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Marvel Comics is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment. Marvel has been associated with Disney since 1988 and has been a part of The Walt Disney Company since 2009. Marvel is rivaled primarily by DC Comics, which is owned by the rivalling WarnerMedia.

History

Founded by Martin Goodman in 1939, Marvel was initially known as Timely Comics, and later Atlas. By 1961, however, following experimentation with science fiction and humorous animal characters, the line was relaunched as Marvel (taking its name from one of their earliest comic titles), and re-focused on superheroes of more complex character. The company soon became DC's closest rival, with such properties as Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Wolverine, Thor, and the Hulk, all of which, like their DC Comics counterparts, have been adapted into animation, films, television series, T-shirts, toys, and video games.

Stan Lee, whose history with the company goes back to its early days and who is credited with creating, or co-creating with artist/co-writer collaborators like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, most of the iconic Marvel superheroes introduced in the 1960s (and featured in the current Marvel Cinematic Universe films) made a cameo appearance in almost every single Marvel film project up until his death. Stan Lee actually chose to work with Disney instead of Warner Bros.

Association with Disney

Marvel's first publication of a Disney comic was a graphic novel adaptation of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988. It was followed up by an original graphic novel, Roger Rabbit: The Resurrection of Doom, in 1989.

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This subscription form for Marvel's Disney comic books ran at the start of their run with the license in 1994.

In 1994, following the closure of Disney Comics, Marvel acquired the license to publish comics based on then-modern Disney properties, such as Beauty and the Beast, Gargoyles, and Darkwing Duck. Although most of these were extensions to the original films and were original stories, they also did two official comic book adaptations of The Lion King and Pocahontas, both of which were published as graphic novels and two-issue mini-series, as well as in concurrent issues of Disney Adventures. Marvel's Disney comics were eventually condensed into one title, Disney Comic Hits!, in the summer of 1995. Unfortunately, due to Marvel filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1996, Disney Comic Hits! was canceled after 16 issues that very month and the comic book license for Disney's modern properties was moved to Acclaim.

In December 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment (the parent company of Marvel Comics), allowing Disney to produce future films and television shows starring the Marvel Comics characters. However, due to Marvel Comics becoming reluctant to publish kid-friendly comics and pushing for more adult-oriented content, much of the publisher's new Disney comic output since then have primarily been in the form of Disney Kingdoms, a line of original titles based on Disney's theme park attractions, and a series of comics based on the Star Wars franchise (after Disney acquired it in 2012), while most other Disney-related comics in the US (including the "core four" Disney comic books and notably including Big Hero 6, which itself was based on a Marvel comic) have instead been published by IDW Publishing, Papercutz, Joe Books, Dark Horse Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment.

Several shows Marvel made before Disney's acquisition can be streamed on the Disney+ app.

Disney comic titles published by Marvel

1988-1996 ( Marvel take on Disney )

2010-present

Disney titles

Lucasfilm titles

Trivia

  • In Ms. Marvel, a poster of Captain Marvel can be seen in Kamala's bedroom. This image comes directly from the Marvel comic, Captain Marvel (2016) — Issue #4.

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Marvel Cinematic Universe films
The Avengers (2012) • Iron Man 3 (2013) • Thor: The Dark World (2013) • Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) • Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) • Ant-Man (2015) • Captain America: Civil War (2016) • Doctor Strange (2016) • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) • Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) • Thor: Ragnarok (2017) • Black Panther (2018) • Avengers: Infinity War (2018) • Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) • Captain Marvel (2019) • Avengers: Endgame (2019) • Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) • Black Widow (2021) • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) • Eternals (2021) • Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) • Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) • Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) • The Marvels (2023)

Upcoming: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) • Captain America: Brave New World (2025) • Thunderbolts (2025) • The Fantastic Four (2025) • Blade (2025) • Avengers 5 (2026) • Avengers: Secret Wars (2027) • Armor Wars (TBA) • Spider-Man 4 (TBA) • Shang-Chi 2 (TBA) • Eternals 2 (TBA) • Black Panther 3 (TBA) • Doctor Strange 3 (TBA) • X-Men (TBA)

