Stark Tower

Stark Tower

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The Stark Tower Complex is a fictional high-rise building complex which appears in publications by Marvel Comics. Located in Manhattan, New York City, the complex is named after its owner Tony Stark who is the alter ego of the superhero Iron Man. The structure is comprised of a 93-story Main Tower flanked by a 35-story South Building and 55-story North Building. Located at the top of the Main Tower is the Watchtower of the superhero The Sentry.

In recent comics the Main Tower along with the Watchtower are informally known as Avengers Tower, as they serve as the headquarters of the superhero team, the Avengers.

Fictional history

The Stark Tower Complex was built as a world-class financial and business facility to complement Midtown Manhattan's business district. The building was completed as a gleaming beacon of modern architecture after four years of excavation and construction. It is located in the vicinity of Manhattan's Columbus Circle approximately 10 blocks north of the Baxter Building, headquarters of the superhero team the Fantastic Four.

While initially intending to use the top three floors of the Main Tower as his state-of-the-art bachelor pad, Stark gave them over to the Avengers as their base of operations after their former base, Avengers Mansion, was destroyed. Longtime caretaker of the Avengers Mansion Edwin Jarvis was asked to resume his duties in the new location. Later, when The Sentry became a member of the Avengers, his long-hidden Watchtower appeared, integrating itself atop the Main Tower [New Avengers #10] . The lower levels of the Main Tower, along with both the South and North Buildings, are largely occupied with Stark's subsidiaries and non-profit organizations.

After the passing of the Superhuman Registration Act (SRA), Iron Man was tapped to head the task force charged with enforcing the Act. Subsequently, Stark Tower became the base of operations of the task force. The controversy surrounding the SRA broke the Avengers team apart leaving Tony Stark to form a new team, the Mighty Avengers, who continue to occupy the Main Tower's higher levels. When the Tower became the headquarters of the SRA task force, it was assigned by the government a squad of Cape-Killer guards with the call sign "Force Unit 9". [cite web | url = http://www.jinxworld.com/SCRIPTS/NEWAVENGERS25.doc | title = New Avengers #25 Script (jinxworld.com) | accessdate = 2007-12-17 | |format=DOC] [Comic book reference | Writer = Brian Michael Bendis | Penciller = Jim Cheung | Inker = Livesay | Story = New Avengers Disassembled | Title = New Avengers | Issue = 25 |date= December 2006 | Publisher = Marvel Comics]

During the events of World War Hulk, a violent battle between The Hulk and Iron Man nearly caused the collapse of Stark Tower ["World War Hulk" #1 (Aug. 2007)] .

Other Media

Video Games

* Stark Tower is a base and level in "" video game. In a cut scene Tony Stark states that there are 40 stories in this version of the tower.
* It is also a landmark in "The Incredible Hulk" and can be destroyed.

Toys

* Stark Tower features as a location in Marvel's "VS System" trading card game.

Bibliography

"Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files" - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe one-shot (June 2007)

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