Stark Industries

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Stark Industries
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Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Tales of Suspense #40 (April 1963)
Created by Robert Bernstein
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
David Michelinie (Accutech)
Bob Layton (Accutech)
In-story information
Type of business Corporation
Owner(s) Howard Stark
Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark
Obadiah Stane
Kenjiro Fujikawa
Employee(s) James Rupert Rhodes (War Machine)
Pepper Potts
Obadiah Stane
Bethany Cabe
Madame Masque
Rumiko Fujikawa
Morgan Stark
Crimson Dynamo
Happy Hogan

Stark Industries, later also known as Stark International, Stark Innovations, Stark/Fujikawa, Stark Enterprises and Stark Resilient, is a fictional multi-billion dollar Conglomerate owned and run by businessman Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, also known as Iron Man. The company appears in stories published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared in Tales of Suspense #40 (April 1963) and was founded by Tony's father, Howard Stark. According to Forbes 25 largest fictional companies it had an estimated sales of $20.3 billion, ranking it at number 16.[1][2] In the film version of Iron Man, Stark Industries has a logo similar to that of defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman [3] and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SIA. During the press conference scene, Stark is seen entering a building that resembles the entrance to Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works facility. An airplane extremely similar to the Lockheed YF-22 stood as a statue in front of the Stark Industries facility, exactly like the prototypes on display at Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.

Biography

Stark Industries was founded by Isaac Stark Sr in the 19th century and later taken over by Howard Stark and then by his son Tony, after his death. Over the years, through bankruptcy, Tony's "death", Tony's return and hostile takeovers, the company has gone through many name changes including Stark International[4] (later Stane International[5]), Stark Enterprises,[6][7] Stark/Fujikawa[8] and Stark Solutions.[9]

Stark Industries

Functions

The company is a technology company that develops and manufactures advanced weapon and defense technologies. The company manufactures the armor worn by Iron Man and War Machine. It builds the helicarriers used by S.H.I.E.L.D. It produces the Quinjets used by the Avengers.

Staff

  • Dr. Gray Armond[11] - Head Designer.
  • Harmon Furmintz - Member of Stark Industries' biochemical division.[12] He worked for Genetech and was born around 1918. He was a child prodigy and recruited as candidate for Super Soldier Project, but was rejected due to having hemophilia. He attempted to gain the power of Terrax, but his body and mind were destroyed by Shafear and reformed into duplicate of his own.[13]
  • Sally McIntyre[15]
  • Arwyn Zurrow[18] - Head of the Miami facilities.

Subsidiaries

  • Project: Caribbean (staff unknown)[19] - Stark Industries made an effort to start a plant in Haiti, however it was destroyed by Night Phantom.

Stark International

Originally Stark Industries, the name was changed when the company ceased manufacturing munitions, with Tony handing over the CEO position to Pepper Potts. Eventually, the company was taken over by Obadiah Stane after a hostile takeover and he renamed it Stane International.

Staff

  • Bambi Arbogast - An executive assistant.[20]
  • Yvette Avril[21] - Worked for the French branch of Stark International and was brought to the USA to become vice president of the Long Island facility. She unsuccessfully attempted to save the company when Tony Stark went on a major drinking binge and quit after takeover by Obadiah Stane.
  • Dianne Carruthers[6] -
  • Morley Erwin[22] - Owned Circuits Maximus as well as working Stark International. He is the brother of Clytemnestra Erwin. He also assisted Jim Rhodes in learning to use the Iron Man armor, helped form Circuits Maximus, killed when Obadiah Stane had the Circuits Maximus building bombed[23]
  • Vincent "Vic" Martinelli - A security guard.[29] He was a former soldier and architect who worked for Williams Innovations before working at Stark International. He remained with Obidiah Stane after his hostile takeover due to difficulty in finding a new job.
  • Artemus "Artie" Pithins - Director of Public Relations.[30] He is currently a White House Press Secretary. Quit Stark International after Obadiah Stane took over.
  • Erica Sondheim - Medical Director.[31]

Stane International

After driving Tony Stark back to alcoholism, Obadiah Stane wrested control of Stark International from James Rhodes after a hostile takeover and renamed the company after himself. Stane renewed the munitions manufacturing. However after Stane was killed, the company was run by a mysterious cartel which was eventually bought out and reabsorbed by Stark Enterprises.

