Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American

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company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York, formed by the merger of

Marvel Entertainment Group Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises) is an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, New York, formed by the merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz. The company is a wholly owned ...

and

Toy Biz 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 ...

. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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since 2009, and is mainly known for its

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s by

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 ...

, as well as its forays into films and television/streaming shows, including those within the

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(MCU). In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for ; it has been a

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(LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is primarily reported as part of Disney's

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segment ever since Marvel Studios' reorganization from Marvel Entertainment into Walt Disney Studios. Over the years, Marvel Entertainment has entered into several partnerships and negotiations with other companies across a variety of businesses. , Marvel has film licensing agreements with Sony Pictures via

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(for Spider-Man films) and

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(a right of first refusal to pick up the distribution rights to any future Hulk films produced by Marvel Studios), and theme park licensing agreements with

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and

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(for specific Marvel character rights at

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and

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). Aside from their contract with Universal Parks & Resorts, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared at

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History

Marvel Entertainment Group

Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. (or MEG), incorporated on , and included

and

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 ...

. That year, it was sold to New World Entertainment Ltd as part of the liquidation of

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. On January 6, 1989,

Ronald Perelman Ronald Owen Perelman (; born January 1, 1943) is an American banker, businessman and investor. MacAndrews & Forbes, MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, his company, has invested in companies with interests in groceries, cigars, Liquorice (confect ...

's MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings bought Marvel Entertainment Group from New World for $82.5 million. The deal did not include

, which was folded into New World's TV and movie business. "It is a mini-Disney in terms of intellectual property," said Perelman. "Disney's got much more highly recognized characters and softer characters, whereas our characters are termed action heroes. But at Marvel we are now in the business of the creation and marketing of characters."

Public offering and acquisition

Marvel made an

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of 40% of the stock (

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NYSE:MRV) on July 15, 1991, giving $40 million from the proceeds to Andrews Group, Marvel's then direct parent corporation within MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings. In the early 1990s, Marvel Entertainment Group began expanding though acquisitions and the formation of new divisions. Marvel purchased the trading card company

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on July 24, 1992. On April 30, 1993, Marvel acquired 46% of

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, which gave the company the rights to make Marvel toys. The Andrews Group named Avi Arad of ToyBiz as the president and CEO of the

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division. In 1993 and 1994, Marvel's

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, Marvel Holdings, Inc. and Marvel Parent Holdings, Inc., were formed between Andrews Group and MEG. The companies issued over half a billion dollars in bonds under the direction of Perelman, which was passed up in dividends to Perelman's group of companies. On July 5, 1994, Marvel acquired

Panini Group Panini is an Italian company that produces books, comics, magazines, stickers, trading cards and other items through its collectibles and publishing subsidiaries. It is headquartered in Modena, Italy, and named after the Panini brothers who found ...

, an Italian sticker-maker, followed by

Malibu Comics Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc. (also known as Malibu Graphics) was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. Notable titles published by Malibu included ' ...

on November 3 and

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, a regional distributor to comic-book shops, in December. On March 10, 1995, it acquired trading card company

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and was completed later in May. Marvel's attempt to distribute its products directly led to a decrease in sales and aggravated the losses which Marvel suffered when the comic book bubble popped, the

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massacred the profits of the Fleer unit, and Panini, whose revenue depended largely on Disney licensing, was hobbled by poor Disney showings at the box office. A minority of dissidents maintain no bubble existed.

Bankruptcy and Marvel Studios

In late 1995, Marvel reported its first annual loss under Perelman, which was attributed mainly to the company's large size and a shrinking market. On January 4, 1996 Marvel laid off 275 employees. In late 1996, Perelman proposed a plan to save Marvel in which the company would merge with Toy Biz after Perelman spent $350 million for the Toy Biz shares that he didn't already own. He would then receive newly issued Marvel shares to maintain his 80 percent stake. Separately, in July 1996, Marvel filed with the

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to raise money to create a private entity called Marvel Studios. Much of the money to create Marvel Studios came from the sale of

stock. On December 27, 1996, the Marvel group of companies filed for

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. At this time,

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, an American businessman and investor, began buying Marvel's bonds at 20% of their value and moved to block Perelman's plan. In February 1997, Icahn won the bankruptcy court's approval to take control of the company's stock. Later, in June 1997, Icahn won the right to replace Marvel's board, including Perelman. In December 1997, during the post-bankruptcy reorganization phase, Toy Biz came to an agreement to purchase Marvel from the banks. In December 1997, the bankruptcy court appointed a trustee to oversee the company in place of Icahn. In April 1998, while the legal battle continued, the NYSE delisted Marvel stock. In August 2008, former company head Ronald Perelman paid $80 million to settle a lawsuit accusing him of helping divert $553.5 million in notes when he controlled the company.

