Anthem (comics) Anthem (comics) Anthem, real name Henry Hellrung, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson, he was an ordinary human who gained temporary powers due to special drugs that empowered normal humans with superhuman abilities. His superhero identity is an allusion to the god Apollo. A former actor who portrayed Tony Stark on an unnamed show, Henry Hellrung enjoyed an extremely successful career and friendship with Stark until heavy drinking led to his downfall. Realizing he needed to turn his life around, he entered rehab, then Alcoholics Anonymous.
Chris Stark occasionally appeared on the show as 'Scott's friend Chris' for a period of time prior to this. Stark participates in most of the show's current features including "Real or No Real", "Innuendo Bingo", "24 Years at the Tap End", "Loving the Trolls". Stark is known for the feature "24 Years at the Tap End", in which he reads excerpts from his "autobography" (a joke pronunciation of autobiography used on the show). He was originally inspired to write his own autobiography after reading the autobiography of Brendan Sheerin from "Coach Trip". The title refers to his on-air realisation, at age 24,