X-Men Cinematic Universe films
Dark Phoenix (2019) • The New Mutants (2020)
Marvel Rising films
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018)
Marvel Cinematic Universe shows
Marvel Television: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015-2020) • Agent Carter (2015-2016) • Daredevil (2015-2018) • Jessica Jones (2015-2019) • Luke Cage (2016-2018) • Iron Fist (2017-2018) • The Defenders (2017) • Inhumans (2017) • The Punisher (2017-2019) • Runaways (2017-2019) • Cloak & Dagger (2018-2019) • Helstrom (2020)

Marvel Studios: WandaVision (2021) • The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) • Loki (2021-present) • What If...? (2021-present) • Hawkeye (2021) • Moon Knight (2022) • Ms. Marvel (2022) • I Am Groot (2022-2023) • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022) • Secret Invasion (2023) • Echo (2024)
Upcoming: Agatha (2024) • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2024) • Eyes of Wakanda (2024) • Daredevil: Born Again (2025) • Ironheart (2025) • Marvel Zombies (2025) • Wonder Man (TBA) • Untitled Olympians series (TBA) • Vision Quest (TBA) • Strange Academy (TBA)

Marvel Cinematic Universe TV specials
Werewolf by Night (2022) • The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)

Upcoming: Silver Surfer (TBA) • Untitled Nova film (TBA) • Sentry (TBA)

Marvel Animation
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010-2012) • Ultimate Spider-Man (2012-2017) • Avengers Assemble (2013-2019) • Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013-2015) • Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014-2015) • Guardians of the Galaxy (2015-2019) • Marvel Future Avengers (2017-2018) • Spider-Man (2017-2020) • M.O.D.O.K. (2021) • Hit-Monkey (2021-present) • Spidey and his Amazing Friends (2021-present) • Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023-present) • LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red (2023)

Upcoming: X-Men '97 (2024)

Video games
Marvel Avengers: Battle for EarthMarvel: Contest of ChampionsMarvel: Avengers AllianceMarvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteMarvel's AvengersMarvel Tsum Tsum
See Also
Marvel EntertainmentMarvel StudiosMarvel AnimationMarvel TelevisionMarvel PressMarvel MusicMarvel ProductionsMarvel Studios Animation


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Cartoon-based titles
"Core Four" and other titles based on shorts: Walt Disney's Comics and StoriesMickey Mouse (Adventures/Wizards of Mickey/X-Mickey) • Donald Duck (Adventures/PKNA/Double Duck) • Uncle Scrooge (Adventures) • Goofy AdventuresDonald and MickeyWalt Disney GiantWalt Disney Showcase

Based on animated features: AladdinBeauty and the Beast (New Adventures) • Big Hero 6CarsCinestory ComicsDisney Comic Hits!Disney FairiesDisney PrincessDisney VillainsFrozenThe IncrediblesThe Little Mermaid (Disney Comics/Marvel) • Monsters, Inc.: Laugh FactoryTangledToy StoryZootopia: Friends to the Rescue
Based on TV cartoons: Chip 'n Dale Rescue RangersDarkwing DuckThe Disney AfternoonDuckTales (IDW) • Gargoyles (Marvel/SLG/Dynamite) • Star vs. the Forces of EvilTaleSpin

Other Disney-related comic books
Based on live-action films and shows: DinosaursJohn Carter: World of MarsThe Muppet Show Comic Book (Spin-off mini-series: Muppet Robin Hood/Muppet Peter Pan/Muppet King Arthur/Muppet Snow White/Muppet Sherlock Holmes) • Roger Rabbit (Toontown) • Star Wars (Adventures/Forces of Destiny)

Based on theme park attractions: Disney Kingdoms (Seekers of the Weird/Figment/Big Thunder Mountain Railroad/Figment 2/The Haunted Mansion/Enchanted Tiki Room) • SLG's The Haunted MansionPirates of the Caribbean

Comic magazines
Aku AnkkaDisney AdventuresDisney Junior MagazineFrozen: The Official MagazineMickey's MagazineMickey Mouse MagazineMinnie & Daisy BFF MagazinePicsou MagazinePhineas and FerbTopolino
Publishers
Dell ComicsGold Key ComicsGladstone PublishingDisney ComicsMarvel ComicsDark Horse ComicsGemstone PublishingBoom! StudiosFantagraphicsIDW PublishingJoe BooksDynamite EntertainmentEgmont Group
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