Staff

  • Joel Arons[32] - He was involved in a project that kidnapped Myron MacLain. He stole Captain America’s proto-adamantium shield
  • Joseph "Joe" Faulkner - General Manager.[33]
  • Dr. Edward "Edwin" Earl Hawkins[34] - Designed the Mass Acquisition Unit. He aided Giant Man (Bill Foster) in battling Doctor Nemesis.
  • Karaguchi Inoyawa[35] - Sought to rebuild the Red Ronin for peaceful purposes.
  • Joseph "Joe" Kilman[35] - After being fired for unknown reasons, he sought revenge by trying to take control of Red Ronin
  • Vic Martinelli[4]

Stark Enterprises

After regaining his personal fortune following Obadiah Stane's death, Tony established a new company, Stark Enterprises, in Los Angeles.

Staff

  • James Rhodes - Former CEO (when Stark was in suspended animation following his first "death"; quit upon Stark's revival); former pilot
  • Veronica Benning/Victoria Michelle[38] - Tony Stark's physiotherapist.
  • Diane Carruthers[6] -
  • Ed Deal[41] - Worked on the VLS-2980 Project.
  • Bert Hindel[43] - Former lawyer of Stark Enterprises. He was fired after he failed to clear up the Government civil suits brought on during the Armor Wars storyline. He also unsuccessfully defended Kathy Dare.
  • Sarah Jennings[45] - Accounts & Marketing
  • Kylie Normandy[40] -
  • Dr. Cal Oakley[46] - Former employee of Cordco. Oakley assisted in rebuilding Tony Stark's nervous system following his being shot by Kathy Dare.
  • Marcia Jessica "Marcy" Pearson[6] - Former Director of Public Relations and later Vice-President. Rhodes fired her when she resented his being named Stark's successor as CEO.
  • Garrison Quint[47] - Chief of security.
  • James Simpson[48] - Security guard. He allowed Edgar Elliot to sabotage Tony Stark's experimental rocket.
  • Dr. Erica Fredrika Sondheim[46] - Medical Director and former surgeon.
  • Atha Williams[43] - Secretary
  • Roderick Withers[49] - Director of Public Relations
  • Abraham Paul "Abe" Zimmer[43] - Research director and former member of the board of directors at Accutech. He was killed by Calico.[50]

Subsidiaries

  • Accutech[43] - Research and Development company, based in California, that was bought out as a subsidiary.[43] The company produced and designed a Beta Particle Generator which was sabotaged by the Ghost. Known staff members include Gilbert O’Connor and Abe Zimmer.
  • Barstow Electronics[51]> - Subsidiary of Stark Enterprises based in California. It employed Carl Walker after Force's faked death.
  • Cordco[46] - Bought out by Stark Enterprises to force Dr. Cal Oakley to implant a biochip in Tony Stark’s spine after he was shot by Kathy Dare. Known staff members include Addison Drexel, Edwin Cord, Dr. Cal Oakley, and Basil Sandhurst.
  • Stane International[52] - It was reacquired by Stark from Justin Hammer, who owned SI following Obidiah Stane's death. The company reproduced Stark's original Guardsman armor for use at the Vault. Much of Stane's operations involved disreputable business practices, leading Stark to initiate a major clean-up effort after reacquiring the company.[53]
  • Hot Cup Coffee - Created by Stark using the pseudonym "The Boss".

Stark/Fujikawa

Created by a merger of Stark Enterprises and Fujikawa Industries following apparent death of Iron Man/Anthony Stark.

Staff

  • Kenjiro Fujikawa - CEO[54] - founder of Fujikawa Industries, father of Rumiko
  • Rumiko Fujikawa[54] - Daughter of Kenjiro. She was a skilled businesswoman. Played the role of party-girl to annoy her parents. She was slain by an Iron Man impostor named Clarence Ward.[55]
  • Morgan Stark[9] - Cousin of Tony Stark. Became General Manager of Stark-Fujikawa after Tony's "death".

