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• 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\\n
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• Creation of enduring characters such as Captain America, the Fantastic 4, Spider Man, The X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and more
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• 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
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• Marvel\\u2019s first sale in 1968 to the Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation (later Cadence Industries)
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• The company\\u2019s \\u201cturbulent\\u201d corporate history through the 1980\\u2019s and associated mergers, acquisitions and lawsuits
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• Marvel\\u2019s reinvention as a film-focused media company in the late 1990\\u2019s and early 2000\\u2019s with the launch of Marvel Studios\\n
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• \\nDisney\\u2019s ultimate acquisition of the company for $4.2 billion in August 2009, during the depth of the great recession\\xa0
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• Marvel\'s\\u2014and in particular Marvel Studios\\u2019\\u2014performance since the acquisition\\xa0
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\\xa0 Hot Takes:\\xa0

• Shoutout to \\xa0Hightower & VTS merging\\n

\\xa0 The Carve Out:\\xa0

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• Ben: Westworld\\n
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• David: Overdrive\\n
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