Marvel Comics

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.
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 )===
1271151-marvel_graphic_novel_who_framed_roger_rabbit_41_page_1.jpg|Graphic novel1988
Roger_Rabbit,_the_Resurection_of_Doom.jpg|Graphic novel1989
Three Musketeers Comic Vol. 1.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesJanuary-February 1994
Beauty and the Beast Vol 2 1.jpg|13 issuesJuly 1994-July 1995
Little Mermaid 1.jpg|12 issuesJuly 1994-June 1995
TheLionKingMC01.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesJuly-August 1994
Aladdin Vol 1 1.jpg|11 issuesAugust 1994-June 1995
Tdacomic1.jpg|10 issuesSeptember 1994-June 1995
GargoylesMC01.jpg|11 issuesDecember 1994-October 1995
647387.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesJuly 1995
Disney Comic Hits Vol 1 1.jpg|16 issuesOctober 1995-January 1997
Disney's_The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_Vol_1_1.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesJune 1996
Marvel's_Toy_Story.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesDecember 1996-January 1997
===2010-present===
====Disney titles====
Tron Betrayal comic.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesOctober 2010
Tron_Original_Movie_Adaptation_Vol_1_1.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesJanuary-February 2011
5761056472_2b33e77d61.jpg|2-issue mini-seriesAugust 2011
JC Wom 1.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesOctober 2011-January 2012
Toy_Story_1.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesMay-August 2012
51FeAEM6XPL._SX325_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesDecember 2012-March 2013
Muppets four seasons 1.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesJuly-October 2012
Disney-Kingdoms-Seekers-of-the-Weird-1-Cover.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesJanuary-May 2014
FigmentCover1.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesJune-October 2014
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 1 Cover.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesMarch-July 2015
01 ParksBlog Figment2 Cover.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesSeptember 2016-January 2017
Haunted Mansion Cov.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesMarch-July 2016
TIKIROOM2016001 DC11-forannouncement.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesOctober 2016-February 2017
Noimage.png|Graphic novelJune 2024
====Lucasfilm titles====
Star Wars Vol 2 1.jpg|75 issues so farJanuary 2015-November 2019
Star Wars Darth Vader Vol 1 Cover.jpg|25 Issues February 2015-October 2016
Star Wars Princess Leia Vol 1 1 GameStop Variant.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesMarch 2015-July 2015
Star Wars Kanan 1 by Mark Brooks.jpg|12 issues April 2015-March 2016
Lando 1 Cover.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesJuly 2015-October 2015
Shattered Empire Variant Edition cover 02.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesSeptember 2015-October 2015
Star Wars Chewbacca.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesOctober 2015 – December 2015
Obi-wan_&_anakin_tpb_final.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesJanuary 2016-May 2016
Poe Dameron Marvel.jpg|31 issues so farApril 2016-September 2018
Star Wars Han Solo 1 Cover.jpg|4 issues so farJune 2016-November 2016
TFA-1-cover-marvel.jpg|6-issue mini-seriesJune 2016-November 2016
Doctor_Aphra_Vol1_HC.jpg|Ongoing seriesDecember 2016 – December 2019
Darth_maul_TPB_solitation.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesFebruary 2017 – July 2017
Rogue One Marvel 001 01.jpg|6-issue mini-seriesApril 5, 2017-September 6, 2017
DarkLordOfTheSithHCVol1.jpg|Ongoing seriesJune 2017 – December 2019
Captain-phasma-1-cover.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesSeptember 2017 – October 2017
SWJedioftheRepublicMaceWindu-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesAugust – December 2017
StarWarsThrawn-TPB.png|6-issue mini-seriesFebruary 2018 – July 2018
TheLastJediAdaptation-TPB.jpg|6-issue mini-seriesMay 2018 – September 2018
Lando-DoubleorNothing-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-series May 2018 – September 2018
SoloAStarWarsStoryAdaptation-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesOctober 2018-April 2019
HanSolo-ImperialCadet-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesNovember 2018- March 2019
AgeOfRepublicHC-CoverArt.jpg|9-issue mini-seriesDecember 2018 – March 2019
ShadowofVaderTitle-Cropped.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesFebruary 2019 (cancelled)
Vader-DarkVisions-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesMarch 2019 - June 2019
AgeofRebellion-HeroesCoverArt.jpg|9-issue mini-seriesApril 2019 - June 2019
Star_Wars_TIE_Fighter_cover.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesApril 2019 - August 2019
SWGalaxysEdge-TPB.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesApril 2019 - August 2019
AgeofResistance-Heroes-Solicitation.jpg|9-issue mini-seriesJuly 2019 - September 2019
Marvelstarwarsthehighrepublic.jpeg|
SWAllegiance-BannerSDCC.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesOctober 2019
JFODarkTempleTPB-CoverArt.jpg|5-issue mini-seriesSeptember - December 2019
StarWarsTargetVader-TPB.jpg|6-issue mini-seriesJuly - December 2019
RiseofKyloRen1-Art.jpg|4-issue mini-seriesDecember 2019 - March 2020
Star-wars-2020-issue-1-cover.jpg|ongoing seriesJanuary 2020
DarthVader2020Vol1-CoverArt.jpg|ongoing seriesFebruary 2020
Bounty_Hunters_1_cover_SWcom.jpg|ongoing seriesMarch 2020
DoctorAphra2020-1.jpg|ongoing seriesMay 2020
RiseOfSkywalkerAdaptationIssue1KyloCover.jpg|5-issue mini-series2021
==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.
==Gallery==
File:Marvel Comics (1990).svg|Logo from 1990 to 2002
Marvel Logo.png|Logo from 2000 to 2024
Marvel Comics New Logo.png|Current 2024 logo
==See also==
*Marvel Entertainment
**Marvel Studios
**Marvel Animation
**Marvel Television
==External links==
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