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Marvel Comics was started by pulp publisher Martin Goodman in 1939 with the anthology comic book title Marvel Comics (which was changed to Marvel Mystery Comics with issue #2). During the golden age of comics, the publisher developed a popular core of characters including Captain America, Bucky, Human Torch, Submariner, Miss America, Golden Girl, Red Skull, and many others by creators such as Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Bill Everett, Stan Lee, and others.
Goodman used a number of corporate brands for Marvel throughout his tenure, including Timely Publications, Atlas Comics. The company was one of the largest publishers of Pre-Code Horror comic books during the early 1950s.
During the years following World War II, like many comic book publishers, the company transitioned to horror, crime, romance, and western titles among others. Marvel titles from this era include Journey into Mystery, Marvel Tales, Strange Tales, Venus, and countless others.
But the 1961 debut of The Fantastic Four signalled the start of the Marvel Universe we're familiar with today. Characters and teams such as Hulk, Ant Man, Wasp, Avengers, X-Men and more by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, and others became the foundational characters which Marvel has expanded upon since that time.
In 1968, a company called Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation acquired Marvel from founder Martin Goodman. Marvel was acquired by film and media company New World Entertainment in 1986. New World sold the publisher to Ronald Perelman in 1989, who took the company public.
After riding high on a booming comics market and trading cards and other merchandise through the next few years, but its fortunes quickly turned with a slumping industry and other factors, and Marvel filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1996.
Toy Biz, headed by Avi Arad and Isaac Perlmutter, acquired Marvel the next year, ending the bankruptcy. In 2004, Marvel Studios' acquired funding from Merrill Lynch to self-finance its own films, and with the 2008 debut of Iron Man, the company's rise to prominence in both the American and global film industry began. The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment on December 31, 2009, for $4 Billion.
A Comic Store In Your Future looks at the very near future for comic shops and makes some wishes for us all in 2025
Marvel In March 2025 Welcomes The Age Of Revelation - is this a follow up to the Age of Apocalypse? It all feels very Biblical.
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #3 hits stores this Thursday! Get ready for a jolly holiday brawl as Moon Knight faces off against foes who play as dirty as he does.
Timeslide #1 hits stores on Thursday, Dec. 26th. Bishop and Cable team up to stop a time-eating mutant foe in this holiday-delayed preview of Marvel's newest X-Men adventure.
Check out the preview for Blade: Red Band #3, where the Daywalker faces a new foe from an old lineage. Can Blade survive the wrath of Van Helsing this holiday season?
Discover a shocking chapter from Sabretooth's past in Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk #1. Wolverine uncovers a century-old mystery that could change everything.
Marvel Comics has announced a new comic for the summer of 2025 coming from Jonathan Hickman called Imperial.
Iron Man #3 hits stores this Thursday, delivering a festive clash between Iron Swordsman and Iron Monger. Will Tony's medieval tactics save Stark Unlimited from Roxxon and A.I.M.?
Deniz Camp and the death threats he and his wife have received from him writing The Ultimates for Marvel Comics this year
When Rob Liefeld & Pepe Larraz Drew The Same Deadpool X-Force Comic
Marvel In 2025: Where Is Spider-Man? And Beware The Spider-W.... Bleeding Cool looks at the possibilities out there.
In Exceptional X-Men #4, Kitty Pryde suspects Iceman's hiding something chilly, while Bronze faces her first solo battle and a crush. Will either melt under pressure?
Marvel In 2025: Eternal Storm... But Who Would Trade Away Immortality? The answers may be in Storm and Deadpool...
Marvel In 2025: Galactic Leaders Assassinated in a Time Of Strife? How much of this is about Jean Grey, the Phoenix?
Marvel In 2025: The Will Of Doom and The False Metal, what does this mean for Emperor Doom and Wolverine next year?
In Amazing Spider-Man #64, Spider-Man faces off against Callix and the Crimson Canines. Will our hero survive the 8 Deaths of Spider-Man? Check out the preview!
In West Coast Avengers #2, Firestar joins the team, but her past with ORCHIS threatens to derail her mentorship role. Can the Avengers save her from herself?
Mystique #3 hits stores this Thursday. What's the mother of mutant terrorism up to in Madripoor's Lowtown? And who's been sent to stop her? Check out the preview!
Marvel In 2025: Utgard Rises but Who Is The Man With The Hammer? Questions, questions, questions, have we any answers?
Marvel In 2025: The Ghost Fist Walks... Danny Rand is returning in a rather incorporeal fashion for next year.
Marvel In 2025.... Ms Marvel To Get A Second Genesis... will she be mutant, inhuman or something else?
Kidpool/Spider-Boy #1 hits stores this Thursday! Will these two youthful heroes save the day, or will their antics bring back the Comics Code? A holiday treat for all ages!
Marvel In 2025 Asks What Became Of Emily Bright? And what does it have to do with The Dormammu Invasion Of Earth?
Marvel In 2025 Asks... Who Waits Within The Last Egg? Is it one left behind on the island of Krakoa?
Marvel In 2025: XVX... X-Men Vs X-Men and the 3K Gene Bomb... there's all sorts of stuff coming in the year ahead.
Marvel In 2025 - We're Getting An Ultimate Incursion.... whatever that is. Probably by Jonathan Hickman.
"The Dormammu Invasion Of Earth" will be coming to Marvel Comics sometime in 2025. But what will it mean?
In X-Men #9, Rogue and Cyclops clash as tensions reach a boiling point. Can the X-Men survive this internal struggle, or will Xavier's dream shatter like a fragile ornament?
Marvel's Hellhunters #1 drops this Thursday, introducing Ghost Rider '44 in a WWII-era tale of vengeance. Can one flaming soldier turn the tide against evil?
Ultraman X Avengers #3 hits stores this Thursday. Can Earth's mightiest heroes and the Ultra Guard stop Galactus and his new herald? It's a cosmic Christmas throwdown!