NanoSteps Brainstorming 3 - And a Step to the Right

[Bob Schroeck]

Yeah, "Potts" is a genuine and not exactly rare name. And given that the original Chitty book is more of a spy story than the fantastical excursion the movie became (as befits a work by Ian Fleming) there's no reason for a superhero reference. Plus, as Raven just noted the book was published in 1964 -- the character of Pepper Potts first appeared in 1963 and was little more than a token "Lois Lane" (in the Silver Age manner) for Iron Man at the time, and not necessarily a character to throw a shout-out at. (Plus I'd have to check, but I suspect that Iron Man comic books weren't being (re-)published in the UK at the time so it would be unlikely for Fleming to have even encountered the character in passing, not that he'd have an interest in comic books. This is 1964, remember. Comics were for kids and only kids.)