Subsidiaries

  • Fujikawa Industries[56] - The previous version of this company helped form Stark-Fujikawa. A Japanese firm which took over Stark Enterprises following seeming death of Tony Stark. Known employees include Tso Fwon, Yu Kurin, Tobi Kanigawa and Wilson Fisk.
  • Oracle Incorporated[57] - Formed by Namor, the company was sold to Stark-Fujikawa. Formerly served as the headquarters of Heroes for Hire. After Tony's "death", Bambi Arbogast seconded here. Known employees include Caleb Alexander (who was killed), Carrie Alexander, Allison Grain, Jim Hammond (Human Torch), Robert Losey, Kent Maitland, Phoebe Marrs, Leon McKenzie, Namor McKenzie (former CEO), Rihanna O'Connor, Dr. Anita Savvy, Dr. Richard Savvy, Bambi Arbogast, Josef Went and James "Jimbob" Roberts.
  • Parallel Conglomerate[58] - Subsidiary of Oracle Inc. (which would make it a subsidiary of Stark-Fujikawa). Known employees are Captain Holten Gamble (who was killed on board an oil tanker owned by Parallel Conglomerate)[59] and Oliver Russell.
  • Rand-Meachum - A company formed by Harold Meachum and Wendell Rand,[60] became a subsidiary of Stark-Fujikawa. Known employees include Daniel Rand (Iron Fist), Wendell Rand-K'ai, Leon McKenzie, Harold Meachum, Ward Meachum, Joy Meachum, Jason Quartermaster, Peregrin Took, Martina Tereshkova and Dr. Ilya Faro

Stark Solutions

The fifth company run/owned by Tony Stark and was founded after his return from another dimension. It was shut down by Tony after he was defamed by Tiberius Stone who was subliminally influencing him.

Staff

Stark Industries/International

The sixth company owned/run by/founded by Tony Stark and was set up after the closure of Stark Solutions. After the events of "The Five Nightmares" and "World Most Wanted" story arcs, Stark Industries goes bankrupt and eventually closed down. It was also known as Stark International, both names formerly used in previous incarnations of the company. Its logo being the same as the S.I. Logo in the Iron Man film series.

Staff

  • Joseph Jeremy "Joe" Arnold[61] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • David Beaumont[61] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • Arturos Benning[62] - One of the Security Department heads
  • Happy Hogan[7] - Tony Stark's bodyguard. Killed saving Stark from an assassination attempt[64]
  • Michael "Mike" Jochum[61] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • Kurt Kennison[61] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • Takeshis Kobayashi[65] - Head of Research & Development.
  • Archie Merchant[62] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • Katherine Rennie[66] - Tony Stark's personal secretary.
  • Jack Rutledge[67] - He was involved in the development of a Gamma Radiation Neutralizing Armor. He was later killed by Richard Cummings for covering up the death of Lisa Cummings.[67]
  • Ryan Zimm[62] - One of the Security Department heads.
  • Gallileo "Leo" Braithwaite[65]
  • Svengoto Eriksson[9] - Following closure of Stark Solution, he has been given principal datas by Tony Stark and then individually reinvented the AI "Jarvis" and armoury of Iron Man suit. During establishment of Stark Industries, he given the research result to Tony. Tony admired him and said that the new suit is like giving Tony a "Regent".
  • Michael Cline - Supporter
  • Horsars Marvel - Supporter

Stark Resilient

After the Siege of Asgard and Norman Osborn being replaced as the world's Top Cop, Tony Stark developed Stark Resilient in order to create technology and vehicles using the repulsor tech from his Arc Reactor. Stark Resilient started by building an eco-friendly which Justine Hammer and Sasha Hammer tried to sabotage.[70] With Stark Resilient, Tony Stark was able to rebuild Asgard as Asgardia.[71] When it came to Mandarin's attack, Tony Stark left Stark Resilient in the hands of Pepper Potts and left the company in order to assure the security of his friends.[72]

Staff

  • Carson Wyche - Co-Designer of the Repulsor Car.
  • Tim Cababa - He was a former constructor for the Philippines' superhero team called the Triumph Division.
  • Walter Macken - He was a former GN cars plant supervisor and a TV repairman.

Other versions

Marvel 2099

In Marvel 2099 (an alternate future reality set in 2099), Stark Fujikawa is a major corporate power, alongside Roxxon. The only known staff members are Hikaru-Sama and Shudo[73]

Ultimate Marvel

Stark Industries also appears in the Ultimate universe.[74] As well as Stark International in the Ultimates Comics.

