The plot thickens... Was this the turning point for the one-hit wonder named Norimaro for Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter? As he's technically 3rd party, could this be a precedent to future 3rd party guests? (MSHvSF Director's Cut sounds nice about now...)

Iron Man And X-O Manowar In Heavy Metal, right (Wiki article linked below)? That game did really poorly. Did Acclaim snag the Iron Man license just to prevent Capcom and Data East from using him fully? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...

Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - Wikipedia