happy appears in a deleted scene from '' Avengers: Infinity War''. * In '' Avengers: Endgame'', Happy attends Stark's funeral and comforts his daughter,

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. * In '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'', Happy continues to stay in contact with Peter, informing him of

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's attempts to recruit him and helping him deal with Stark’s loss which brings them closer. He rescues Peter from the

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and takes him to

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, where he helps Leeds, MJ,

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, and

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who are targeted by

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's drones. He also begins a relationship with

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, which Peter eventually confronts them about, though May does not acknowledge them as dating. *Alternate timeline versions of Happy appear in the

animated series '' What If...?''. The first version appears in the episode " What If... Zombies?!", in which most of Earth's population is infected by a quantum virus that turns those infected into

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. Happy is part of a group of survivors attempting to find a cure, though he is infected by the zombified

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and subsequently killed by

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. The second version appears in " What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?". During Stark’s press conference, he expresses disapproval when Stark introduces Erik "Killmonger" Stevens and in order to restrain

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(whom Killmonger exposes for having cooperated with the Ten Rings), punches him. *In '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'', Happy is under investigation by federal agents for missing

technology, with lawyer

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who had Peter's charges dropped subtly trying to get Happy to hire him. He allows Peter and May to stay at his condominium complex after Mysterio exposes Spider-Man's secret identity to the public, which they use as a base of operations to cure the multiverse displaced villains. Happy arrives at the destroyed complex shortly after May was killed by the Green Goblin and encouraged Peter to run as he was taken into custody by Damage Control. At the end of the film, Happy encounters Peter (who he does not remember due to

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casting a spell to make the world forget about Parker) at May's grave and the two reflect on her legacy, before Peter leaves telling Hogan to take care of himself.

Video games

* The Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Happy Hogan appears as an unlockable playable character in ''

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'', voiced by Chris Cox.

References

External links

Happy Hogan
at Marvel.com
Happy Hogan
at Marvel Database

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