Stark Solutions also appears as a separate company owned by Tony Stark's older brother Dr. Gregory Stark.[75]

MC2

In the alternate future reality of MC2, the company is known as Stark Global Industries and is owned and run by Tony Stark.[76]

Earth Ultra-Vision

In a What If story, the company is known as Stark Interplanetary and was the creators of the Irondroids[77]

Amalgam Comics

In the world of Amalgam, the company is known as Stark Aircraft (itself a merger between Stark Industries and Ferris Aircraft). The only known employees are Janice Doremus, Pepper Ferris, Happy Kalmaku, Stewart Rhodes, Hal Stark.[78]

In other media

Television

  • Stark Industries was featured in the 1990s Iron Man TV series. In this show, Julia Carpenter (the second Spider-Woman) is also depicted as the head of Stark Industries' Research and Development.
  • A Stark Enterprises building can be seen in the X-Men: Evolution episode "On Angels' Wings".
  • Stark International is featured in Iron Man: Armored Adventures. After Howard Stark was abducted by the Mandrarin in a plane crash and presumed dead, Obadiah Stane becomes the CEO of Stark Industries. In "Cold War," it is revealed that Blizzard used to work for Stark Industries until an accident caused by Obadiah Stane left him "deformed and destroyed." In "Designed Only for Chaos," Roberta Rhodes revealed to Tony that Stark Industries used to make weapons until Howard Stark stopped their production when Tony was born. In "Heavy Mettle," Obadiah Stane ends up fired by the Chairman of the Board after Tony Stark and Roberta Rhodes show the Board of Directors the footage of Obadiah Stane making a deal with Ghost is shown. In "Hostile Takeover," Justin Hammer ends up buying Stark International and sends Sasha to tell Tony Stark that he will no longer inherit the company when he reaches 18. After the fight with Titanium Man, Whiplash, Killer Shrike, and Unicorn, Tony Stark along with Rhodey and Pepper create a company called Stark Solutions. In "The Hammer Falls," Howard Stark manages to reclaim Stark International after Justin Hammer is exposed and defeated.
  • In the Eureka episode "Once in a Lifetime," Nathan Stark is shown in a building with the name Stark Industries.

Film

  • The 2008 film Iron Man features the company, with a logo similar to those of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, and touted as developing many of the same weapons systems that Lockheed Martin is/was responsible for developing, such as the F-22 Raptor and F-16 Fighting Falcon. After Tony's father Howard died, Obadiah Stane became the CEO and later abdicated when Tony was old enough to run it. After Stark comes back from Afghanistan, he announces that he is closing the weapons division of the company. After Stane confronts Stark about what percentage the company's stocks might fall both guess about forty percent. In the next scene Jim Cramer is seen on CNBC with a NYSE ticker tape at the bottom of the screen reading Stark Industries at 56.50 per share down by 82.25.
  • In The Incredible Hulk, Stark Industries logo flashes on the screen during the opening credit sequence when General Ross request to the company the Sonic Cannon that the army use against the Hulk later in the film and it is also on the Cyrosync container containing the Super Soldier Serum.
  • Stark Industries appeared again in the film Iron Man 2.[79] In the absence of Obadiah Stane, Virginia "Pepper" Potts became the CEO of the Stark Industries.[80] As a promotion for the film, at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, Stark Industries recruiters handed out business cards with an invitation to apply for a job at Stark Industries by visiting StarkIndustriesNow.com.[81][82] Furthermore, on May 7, 2010, in Flushing Meadows, Stark Industries, for the first time since 1974, hosted the renowned Stark Expo.[83]
  • Stark Industries appeared in The Avengers, with Tony Stark opening the Stark Tower in New York.
  • Stark Industries appeared in Iron Man 3, Pepper is once again CEO of Stark Industries and Happy Hogan is the head of security. Happy calls out to an off-camera secretary named Bambi in reference to Bambi Arbogast.[85]
  • In Ant-Man, it is revealed that the Avengers headquarters in Upstate New York is a former Stark Industries warehouse.

Video games

  • A billboard in Spider-Man on the level "Race to the Bugle" features a Stark Solutions logo and the slogan "Consulting in the Future." It was shown on the building just before the Daily Bugle building.
  • Stark Industries appears in The Punisher video game. The Eternal Sun group raid the company to steal the Iron Man armors.

See also

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