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Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, [3] and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years ...
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber [1] / ˈ l iː b ər /; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later became Marvel Comics.
Martin Goodman (also Morris Goodman; [1] born Moe Goodman; [2] January 18, 1908 – June 6, 1992 [2] [3]) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, digest sized magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, who founded the comics magazine company Timely Comics in 1939.
Marvel's brand has its origins in 1939 when the company's precursor, Timely Comics, which rebranded as Atlas Comics in 1951, was founded by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman.
Marvel Studios, LLC, formerly known as Marvel Films, is an American film and television production company.Marvel Studios is the creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a media franchise and shared universe of films and television series produced by the studio, based on characters that appear in Marvel Comics publications.
Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics.
Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Enterprises, Inc.) was an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, formed by the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz.
Marvel UK, an imprint formed in 1972 for the British market; Marvels, a 1994 four-issue miniseries; Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics), several Marvel Comics characters; Ms. Marvel, several Marvel Comics superheroes; Captain Marvel (DC Comics), a fictional superhero also commonly known as Shazam; Mary Marvel, a Fawcett Comics / DC Comics character