Stark Industries

Stark Industries
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Tales of Suspense #40
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 (deceased)
Roster
See:Bulk of the article

In the fictional world of Iron Man, Stark Industries, later also known as Stark International, Stark Innovations, Stark/Fujikawa, Stark Enterprises and currently Stark Resilient, is a fictional multi-billion dollar corporation 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 and was founded by Howard Stark, Tony's father. According to Forbes 25 largest fictional companies it had an estimated sales of $20.3 billion. In the film version of Iron Man, Stark Industries has a logo similar to that of defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman [1] 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 Northrop YF-23 stood as a statue in front of the Stark Industries facility, exactly like the prototype on display at one of Northrop Grumman's facilities at the time of the movie's filming.

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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[2] (later Stane International[3]), Stark Enterprises,[4][5] Stark/Fujikawa[6] and Stark Solutions.[7]

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 SHIELD. It produces the quinjets used by the Avengers.

Staff

Subsidiaries

Stark International

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

Staff

Stane International

A subsidiary of Stark Enterprises and formed by Obadiah Stane, Stane wrestled control of Stark International from Jim Rhodes after a hostile takeover. 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

Stark Enterprises

After buying out and reabsorbing Stane International, Tony based Stark Enterprises in Los Angeles.

Staff

Subsidiaries

Stark/Fujikawa

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

Staff

Subsidiaries

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

Trivia

Stark Industries/International

The sixth company owned/run by/founded by Tony Stark and was set up after the closure of Stark Solutions and is currently still in business. It is also known as Stark International, both names formerly used in previous incarnations of the company. It's logo is the same as the S.I. Logo in the Iron Man Film Series

Staff

Stark Resilient

After the events of "The Five Nightmares" and "World Most Wanted" story arcs, Stark Industries went bankrupt and has closed down. After "Stark Disassembled," Tony begins to rebuild his company as an alternative energy manufacturer under the name of Stark Resilient. It is currently based in Seattle, Washington and Broxton, Oklahoma.

Staff

Other versions

2099

In the alternate future set in the year 2099, Stark Fujikawa is a major corporate power, alongside Roxxon. The only known staff members are Hikaru-Sama and Shudo[67]

Ultimate Stark Industries

Stark Industries also appears in the Ultimate universe.[68] As well as Stark International in the Ultimates Comics.

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

MC2

In the alternate future of MC2, the company is known as Stark Global Industries and is owned and run by Tony Stark.[69]

Earth Ultra-Vision

In a What If story, the company is known as Stark Interplanetary and was the creators of the Irondroids[70]

Amalgam

In the world of Amalgam, the company is known as Stark Aircrafts. The only known employees are Janice Doremus, Pepper Ferris, Happy Kalmaku, Stewart Rhodes, Hal Stark.[71]

Real life

There is a real life company by this name in Houston, TX that manufactures breathing air compressors for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

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