Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is the brand name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc., formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, a publisher of American comic books and related media. In 2009, its parent company, , was acquired by .
Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman under a number of corporations and imprints but now known as , and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in 1961, the year that the company launched and other superhero titles created by , , and many others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years, was solidified as the company's primary brand.
Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as , , the , Thor, , the , Ant-Man, the Wasp, Black Widow, Wolverine and the , the Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, , , Blade, Daredevil, the ], and . Additionally, Marvel has published several licensed properties from other companies, notably including comics based on The Ren & Stimpy Show and Rocko's Modern Life from 1992 to 1996.
==References to Marvel in Nickelodeon media==
* Spider-Man had a special guest appearance in issue #6 of Marvel's Ren & Stimpy comic book, in which he had to battle a brainwashed Powdered Toast Man.
* In the first issue of Marvel's Rocko's Modern Life comic, the second story's first page shows that Rocko apparently owns a painting of Spider-Man.
* The opening scene of The Fairly OddParents special "Abra-Catastrophe!" has a segment in which Timmy portrays Spider-Man.
==Connections==
Various actors and other crew members have worked on both Nickelodeon projects and Marvel Comics adaptations.
* Drake Bell voiced Spider-Man in the 2012 Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon.
* Trevor Devall voiced Pyro on X-Men: Evolution.
* Vanessa Marshall voiced Vertigo on Wolverine and the X-Men; Meagan McLaren, Hela, and Loki on Avengers Assemble; and Black Widow, Madame Viper, and Anaconda on Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
* Sumalee Montano voiced Mystique in X-Men: Destiny.
* Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score for Thor: Ragnarok.
* Patton Oswalt played Eric, Billy, Sam and Thurston Koenig on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
* Rob Paulsen voiced Baron Strucker and Werewolf by Night on The Super Hero Squad Show.
* Tara Strong voiced Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch, H.E.R.B.I.E. and others on The Super Hero Squad Show, as well as X-23 on Wolverine and the X-Men and the video game Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
* Cree Summer voiced Magma in 
* Frank Welker voiced H.E.R.B.I.E. in the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon.
==External links==
*Marvel Entertainment official website
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