Howard Stark

Howard Stark is a fictional industrialist and a recurring character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and is associated with the Iron Man line of comic titles. He first appeared in Iron Man, Volume 1 #28 in August, 1970, which chronicled the death of the character in flashback. Howard Stark has also appeared in alternative media, most notably films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character was first referenced as early as Iron Man in 2008, but didn't make his first actual appearance until Iron Man 2 in 2010. The first actor to portray Howard Stark was John Slattery. A younger version of Howard Stark played a much larger role in the World War II-era film Captain America: The First Avenger. Here he was played by actor Dominic Cooper. Cooper reprised the role of Howard for a brief cameo role in the mini-movie "Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter", but took on a larger role in the Agent Carter television series.