Marvel Comics - Wikipedia
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.
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Marvel Comics began life as "Timely Publications" in 1939, with comic books featuring Captain America, Namor the Sub-Mariner and an early version of Human Torch. Legendary comics writer Stan Lee was hired as an office assistant in 1939.
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Marvel Comics Database is a wiki anyone can edit, full of characters (like Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, and the Hulk), comic books, and movies!
Marvel's 85th Anniversary: Marvel Comics Through the Decades
Aug 30, 2024 · On August 31, 1939, the release of MARVEL COMICS (1939) #1 birthed something special: the Marvel Universe. From the streets of New York to the far reaches of the Multiverse, the Marvel Universe opened readers up to countless strange tales and journeys into mystery with its heroes and villains.
Marvel Comics history: How the company came back from bankruptcy …
Mar 16, 2021 · After a company called Detective Comics, or DC, debuted a Superman comic to great success in 1938, a lot of other people decided to hop on the comic books bandwagon. Among them was a New York...
Marvel Comics History and Marvel Comics Background
5 days ago · Marvel Comics was founded by established pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman in 1939 as an eventual group of subsidiary companies under the umbrella name Timely Comics.
Marvel Comics Timeline - Comichron
1932: Martin Goodman starts the magazine publishing business that will later become Marvel. August 1939: Marvel Comics #1 is published under Martin Goodman's Timely Comics umbrella. Other logos would be used, including Atlas in the 1950s.
MARVEL'S ORIGIN
MARVEL'S ORIGIN. It's always important to celebrate the classics. Presenting the mainstream Marvel Universe! 1961-1963 was Marvel's "Silver Age", marking a transition out of Timely Comics, into the Marvel Comics name we know today.
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Oct 10, 2011 · Over the past 70-odd years, Marvel Entertainment has evolved from that first issue of Marvel Comics into one of the industry’s leaders. Its multi-billion dollar deal with The Walt Disney...
The History of Marvel Comics
Sep 17, 2018 · From small beginnings of a pulp magazine producer to the entertainment monolith of today, lets take a look at the history of Marvel Comics and their affect on the world. In 1939, a man by the name of Martin Goodman (a producer of …