Maria Stark

Marvel Comics fictional character Comics character Maria StarkPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceIron Man #104 (November 1977)Created byBill Mantlo (writer) George Tuska (artist)In-story informationAlter egoMaria Collins CarbonellSpeciesHumanTeam affiliationsStark Industries Maria Collins Stark (née Carbonell) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is Howard Stark's wife/Tony Stark's mother. Fictional character biography Maria Stark was born into a wealthy family in Southampton, New York. In her adulthood, she became a socialite and philanthropist. She dated Obadiah Stane. While staying in Monaco during a flight scale, Maria escaped from her bodyguards at a casino, where she deliberately lost large sums of money at baccarat and was escorted from the premises. Howard Stark, who owned the casino, noticed her being forcefully escorted by her bodyguards and they followed her back to her hotel room. Maria and Howard formed an unlikely duo as they successfully took down the guards and escaped in a car. Maria married Howard sometime later, and together they had their son Tony Stark. Maria was unsuccessful in preventing T