Marvel Comics
company that publishes comic books and related media
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Summary
Marvel Comics is a comics publishing company[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of comics publishing company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,036 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: publishing house[4]
- Founder: Martin Goodman[5]
- Owned by: The Walt Disney Company[6]
- Headquarters location: New York City[7]
- Child organization or unit: Male Publishing Corporation[8], Marvel Press[9], Epic Comics[10], Max[11], Marvel Music[12], Ultimate Marvel[13], Marvel Comics 2[14], Ultimate Universe[15], Amalgam Comics[16], Marvel Knights[17]
- Commons category: Marvel Comics[18]
- Industry: comics industry[19], publishing[20]
- Said to be the same as: Timely Comics[21], Atlas Comics[22]
- Website account on: Kahoot![23]
- Inception: 1939[24], June 1961[25]
- Parent organization or unit: Marvel Entertainment[26]
- Official website: https://www.marvel.com/[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Marvel Comics[28]
- Described at URL: https://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/Marvel_Comics[29]
- Replaces: Atlas Comics[30]
- Official name: Marvel Worldwide, Inc.(Marvel comics)[31]
- Main Wikidata property: P5621[32], P7950[33]
- Owner of: Amazing Fantasy[34], Tales of Suspense[35], Tales to Astonish[36], Strange Tales[37], Super Conan[38], Welsh Publishing[39]
- Different from: Timely Comics[40], Atlas Comics[41], Marvell Technology[42]
- Hashtag: marvelcomics[43]
Why It Matters
Marvel Comics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 137 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]