* Characters who express awareness that they are in a work of fiction ( e. g. Stranger Than Fiction, The Great Good Thing, Puckoon, Spaceballs, the Marvel Comics character Deadpool, Illuminatus !, Uso Justo, 1 / 0.

All of the new members of the gang were various puns, based partially on their names ; King appeared to be a massive head with small limbs that flew on a throne and fired beams from his eyes ( an homage to the Marvel Comics villain MODOK who has been called the " The King of Comic Book Characters ").

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Characters such as Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Shang-Chi, and Iron Fist have been seen by some as an attempt by Marvel Comics to cash in on the 1970s crazes for blaxploitation and Kung Fu movies.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc .. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc .. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc .. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc .. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Image is ™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved.

A Guide to Golden Age Marvel Characters.

All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness ( es ) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright ( c ) 1941-2005 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment acquired Cover Concepts from Hearst Communications, Inc.

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media.

* Terror Inc., a 1992 Marvel Comics series

He soon began drawing for both DC Comics and Marvel, with his first major body of work being a two-year run ( 1985 – 1987 ) on DC's Infinity, Inc.

There have also been a number of spin-offs based on the toys including a Marvel comic book series, an animated television series program presented by Claster Television, Inc., a television production company that Hasbro organized for this and similar purposes, that began transmissions in 1984 ( Transformers series ) and a feature-length movie, The Transformers: The Movie.

DC Comics, Deloitte, Duane Reade, Estée Lauder Companies, Foot Locker, Frederator Studios, JPMorgan Chase, Hess Corporation, Kroll Inc., L-3 Communications, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Marvel Entertainment, McGraw-Hill, MetLife, MidOcean Partners, Morgan Stanley, NBC Universal, The New York Times Company, NexCen Brands, Pfizer, Polo Ralph Lauren, Saks Incorporated ( Saks Fifth Avenue ), The Sharper Image, Simon & Schuster, Six Flags, TBWA Worldwide, Thomson Reuters, Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, Univision Communications, and Viacom.

* Oracle, Inc., a fictional company established by Marvel Comics character Namor

In 1992, Fleer was sold to the comic-book empire Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. for $ 265 million.

Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe ( Earth-616 ).

* Oracle Inc., a company established by the Marvel character Namor

* Kickers, Inc. No. 5 ( Marvel Comics, March 1987 ) – ( co-writer )

In 1939, pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman expanded into the newly emerging comic book field by buying content from comics package Funnies, Inc .. His first effort, Marvel Comics # 1 ( cover-dated Oct. 1939 ), from his company Timely Publications, featured the first appearances of writer-artist Carl Burgos ' android superhero, the Human Torch, and Paul Gustavson's costumed detective the Angel.

Following Marvel Entertainment Group's ( MEG ) ToyBiz deal in 1993, Avi Arad of ToyBiz was named President and CEO of Marvel Films division and of New World Family Filmworks, Inc., a New World Entertainment subsidiary.

In August 1996, Marvel decided to create Marvel Studios, an incorporation of Marvel Films, due to the sale of New World Communications Group, Inc., Marvel's fellow Andrews Group subsidiary in film and television stations, to News Corporation / Fox.

Athena is an active character in Marvel Comics ' main continuity, the Marvel Universe, most recently in the Incredible Hercules series.

* The title is referenced in Marvel One-Shots A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer and is included on the Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases.

* Marvel Zombies vs.

From 1994 to 1996, Marvel Comics published a monthly Beavis and Butt-Head comic under the Marvel Absurd imprint by a variety of writers, but with each issue drawn by artist Rick Parker.

It was also reprinted by Marvel UK, which created new editorial material.

Instead of reviewing music videos, they reviewed ( custom-made ) pages from other Marvel Comics — in one with Ghost Rider, Beavis tries to avoid using the word " fire " to describe the character's fiery skull.

He was also drawn in the Marvel Zombie comics as his character, Ash Williams.

He is featured in 5 comics, all in the series Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness.

::: Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Consequently, Bixby starred in the pilot movie called The Incredible Hulk, based loosely on the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Marvel comic book characters.

Such games are also created to capitalize on the popularity of other forms of entertainment, such as Pokémon and Marvel Comics which both have had CCGs created around them.

* in the 2011 Marvel Studios film Thor, Tom Hiddleston practiced the art of Capoeira for his role as Loki.

The Silver Age lasted through the late 1960s or early 1970s, during which time Marvel Comics revolutionized the medium with such naturalistic superheroes as Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four and Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Spider-Man.

In 1974, Marvel Comics writer Rich Buckler introduced the cyborg Deathlok the Demolisher, and a dystopian post-apocalyptic future, in Astonishing Tales # 25.

* Deathlok, the Demolisher, a series of military cyborgs in Marvel Comics.

* Cable, a mutant from the future in Marvel Comics.

* The Ultimate Marvel version of Deadpool is a cyborg.

In canon, he is regarded by other skilled fighters as one of the best hand-to-hand combatants in the Marvel Universe, limited only by his human physique.

He is a talented artist, and has worked on the Captain America comic book published in the Marvel universe.

Professor X is a mutant who possesses vast telepathic powers, and is among the strongest and most powerful Earth-born telepaths in the Marvel Universe.

Marvel Encyclopedia Volume 2: X-Men.

Marvel Comics.