Maria Stark

"Where ignorance is bliss..." "...'tis fooly to be wise."

- Howard Stark and Maria Stark quoting one of 's poems

Maria Collins Carbonell Stark was Tony Stark's mother and Howard Stark's wife. She died in a car crash with her husband that led to Tony inheriting Stark Industries.

Marriage
Maria married Howard Stark, who became a devoted husband despite being a womanizer during his youth.

Lunch with Anton Vanko
In the 1960s, she and Howard had lunch with Anton Vanko after his defection from the Soviet Union.

Birth of Tony Stark
Maria and Howard Stark had a son together, Anthony Stark, on May 29, 1970.

Death
On December 17, 1991, she and her husband Howard Stark were both killed in an apparent car accident that was actually arranged by HYDRA.

Family

 * Father-in-Law
 * Mother-in-Law
 * Howard Stark † - Husband
 * Tony Stark - Son

Allies

 * Edwin Jarvis † - Butler
 * Anton Vanko

Enemies

 * HYDRA - Killers