Marvel Comics

Summary

Marvel Comics is a comics publishing company^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of comics_publishing_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,731 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Marvel Comics is in the country of United States^[3].
• Marvel Comics's instance of is recorded as comics publishing company^[4].
• Marvel Comics's instance of is recorded as publishing house^[5].
• Marvel Comics's founder is recorded as Martin Goodman^[6].
• Marvel Comics's owned by is recorded as The Walt Disney Company^[7].
• Marvel Comics's logo image is recorded as Marvel Comics 2024 logo.svg^[8].
• Marvel Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9].
• Marvel Comics's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121871110^[10].
• Marvel Comics's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152451185^[11].
• Marvel Comics's GND ID is recorded as 2122043-8^[12].
• Marvel Comics's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80005697^[13].
• Marvel Comics's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12581480s^[14].
• Marvel Comics's IdRef ID is recorded as 084053607^[15].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Male Publishing Corporation^[16].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Marvel Press^[17].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Epic Comics^[18].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Max^[19].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Marvel Music^[20].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Ultimate Marvel^[21].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Marvel Comics 2^[22].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Ultimate Universe^[23].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Amalgam Comics^[24].
• Marvel Comics's child organization or unit is recorded as Marvel Knights^[25].
• Marvel Comics's Commons category is recorded as Marvel Comics^[26].
• Marvel Comics's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 40683690^[27].

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Founding

Marvel Comics's founder is recorded as Martin Goodman^[6]. +1961-06-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

Marvel Comics's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marvel Worldwide, Inc.(Marvel comics)'}^[29].

Operations

Marvel Comics's headquarters location is recorded as New York City^[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Marvel Entertainment^[30]. Subsidiaries include Male Publishing Corporation^[16]; Marvel Press^[17], an imprint^[31], founded in 2003^[32], headquartered in New York City^[33]; Epic Comics^[18], a business^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1982^[36], headquartered in New York City^[37]; Max^[19], a business^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2001^[40], headquartered in New York City^[41]; Marvel Music^[20], an imprint^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1994^[44], headquartered in New York City^[45]; and Ultimate Marvel^[21], an imprint^[46], founded in 2000^[47].

Industry

Industries include comics industry^[48] and publishing^[49].

Ownership

Marvel Comics's owned by is recorded as The Walt Disney Company^[7].

Why It Matters

Marvel Comics ranks in the top 2% of comics_publishing_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,731 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 126 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]