Howard Stark Fictional character
Howard Stark is an American fictional comic book character who appears in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a background character in stories featuring his son, Tony Stark (aka Iron Man). He is the founder of Stark Industries. The character was created by writer-editor Archie Goodwin and designed by artist Don Heck. He made his first appearance in Iron Man #28 (August 1, 1970).Described as a brilliant scientist and ruthless businessman, Howard Stark worked alongside his father (Howard Stark, Sr.) on various projects, and later founded Stark Industries. Howard was an inventive mechanical engineering prodigy, constantly creating new technology and looking for ways to improve it. He designed and built weaponry and devices that have revolutionized the industrial world, such as various technologies used by S.H.I.E.L.D. and its allies. Howard later met and married a young woman named Maria Carbonell (Maria Stark). They had a child named Anthony Edward Stark (or simply, Tony Stark). Like his father the boy was a genius, gaining admission to MIT at the age of 15. Howard's relationship with Tony was a difficult one, however, with Howard rarely expressing affection for the boy. Howard's one major weakness was his severe case of alcoholism, a problem Tony himself would inherit.In the comics, Howard and his wife Maria died in a car crash, as the result of faulty brakes arranged by either business competitors Republic Oil & Gas (later Roxxon Energy Corporation) or by the V-Battalion. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the accident that killed Howard and his wife was caused by Hydra infiltrators within S.H.I.E.L.D. In the comics, his parents' death inspired Tony to take both business and engineering seriously, later becoming Iron Man.Throughout the character's publication history, Howard Stark has been featured in several incarnations of comic book series. He has also been adapted for several animated TV shows and films. The character was portrayed by John Slattery in the 2010 live action film Iron Man 2 and 2015 Ant-Man, and as a young man by Dominic Cooper in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger and the 2015 TV series Agent Carter.
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