" @_Wildcard_ said:Actually it's pretty easy to prove that Stark isn't as wealthy as Wayne." @CaptainRodgers: bruce will always be richer, simply because tony blows through vast amounts of cash doing stuff like building the avengers mansion. or EMP bombing his entire infrastructure lol. bruce keeps his business and heroics seperate, tony wears them both on his sleeve. "Is much as that's possible you can't prove that Tony doesn't have the money to waste and still be richer than Bruce "
1. There've been several stories where Tony has been shown to be answerable and controlled to a degree by his boards and shareholders (which of course all major CEO's and Directors are), or fight for control. At the same time it has been shown (for the majority of tales - the only exclusion I can think of is when Talia al Gul bought enough shares to control one devision of Wayne Ent) that Wayne has full control and ownership of every aspect of Wayne Enterprises and has actually dictated to his boards when and what he wanted ( which you can only do if you always hold 51% or more). He has also been shown to be able to close entire branches of his business on a seeming whim, that's close not sell off a pertinent fact.
2. Every aspect of Stark in every depiction is solely a weapons building technology based business (including all subsidiaries). This means the business as a whole is completely moved based on market forces for that industry when they're good good when they're not really bad. Wayne enterprises however has many branches not tech based, plus the companies that are tech based are spread through a wider array of technology. Wayne Enterprises has fingers in biotech, food, shipping, ship yards,
3. I can't recall a single time where Stark has shown himself to be a more financial heavy weight than other Marvel b/millionaires. Bruce has made Lex back down from a statement by simply saying he'd shut him down and when Lex went down Wayne Enterprises bought Lexcorps holdings. Lexcorp in story in Superman had had runs on Large companies like Star Labs, Kord Industries and bought Goldstar (Boosters old company)
4. Stark (according to in story tales) was established in the 19th Century. While Waynecorp (the former name of Wayne Enterprises ) was established around the same it was started by a member of the Wayne family using the wealth that had already been built by the Wayne Merchant house established in the 17th century.
The evidence is there in droves you just have to look at it.
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