Marvel Comics 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, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Worldwide's parent company. Marvel started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s, had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel branding began in 1961, the year that the company launched "The Fantastic Four" and other superhero titles created by Steve Ditko, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and many others. Marvel counts among its characters such
Superhero film a retired superhero couple and their children, which did extremely well both critically and financially and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 2010 DreamWorks Animation released "Megamind" to middling success. In 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios released an adaptation of the Marvel Comics superhero team "Big Hero 6". The same year, Warner Bros. released "The Lego Movie", which had Batman and other DC Comics superheroes in major and supporting roles. A significant box-office success, it was followed in 2017 by "The Lego Batman Movie". Superhero film A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion