Marvel Comics, founded in 1939 as Timely Comics by Martin Goodman, became Atlas Comics in 1951 and launched The Fantastic Four in 1961, marking the start of the Marvel era. Acquired by Disney on December 31, 2009, and becoming a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide in March 2023, Marvel solidified its brand through iconic creators like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko.
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He started at Timely Comics, which became Marvel Comics, and led Marvel for two decades, transforming it into a major multimedia corporation.
Martin Goodman (January 18, 1908 – June 6, 1992) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, digest sized magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, who founded the comics magazine company Timely Comics in 1939.
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