Marvel

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The entertainment company known for its interconnected cinematic universe, used as an analogy for how WWE plans its long-term storyline arcs and character developments for events like WrestleMania.


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Summary

Marvel is a prominent American media franchise and comic book publisher, headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1939 as Timely Comics by Martin Goodman, it evolved through Atlas Comics before solidifying its primary brand as Marvel in August 1961 with the launch of *The Fantastic Four*. Since December 31, 2009, Marvel has been a property of The Walt Disney Company and, as of March 2023, a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide. Marvel is renowned for its extensive roster of superheroes like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain America, and teams such as the Avengers and X-Men, many of which form the basis of the highly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Its business strategy, particularly in long-term planning for major events, draws parallels to WWE's emphasis on storytelling over pure competition, as noted by WWE's Chief Creative Officer, Paul "Triple H" Levesque, in relation to events like WrestleMania.

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  • Name

    Marvel

  • Type

    Organization, Comic Book Publisher, Media Franchise

  • Founded

    1939-XX-XX (as Timely Comics)

  • Founder

    Martin Goodman

  • Headquarters

    New York City, United States

  • Key Creators

    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko

  • Notable Teams

    Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Subsidiary of

    Disney Publishing Worldwide

  • Parent Company

    The Walt Disney Company

  • Primary Products

    Comic books, superhero films (Marvel Cinematic Universe), television series, short films, digital series, literature

  • Notable Characters

    Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Black Panther, Captain Marvel

  • Primary Brand Solidified

    August 1961

  • MCU Worldwide Gross Revenue

    Over $32,367,622,730

Timeline
  • Founded as Timely Comics by Martin Goodman. (Source: web_search_results)

    1939-XX-XX

  • Generally became known as Atlas Comics. (Source: web_search_results)

    1951-XX-XX

  • The "Marvel era" began with the launch of *The Fantastic Four* and other superhero titles, solidifying the Marvel brand. (Source: web_search_results)

    1961-08-XX

  • The first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film, *Iron Man*, was released, beginning Phase One. (Source: web_search_results)

    2008-05-02

  • Acquired by The Walt Disney Company. (Source: web_search_results)

    2009-12-31

  • *The Avengers* was released, culminating Phase One of the MCU. (Source: web_search_results)

    2012-05-04

  • Disney gained distribution rights to *Iron Man*, *Iron Man 2*, *Thor*, and *Captain America: The First Avenger* to complete the acquisition of Marvel's film distribution. (Source: web_search_results)

    2013-XX-XX

  • Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox was completed, transferring rights to X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool to Marvel Studios. (Source: web_search_results)

    2019-03-20

  • Became a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide. (Source: web_search_results)

    2023-03-XX

Marvel

Marvel may refer to:

Web Search Results
  • Marvel Comics - Wikipedia

    Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman "Martin Goodman (publisher)") as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics "Atlas Comics (1950s)"). The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four "Fantastic Four (comic book)") and other superhero titles [...] Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine "Wolverine (character)"), Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor "Thor (Marvel Comics)"), Doctor Strange, Daredevil "Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)"), Black Panther "Black Panther (character)"), and Captain Marvel, as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers "Avengers (comics)"), X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Guardians of the Galaxy "Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)"). Its stable of [...] created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand.

  • Marvel Cinematic Universe - Wikipedia

    The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The franchise also includes several television series, short films, digital series, and literature. The shared universe, much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books, was established by crossing over "Crossover (fiction)") common plot [...] Marvel Studios releases its films in groups called "Phases", with the first three phases collectively known as "The Infinity Saga" and the following three phases as "The Multiverse Saga". The first MCU film, Iron Man "Iron Man (2008 film)") (2008), began Phase One, which culminated in the 2012 crossover film The Avengers "The Avengers (2012 film)"). Phase Two began with Iron Man 3 (2013) and concluded with Ant-Man "Ant-Man (film)") (2015), while Phase Three began with Captain America: Civil War [...] | Film(s) | Marvel Cinematic Universe films | | Short film(s) | Marvel One-Shots | | Television series | Marvel Cinematic Universe television series | | Web series | Marvel Cinematic Universe digital series | | Animated series | Marvel Studios Animation series | | Television special(s) | Marvel Studios Special Presentations | | Television short(s) | I Am Groot | | Theatrical presentations | | Musical(s) | Rogers: The Musical | | Games |

  • Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki | Fandom

    So far, the released movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have grossed $32,367,622,730 worldwide. It is the first major film franchise to cross the $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $30, $31 and $32 billion marks. It has also become the first franchise to cross the $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12 and $13 billion marks domestically in North America and is the highest-grossing franchise of all time. [...] After the release of Iron Man "Iron Man (film)"), Marvel Studios made a deal to produce five further films with Paramount Pictures, being Iron Man 2, Thor "Thor (film)"), Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, and Iron Man 3. In 2009, Disney purchased Marvel and gained the distribution rights to The Avengers and Iron Man 3. In 2013, Disney gained the distribution rights to Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger to close the acquisition of Marvel. The [...] - On March 20, 2019, Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox was completed. This meant that the rights to the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool had been given to Marvel Studios, and these characters could now be used in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

  • All Marvel Movies In Order: How To Watch MCU Chronologically

    Captain America: Civil War (May 6, 2016) Doctor Strange (November 4, 2016) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (May 5, 2017) Spider-Man: Homecoming (July 7, 2017) Thor: Ragnarok (November 3, 2017) Black Panther (February 16, 2018) Avengers: Infinity War (April 27, 2018) Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6, 2018) Captain Marvel (March 8, 2019) Avengers: Endgame (April 26, 2019) Spider-Man: Far From Home (July 2, 2019) The Multiverse Saga: Phase Four (2021-2022) [...] Critics Consensus: Funny, refreshingly brief, and elevated by the chemistry of its three leads, The Marvels is easy to enjoy in the moment despite its cluttered story and jumbled tonal shifts. Synopsis: Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. ( Starring: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson Directed By: Nia DaCosta ## Loki: Season 2 82% 83% #64 [...] Iron Man (May 2, 2008) The Incredible Hulk (June 13, 2008) Iron Man 2 (May 7, 2010) Thor (May 6, 2011) Captain America: The First Avenger (July 22, 2011) Marvel’s The First Avengers (May 4, 2012) Phase Two (2013-2015) Iron Man 3 (May 3, 2013) Thor: The Dark World (November 8, 2013) Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 4, 2014) Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1, 2014) Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1, 2015) Ant-Man (July 17, 2015) Phase Three (2016-2019)

  • Marvel Movies | Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) - Marvel

    2025 Captain America: Brave New World 2025 Deadpool & Wolverine 2024 The Marvels 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023 Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania 2023 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022 Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021 Eternals 2021 Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings 2021 Black Widow 2021 Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019 Avengers: Endgame 2019 Captain Marvel 2019 [...] Ant-Man and The Wasp 2018 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 Black Panther 2018 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 Doctor Strange 2016 Captain America: Civil War 2016 Ant-Man 2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014 Thor: The Dark World 2013 Iron Man 3 2013 The Avengers 2012 ## Other Movies X-Men: Dark Phoenix 2019 Venom 2018 Deadpool 2 2018 Logan 2017 [...] A Conversation with Marvel Studios’ ‘The Avengers’ Lakota Language Dub Team TV Shows Watch These MCU Movies and Shows for Halloween Movies ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ to Stream on Disney+ TV Shows NYCC 2025: Marvel Television’s ‘VisionQuest’ Concludes the Trilogy That Started with ‘WandaVision’ ## Marvel Movies Avengers: Secret Wars DEC 17, 2027 Blade Avengers: Doomsday DEC 18, 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day JUL 31, 2026 The Fantastic Four: First Steps 2025 Thunderbolts\

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Marvel, Fayette County, West Virginia, 25938, United States of America

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Coordinates: 38.1739974, -81.0756587

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