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Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. Marvel Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, owns Marvel Publishing.

Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Iron Man (18 walls), the X-Men, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Daredevil, the Punisher, Ghost Rider, Doctor Strange and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The comic-book arm of the company started in 1939 (71 years ago) as Timely Publications, and by the 1950 (60 years ago) had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961 (49 years ago), with the launching of Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic-book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.

On dec. 31, 2009 (last year), The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4.24 billion.

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