howard-8410-2020-ts-fullHOWARD

Real Name: Anthony "Tony" Stark

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-8410) circa 2020 A.D.

Occupation:  Unrevealed;
    former bodyguard and assistant to Wellington Marcus (see comments)

Group Membership: Marcus Amalgamated;
    presumably formerly the Avengers (see comments)

Affiliations: Iron Man (Arno Stark), Melodi "Micky" MacLain;
    formerly Wellington Marcus

Enemies: Irkutsk Liberation Front, Wellington Marcus;

Known Relatives: Howard Stark (father, deceased), Maria Stark (mother, deceased);
    Morgan Stark (cousin)
    Arno Stark (first cousin, once-removed), Arno Stark, Jr. (first cousin, twice-removed, deceased);
    see comments

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: A private suite in a building in presumably midtown Manhattan, New York.

First Appearance: Iron Man 2020#1 (August, 1994)

Powers/Abilities: A genius technologist, Tony Stark designed and wore numerous models of the Iron Man armor in the past.

    As of 2020 A.D., he appeared to contain himself to a hover-chair that granted him advanced scanning abilities and presumably a number of offensive and defensive weapons.

    He may have used the hover-chair due to orthopedic and/or neurologic deficits that limited his ability to stand, or he may just have been a little older, preferred not to stand and had the technology to facilitate this.

    Advanced technology and scanners via his hover-chair.

    He still possessed at least a copy of his Iron Man armor (at least what was Model 13 on Earth-616)

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'; heroic age Tony was likely 6'1" like his Reality-616 counterpart, but many people lose a little height with age; however, as Howard, he was not shown to be standing, and he may or may not be able to stand)
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately )
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Gray (formerly black)howard-8410-2020-ts-face-glassless
History:
(Machine Man II#1 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005: 2020 entry) - In the reality of Earth-8410, the Heroic Age ended in the 1980s. Many heroes mysteriously disappeared, after which the world was taken over by megacorporations.

(Iron Man 2020#1 (fb) - BTS) - Tony Stark apparently went into hiding and was believed to be dead. By 2020 A.D., Stark adopted the identity of Howard (after his own father) and rode in a levitating chair, perhaps indicating some orthopedic and/or neurologic limitations in his legs. He became the bodyguard and personal assistant of Wellington Marcus, the third richest man in the world and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marcus Amalgamated.

    Although Howard believed Marcus deserved to pay heavily for his crimes, he continued to serve Marcus loyally, and Marcus trusted him implicitly, considering Howard to be a practical extension of himself.

(Iron Man 2020#1 (fb) - BTS) - Marcus designed a computer virus, with which he intended to virtually destroy computer networks worldwide in seconds, and its antidote, which he intended to use to accumulate massive wealth and ensure that his systems became the new worldwide standard.

    After Marcus' daughter, Melodi, stole a copy of the virus and the antidote and was captured and ransomed by the Irkutsk Liberation Front, Howard accompanied Marcus to a meeting with Iron Man (Arno Stark, his own nephew) to discuss retrieving her (specifically so Marcus could recover the copy of the virus and its antidote). Marcus ordered that the top three levels of the building be cleared.

(Iron Man 2020#1) - After their helicopter landed on Stark International headquarters in Manhattan, New York, Marcus checked with Howard, who confirmed that Stark was powered up (as Iron Man) but that all weapon systems were in neutral and that his sensors indicated no other lifeforms on the top three floors as requested.

    Howard remained silent as he accompanied Marcus and Stark inside to his office to discuss, declining when a floating robot offered him a drink. He continued to remain silent as Marcus' warriors attacked the building to test Iron Man's capabilities, and as Iron Man defeated the attackers. When Iron Man asked who was the man present during what he thought would be a private meeting, Marcus introduced Howard as his personal assistant and bodyguard, "practically speaking, he is an extension of myself."

    Howard observed as Marcus subsequently asked Stark to retrieve his daughter.

(Iron Man 2020#1 - BTS) - Iron Man subsequently recovered Melodi, who told him about Marcus' computer virus and plans.

howard-8410-2020-ts-imarmor(Iron Man 2020#1) - Howard reported to Marcus as Stark's plane entered Marcus Amalgamated's airspace, further noting that Stark had Melodi with him and was circling and had stated that he and Marcus needed to talk.

    Marcus then instructed Howard to engage auto-tracking of the unidentified craft (Stark's plane), signal the gunners to action stations and to open a comlink to the plane.

