
He constantly pushed Tony to be the best, telling him that someone must have 'iron in their backbone' to be successful.

Howard married a woman named Maria Collins Carbonell and together they had a son, Tony. The robots were only supposed to be activated if the US was overrun during a presumed Cold War conflict, but both known models have been accidentally awakened and stopped by the Avengers. These included the Manhattan Project and housing the 'Arsenal' robots in a hidden sub-basement in his mansion.

During World War II and after, he worked on various government projects. He and his own father (Howard Stark Senior) worked on various projects, and later founded Stark Industries.
