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Topics covered include:\xa0

• Marvel\u2019s corporate origins as "Timely Publications\u201d, created in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman in NYC, with the publication of Marvel Comics #1
• Creation of enduring characters such as Captain America, the Fantastic 4, Spider Man, The X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and more
• Adoption in 1961 of the "Marvel Comics\u201d brand, and writer-editor Stan Lee\u2019s transition of the company towards focusing on edgier characters and stories targeted at older audiences\xa0
• Marvel\u2019s first sale in 1968 to the Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation (later Cadence Industries)
• The company\u2019s \u201cturbulent\u201d corporate history through the 1980\u2019s and associated mergers, acquisitions and lawsuits
• Marvel\u2019s reinvention as a film-focused media company in the late 1990\u2019s and early 2000\u2019s with the launch of Marvel Studios
• Disney\u2019s ultimate acquisition of the company for $4.2 billion in August 2009, during the depth of the great recession\xa0
• Marvel's\u2014and in particular Marvel Studios\u2019\u2014performance since the acquisition\xa0

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