Iron Lad first appeared in Young Avengers #1 (April 2005), created by writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung.

Instead, Nate takes the time travel technology given to him by Kang and transports himself to the past, hoping to avoid his sinister destiny.

[volume & issue needed] Cassie and Jonas eventually feel attracted to one another, due initially to Nate's mental imprint.

[7] Richards returns once again as Iron Lad in the Exiles series alongside original member Blink and new members including Wolvie, Sharon Carter and Valkyrie, fighting a multiversal conglomerate of Kangs known as the "Time-Eater", later sacrificing himself to save the rest of the Exiles from a group of rogue Watchers.

[8] Nate's Iron Lad armor is composed of neuro-kinetic nano-metal and he can alter its appearance and shape with his thoughts.

It also enables him to fire blasts of various kinds of energy, hack into computer systems, create magnetic fields and travel through time.

3, an alternate version of Nate who embraced his role as Kang, dubbed the Iron Prince, appears as a member of the Dark Exiles.

[10] After retrieving a frozen Captain America and rescuing Thor with Thor's former warden Sif coming along for the ride, he is framed as a terrorist through a false flag attack orchestrated by the Maker's Council as they use a Stark/Stane orbiting satellite to fire an energy weapon on Stark Tower, causing thousands of casualties in the Manhattan area.

He recruits exterminators Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, with the team defeating Council member Henri Duggary and his forces in their first battle.

After Victor destroys his future self, he departs via Kang's time-belt to find his own way, leaving the Runaways to continue as Young Avengers, with Chase Stein now using parts of the Iron Lad armor after he was injured in their last fight.

Iron Lad appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Billy Kametz.