    After Stark informed Marcus that he wanted to cut a new deal to ensure Melodi's safety, Marcus ordered Stark's plane to be shot down. When Iron Man jettisoned the escape pod containing himself and Melodi, Marcus was pleased that he would have a chance to try out their prototype after all. Howard assured him that the suit was completely powered up with all systems operational, and the pleased Marcus ordered him to stand by the monitors, as he would be ready in moments.

(Iron Man 2020#1 - BTS) - Marcus subsequently attacked Iron Man in his giant armor, threatening to slay him and Melodi, but Iron Man infected his own armor with the virus and then injected it into Marcus' suit, and the out of control Marcus was eventually shot down by his own automated security.

(Iron Man 2020#1) - In the aftermath, Howard informed Melodi that she now owned the controlling shares of Marcus Amalgamated, and she and Arno arranged a date to discuss a merger of sorts.

    A few hours later, Howard returned to his private suite in Midtown Manhattan, where he considered that Marcus had "at long last received his just deserts," that he expected that Stark Enterprises (it was called International earlier, but they are presumably synonymous) would eventually merge with Marcus Amalgamated and become stronger than before, and that Micky would help Arno to at last become the man he was destined to be: "A man who no longer measured life by the length of a dollar but who knew what it was to help people for their own sake."

    Having opened a door that concealed his old Iron Man armor, Howard further speculated that perhaps Arno would finally know the thrill he once felt when he was a golden Avenger, a man who would be proud to be the Iron Man of 2020.

    Noting it to have been a good day, Howard further thought that maybe he would be able to make a few suggestions about improving his armor when he rebuilt it.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005: 2020 entry) - Melodi married Arno, and Howard came to work for Arno, although still without Arno's knowledge of his true identity.

    With Howard and Melodi’s assistance, Arno decided to pursue more noble goals.

Comments: Created by Walter Simonson, Bob Wiacek and William Rosado. 

    The owner of Marcus Amalgamated was referred inconsistently as Wellington Marcus and Marcus Wellington.

    Tony Stark is presumably in his early 30's in the modern era, so in Reality-8410's 2020 A.D. he is likely around 70 years-old.
    We don't know exactly how much of Tony Stark-8410's history, familial relationships, etc. were identical to Tony Stark-616, so only things that are confirmed for Tony-8410 are included here. Iron Man 2020's OHotMU entry confirmed Tony to be short for Anthony, and his parents were confirmed as Howard and Maria Stark.

    This profile was completed 10/24/2025, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Howard should be distinguished from:

private suite

howard-8410-2020-ts-suite-exthoward-8410-2020-ts-suite-int"Howard" used a private suite in a building in Midtown Manhattan, presumably with high-level security, which contained at least one suit of Iron Man armor and various computer systems, etc.

--Iron Man 2020#1


images: (without ads)
Iron Man 2020#1, pg. 15, panel 2 (frontal; hoverchair; full);
       pg. 50, panel 5 (face);
       pg. 63, panel 5-6 (base exterior & interior)
       pg. 64, panel 1 (Iron Man armor);
          panel 2 (face, without glasses)
Appearances:
Iron Man 2020#1 (August, 1994) - Walt Simonson (writer), Bob Wiacek (writer, art), William Rosado (penciler), Nelson Yomtov (editor)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 (November, 2005) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer/coordinator), Sean McQuaid, Stuart Vandal, Mark O'English, Eric J. Moreels, Michael Hoskin, Bill Lentz, Chris Biggs & Anthony Flamini (writers), Michael Short (assistant editor), Jeff Youngquist & Jennifer Grunwald (editors)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z hardcover#1 (March, 2008) - Jeff Christiansen (head writer/coordinator), Mike Fichera, Stuart Vandal, Mark O'English, Sean McQuaid, Madison Carter, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Eric J. Moreels, David Wiltfong, Chad Anderson, Anthony Flamini, Jacob Rougemont, Gabriel Shechter, Rich Green, Chris Biggs, Al Sjoerdsma, David Sexton, Bill Lentz, Barry Reese, Jonathan Couper-Smartt, Mike Raicht & Stephen Faulkner (writers), Brian Overton (copy editor), John Denning & Cory Levine (assistant editors), Mark D. Beazley (editor, special projects), Jeff Youngquist & Jennifer Grunwald (editors)


First posted: 09/01/2026
Last updated: 10/24/2025

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