Howard Stark (Earth-11584)

History
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Powers & Abilities

 * Technological Genius: Howard's genius with mechanical engineering, nuclear physics, and even genetics, allowed him to turn Stark Industries from a small time parts manufacturer into the largest weapons contractor in the country during World War II. Notable inventions of his include the Vita-Ray Generator (a key component in the original Super Soldier Project), the ARC Reactor (and a new element to safely power the reactor) and the basic algorithims for Tony Stark's eventual projects involving Artificial Intelligence. The only thing holding Howard back, it seemed, was the limited technology of his day.
 * Business Savvy: In addition to his technological genius, Howard was a shrewd businessman as well, able to balance both his successes as the leader of Stark Industries and his duties as a co-founder and council leader of SHIELD.

Weaknesses
Despite his technological brilliance, Howard was socially aloof and very impersonal, particularly around those he worked with. While he had a naturally outgoing personality in his youth, he became much more reserved as he got older, to the point of barely ever acknowledging his son's existence to his face (though privately, he held his son in incredibly high regard). This emotional aloofness was likely due to the sudden "death" of his best friend, Steve Rogers, and Stark's inability to find him after World War II.

Howard also was prone to over-drinking, a struggle his son would later inherit as well, though it did not appear that Howard's drinking ever caused any real problems with his business affairs.

Film Details
Howard Stark appears in the following films within the Earth-11584 continuity of the MCU. In The First Avenger, he is portrayed by actor Dominic Cooper. In all other instances, he is portrayed by John Slattery.
 * Iron Man (2008) [brief appearance only]
 * Iron Man 2 (2010)
 * Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
 * Ant-Man (2015)
 * Captain America: Civil War (2016)