Martin Goodman Archives

Marvel publisher Martin Goodman as "Captain Goodman" in Georgie Comics #1, and the cover of Georgie Comics #26 (Marvel 1945, 1950).
As we've mentioned before, someone at Marvel — Stan Lee or Al Sulman, perhaps? — was a big fan of actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr.  Of course, Marvel was not the only comic book publisher with comics influenced by the star of Algiers, Lady of the Tropics, Samson and Delilah, and numerous other films.  The screen legend[...]
Is Martin Goodman's Grandson Trying To Get The Name Of Atlas Comics Back?
Then it was known as Marvel Comics. In 2010, the grandson of Martin Goodman, Jason Goodman announced a partnership with his company Nemesis Group Inc and comic publisher Ardden Entertainment to relaunch his father's Atlas Comics brand starting with two #0 issues featuring the Grim Ghost and Phoenix. With another character, Wulf the Barbarian, they were the stars of[...]
Dynamite Buys The Atlas Comics Trademark From Jeffrey Stevens
Marvel's founder Martin Goodman revived the name in 1974 after selling Marvel The line soon folded. And then in 2002, small press publisher Jeffrey Stevens registered the trademark and had it accepted In 2010, Marvel tried to get it back and failed In 2012, Martin's grandson Jason Goodman also tried and failed. Then, along came Nicky Barrucci,[...]
If Bleeding Cool Existed In 1968…
They still printed them though.Of course, Martin Goodman sold Marvel that autumn Who knows what was really going on or where those rumors came from? This is from The Marvel Tribune #7, a  comics fanzine published June/July 1968. That was the year that Iron Man, Nick Fury, Sub Mariner, Silver Surfer, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange,[...]
Alternate Theories Add To The Secret History of Marvel Comics
Vassallo, that — not only gives us a completely new look at something that many of us "old timers" always knew, but actually presents us with an alternate theory of why Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko left their long-time associations with Marvel. According to the authors, these two giants of the industry and pillars of Marvel itself probably left the[...]