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Iron Lad (Nathaniel Nate Richards) is a fictional character a superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics in particular Young Avengers a team of which Iron Lad is a member. He first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005) created by writer Allan Heinberg and illustrator Jim Cheung. He is an adolescent version of Kang the Conqueror armed with a bio-metal suit that responds to mental commands. He is named after the father of Reed Richards.