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
The Amazing Mr X (comics) The Amazing Mr X (comics) The Amazing Mr X was a British comics character who appeared in "The Dandy" in 1944-1945. He is regarded as Britain's first superhero. He was drawn by Jack Glass, and reappeared drawn by Dudley Watkins in the 1962 "Dandy Book". Recreating him was the objective for entrants of the 2012 Dundee Comics Prize. The winner was cartoonist Steve Marchant with his humorous tale of an 88 year-old Mr X still attempting to fight the good fight. Publisher DC Thomson recreated him later that year for the digital relaunch of "The Dandy", as part of a