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Business

* Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company **
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics **
Marvel Productions New World Animation Ltd., formerly known as Marvel Productions, was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group, based in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment ...
, a former television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group **
Marvel Toys Toy Biz (also stylized as ToyBiz), was a toy company which later became a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment and was renamed to Marvel Toys. It was best known for producing action figures and toys and holding the Marvel Comics license from 1990 t ...
, a former toy company * Marvel Studios, a film and television studio that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios **
Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
, an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series **
Marvel Television Marvel Television was an American television production company responsible for live-action and animated (through Marvel Animation) television shows and direct-to-DVD series based on characters from Marvel Comics. The division was based at affi ...
, a television studio subsidiary **
Marvel Animation Marvel Animation, Inc. is an American animation production company. The Marvel Studios subsidiary was incorporated on January 25, 2008 to direct Marvel's efforts in animation and home entertainment markets. The incorporated Marvel Animation inclu ...
, an animation production company * Marvel (food), a brand of milk powder produced by British-based Premier Foods


Comics

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Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
, a comic book publisher ** Marvel Illustrated, an imprint of Marvel Comics **
Marvel Press Marvel Press is the prose novel imprint for Marvel Comics jointly published with Disney Books. Background Marvel first licensed two prose novels to Bantam Books, which published '' The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker'' by Otto Binder (1967) and ...
, another imprint **
Marvel UK Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US-produced stories for the British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Di ...
, an imprint formed in 1972 for the British market * ''
Marvels ''Marvels'' is a four-issue Limited series (comics), miniseries comic book written by Kurt Busiek, painted by Alex Ross and edited by Marcus McLaurin. It was published by Marvel Comics in 1994. Set in the 1939 to 1974 time period, the series ex ...
'', a 1994 four-issue miniseries * Captain Marvel (DC Comics), also known as Shazam, a fictional superhero *
Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) Captain Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. In the Marvel Cinematic Unive ...
, several Marvel Comics characters *
Mary Marvel Mary Marvel is a fictional character, a superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in '' Captain Marvel Adventures'' #18 ( cover-dated Dec. 1942). ...
, a Fawcett Comics / DC Comics character *
Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...
, several Marvel Comics superheroes


Military

* , a Royal Navy destroyer * , a US Navy World War II minesweeper transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease


Music

* "Marvel", a song from the album ''
Potpourri Potpourri ( ) is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant materials used to provide a gentle natural scent, commonly in residential settings. It is often placed in a decorative bowl. The word "potpourri" comes into English from the French ...
'' by P-MODEL * The Marvels (band), a UK reggae group from 1962 to 1982 *
The Marvelettes The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who wa ...
, a 1960s group briefly known as the Marvels * The Marvels, backing group for Charles Lloyd from 2016 *
Märvel (band) Märvel are a rock band from Linköping, Sweden, active since 2002. The band consists of The King (John Steen) on guitar and vocals, The Burgher (Ulrik Bostedt) on bass, and The Vicar (Tony Samuelsson) on drums. Nicknamed ''The Barons of High Ener ...
, a hard-rock band from Linköping, Sweden


Places


United States

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Marvel, Alabama Marvel is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States. History The community was named for the poet Andrew Marvell by Elizabeth Roden, wife of the operator of the mines at Marvel. Marvel was founded by Benjamin F. Roden, w ...
, an unincorporated community *
Marvel, Colorado Marvel is a census-designated place (CDP) and post office on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Marvel post offic ...
, an unincorporated community *
Marvel, West Virginia Marvel is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...
, an unincorporated community *
Marvel Cave Marvel Cave is a National Natural Landmark located just west of Branson, Missouri, on top of Roark Mountain in Stone County. The cave was known by the Osage Indians in the early 16th century, after a tribe member fell through the cave's main e ...
, Missouri


Antarctica

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Mount Marvel Mount Marvel () is a mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summ ...
, Oates Land


Vehicles

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Marvel (automobile) The Marvel was an automobile built at 284–290 Rivard Street,Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63. Detroit, Michigan, United States, by the Marvel Motor Car Company in 1907. M ...
, built by the Marvel Motor Car Company in 1907 *
Mississippi State University XV-11 Marvel The Mississippi State University XV-11A Marvel was an experimental American STOL research aircraft of the 1960s. The MARVEL (Mississippi Aerophysics Research Vehicle with Extended Latitude) was a single-engined pusher monoplane fitted with a ...
, an experimental aircraft of the 1960s * Roewe Marvel X, Roewe Marvel R and MG Marvel R, electric sport utility vehicles manufactured by SAIC Motor


Other uses

* Marvel (name), a list of people and fictional characters with either the surname or given name *
Marvel Gymnasium Marvel Gymnasium was a 3,000-seat multipurpose gymnasium in Providence, Rhode Island. It was home to the Brown University Bears basketball team as well as other teams. The gymnasium included a basketball court and seating, a second-floor running ...
, a former multipurpose gymnasium in Providence, Rhode Island, United States *
Marvel Stadium Docklands Stadium, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Melbourne Docklands, Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction started in O ...
, a multipurpose stadium in Melbourne, Australia * ''Marvels'' (Theopompus), a work by the ancient Greek author Theopompus * MARVEL transmembrane domain, as found in proteins such as
CMTM2 CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain-containing protein 2 (i.e. CMTM2), previously termed chemokine-like factor superfamily 2 ( i.e. CKLFSF2), is a member of the CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain-containing family (CMTM) of proteins. In human ...
* Mars Volcanic Emission and Life Scout, one of four finalists proposed for the first
Mars Scout Program Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosp ...
mission


See also

* Captain Marvel (disambiguation) * Marvell (disambiguation) * Marvels (disambiguation) * The Marvels (disambiguation) *
The Marvelettes The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who wa ...
* Marcel (disambiguation) * * {{Disambiguation, geo