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Stark Industries
Official Name
Stark Industries
Team Aliases
Stark International
Stark Enterprises
Formerly:
Stane International
Stark-Fujikawa Enterprises)
Stark Enterprises
Formerly:
Stane International
Stark-Fujikawa Enterprises)
Status
Status
Team Identity
Alignment
Universe
Organization
Team Leader(s)
Contents |
History
Locations
Main
- Main Plant - Flushings, Queens: A two square mile, multi-billion dollar complex, on the shore of Long Island Sound that features extensive research and manufacturing facilities and the vast corporate offices that make up the backbone of S.I.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #40
- Westchester Facility - Westchester, NY: Proving ground for many of Stark's military designs. Facilities include a large wind-tunnel.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #42
- Missile Launch Facility - Long Island, NY: Missile Launch site located on the tip of Long Island.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #42
- Stark Electric Plant #4 - (Queens or Manhattan?): Site of a battle between Spider-Man and Electro.
- First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1
Other Properties
- Washington DC - Tony Stark maintains a small cottage and garage on the outskirts of Washington DC.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #47
- Manhattan Penthouse - Tony Stark maintains a luxurious penthouse suite in Manhattan.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #51
- Long Island Private Estate - Tony Stark had a private seaside estate. It was destroyed by a blast from the
Mandarin's killer satellite.
- First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #61
- Retreat, Los Angeles, CA
- Smart House, Evergreen Island, Seattle, WA;
- First Appearance: Iron Man Vol 3. #11
- Villa Mi Casa, Caribbean Islands.
Other Locations
- Detroit, MI (Aerospace)
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- San Diego, CA
- Chula Vista, CA (Rapid Transit Machinery)
- The Works in Ventura, CA
- San Francisco and nearby Marin County
- "Nuke U" in Southern California (nuclear research facility containing three vast reactors)
- Geothermal Institute in the Mojave Desert
- Seattle, WA
- Omegaville (a solar-powered town) near Citrusville, FL
- Miami, FL
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX (refinery)
- London
- Berlin
- Paris
- Hong Kong
- Lenigradsky Prospekt, Moscow
- Meridean Island (Caribbean)
- Lakani Island plant (in the Pacific)
- Manila, Philippines
- Slorenia
- "Deep Stark One" (underwater research; located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean)
Subsidiary companies and branches
- Accutech
- Askew Electronics
- Barstow Electronics
- Cordco
- Donahue Corporation
- Pendyne Incorporated
- Smart Green Technologies
- Stark Bio-Film Research
- Stark Heavy Industries
- Stark Insurance
- Stark Light Time Computing
- Stark Robotics
- Stark Super Dynamics
- Maria Stark Foundation
- Maria Stark Memorial Children's Hospital located at Avengers Tower
- Stark Solutions
- Stark Heart Foundation
- Stark Substance Abuse Counseling Clinic located at Avengers Tower
Technology developed
- Lightweight Mortars - Tony Stark provided lightweight mortars to the US Army in Tales of Suspense #39 for use in Vietnam. They look suspiciously like M-79 Grenade Launchers.
- Jet-Powered Roller Skates - Collapsible skates that can be clamped to the sole of a boot with an ordinary skate key and are driven by miniature transistorized motors. They were developed for use by the US Military. It was envisioned that an entire infantry division equipped with these could transport itself along the highway at up to 60 mph without the use of trucks. Demonstrated to the US Army in Tales of Suspense #40.
- Atomic Naval Cannons - Designed to fire a nuclear salvo more than 500 miles, revolutionizing battleship firepower. (Mentioned in Tales of Suspense #41)
- Flesh-Healing Serum - Serum that closes any open wound in two seconds with synthetic liquid tissue. (Mentioned in Tales of Suspense #41)
- Radiation Resistant alloy - Material capable of resisting radiation for use in space capsules. (Mentioned in Tales of Suspense #41)
- Burp Guns - .50 Caliber submachine guns capable of firing explosive cartridges at rates of up to 1,000 spm. (Mentioned in Tales of Suspense #41)
- Disintegrator Ray - Flashlight-sized device capable of projecting a ray that could instantaneously vaporize a two-foot thick section of reinforced concrete wall. Prototype demonstrated to the US Army in Tales of Suspense #42.
- Y-69 Rocket - An experimental three-man rocket first tested in Tales of Suspense #46.
- Anti-Gravity Ray - Experimental device capable of negating the effects of gravity around whatever its beam hit. Was powerful enough to lift an entire factory off of its foundation! Demonstrated to the Department of Defense, then stolen by the Black Widow in Tales of Suspense #53. The only working model was destroyed by Iron Man.
- Observer Missiles - Remotely controlled missiles equipped with surveillance equipment. Used by the US Military to take pictures behind enemy lines in Vietnam in Tales of Suspense #54.
- Uranus II Rocket - seen in Tales of Suspense #60.
- Moon Missile - Protoype rocket seen in Tales of Suspense #63.
- Mangler Missile - Anti-Missile missile attaches itself to an enemy missile, taking control of it. First tested in Tales of Suspense #65.
- Mini-Submarine - A one-man scout sub that can out run and out flank almost any torpedo. First tested by Iron Man in Tales of Suspense #66. Destroyed during battle between Iron Man and Attuma.
Employees
Current
- Felix Alvarez, COO
- Pepper Potts - Tony Stark's Executive Assistant
- Bambi Arbogast - Secretary
- HOMER - Highly advanced AI; conducts research
- Abraham Zimmer - Researcher, co-designer of HOMER
- Bethany Cabe - Security
- Jasper Sitwell - SHIELD Liaison
- Dr. Erica Sondheim - Medical Division
- Dr. Su Yin - Medical, Hong Kong Branch
- Sun Tao - unknown
- Philip Grant- Software
- Vic Martinelli-Security
Former
- Happy Hogan, Tony Stark's Chauffeur; Personal Assistant; Trainer
- James Rhodes -pilot, CEO
- Anton Vanko, Head of Electrical Research
- Dr. Birch, Head of the New Products Division
- Scott Lang, Electronics
- Victoria Benning (Earth-616), Physical Therapy Division
- Jane Foster, Special medical consultant to Stark
- Gregor Shapanka, research scientist
- Abe Klein
- Krissy Longfellow, Secretary
- Yvette Avriel
- Morley Erwin, founder of Circuits Maximus
- Clytemnestra Erwin
- Marcy Pearson
- Artemus Pithins (Earth-616, Public Relations
- Eddie March
- Maximilian Stone, Geothermal Research
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.
Notes
- No special notes.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Appearances of Stark Industries (Chronological)
- Appearances of Stark Industries (Unordered)
- Team Gallery: Stark Industries
- Fan-Art Gallery: Stark Industries
Links and References
- None.
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