- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- technology@beehaw.org
The parallels between Musk and Stark seemed perfect on paper. Both are billionaire tech innovators with a flair for the dramatic and dreams of changing the world.
The parallels between Musk and Stark seemed perfect on paper. Both are billionaire tech innovators with a flair for the dramatic and dreams of changing the world.
When Stan Lee created Tony back in the 1960’s he probably took his inspiration from Howard Hughes.
Hughes had been the inspiration for a famous novel of the time, “The Carpetbaggers.”
HH was played by Leo DiCaprio in ‘The Aviator.’
Hughes was smart though. Unlike Elon “Phoney Starck” Musk.
If you watched agent Carter, Howard Stark is clearly just Hughes by a different name.
Doc Savage has entered the chat.
Millionaire geniuses were a dime a dozen in the Pulp Era!
[jk, of course you’re right]