Marvel Enterprises

ToyBiz and Marvel Entertainment Group were merged into Marvel Enterprises to bring it out of bankruptcy on June 2, 1998. In February 1999, Fleer/Skybox was sold to a corporation owned by Alex and Roger Grass, a father and son, for US$30 million. Later, the rights to names like "Spider-Man" were being challenged. Toy Biz hired an attorney to review its license agreement. Los Angeles patent attorney

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found a legal loophole in the licensing of the Marvel name and was successful in reclaiming Marvel Enterprises' movie rights to its character Spider-Man. Marvel Enterprise organized itself into four major units, Marvel Studios, Toy Biz, Licensing and Publishing, while in November 1999 adding Marvel Characters Group to manage Marvel's IP and oversee marketing. Marvel named its Marvel New Media president, Steve Milo, in November 2000 to oversee its website. In 2003, Bill Stine purchased back

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, a 1995 Toy Biz acquisition, from Marvel. In summer 2003, Marvel placed an offer for

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. A new unit, Marvel International, was set up in London under a president, Bruno Maglione, to extend the company's operation and presence in major overseas markets in November 2003. In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment acquired Cover Concepts from Hearst Communications, Inc. In November 2004, Marvel consolidated its children's sleepwear-apparel licensing business with American Marketing Enterprises, Inc. In November 2004, the corporation sued

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-based NCSoft Corp. and

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-based Cryptic Studios Inc. over possible trademark infringement in their ''City of Heroes'' massive multiplayer online game. Marvel settled a film-royalties lawsuit in April 2005 with its former editor-in-chief, publisher and creator, Stan Lee, paying him $10 million and negotiating an end to his royalties.

Marvel Entertainment

In September 2005, Marvel Enterprises changed its name to Marvel Entertainment to reflect the corporation's expansion into financing its own movie slate. In 2007, several Stan Lee Media related groups filed lawsuits against Marvel Entertainment for $1 billion and for Lee's Marvel creations in multiple states, most of which have been dismissed.Gardner, Eriq
"Marvel Dodges Bullet as $1 Billion Lawsuit over Stan Lee Company Is Dismissed"
, ''

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'', February 9, 2011. Additionally, a lawsuit over ownership of the character

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was filed on March 30, 2007, by

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and Gary Friedrich Enterprises, Inc.

Disney subsidiary (2009–present)

On August 31, 2009,

announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, with Marvel

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to receive $30 and approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own. The voting occurred on December 31, 2009 and the merger was approved. The acquisition of Marvel was finalized hours after the shareholder vote, therefore giving Disney full ownership of Marvel Entertainment. The company was

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from the

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under its ticker symbol (MVL), due to the closing of the deal. On June 2, 2010 Marvel announced that it promoted

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of Marvel Entertainment. In June 2010, Marvel set up a television division headed by

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as executive vice president. Three months later, Smith & Tinker licensed from Marvel the character rights for a superhero digital collectible game for Facebook and Apple's mobile platform. On October 1, 2010, Marvel moved its offices to a suite at 135 W. 50th Street, New York City, New York, under a nine-year sublease contract. Stan Lee Media's lawsuit against Marvel was dismissed again in February 2011. In March 2013,

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agreed with Marvel to produce a Marvel Character-based live arena show. Marvel was also launching a new pop culture and lifestyle web show, “Earth’s Mightiest Show”. On August 22, 2013, Marvel Entertainment announced that it was working with Hero Ventures on The Marvel Experience, a traveling production/attraction. In April 2014, Hong Kong Disneyland announced the construction of Iron Man Experience, the first Marvel ride at any Disney theme park. It opened in 2017 and was built on a location in the park's

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. On September 16, 2009, the

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estate served notices of termination to Walt Disney Studios,

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, Paramount Pictures, and Sony Pictures to attempt to gain control of various Silver Age Marvel characters. Marvel sought to invalidate those claims. In mid-March 2010 Kirby's estate "sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from irby'scomic creations." In July 2011, the

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issued a

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in favor of Marvel, which was affirmed in August 2013 by the

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. The Kirby estate filed a petition on March 21, 2014 for a review of the case by the Supreme Court of the United States, but a settlement was reached on September 26, 2014 and the family requested that the petition be dismissed. Marvel president of TV, publishing and brand

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was promoted to Marvel Entertainment president in January 2017 adding games, global brand management and the franchise groups to his current responsibilities. In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media. Marvel New Media expanded into a new field with the development of a scripted podcast series, '' Wolverine: The Long Night'', announced on December 5, 2017. Marvel and

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announced on October 22, 2019 a multi-year deal for scripted and unscripted podcast series and themed live events. Marvel Entertainment announced a new pre-school franchise,

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, in September 2017 consisting of a short-form

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along with publishing and merchandise during "Marvel Mania" October. On December 7, 2017, Marvel announced its ''

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'' franchise focusing on new characters as youngsters starting with animation in 2018. Marvel Comics is expected to publish material for Marvel Rising, but delayed any announcement on their material. In May 2018, The Walt Disney Company Australia purchased eight year naming rights to

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from Melbourne Stadiums Limited and selected the Marvel brand as part of the name. Since September 1, 2018, the stadium has been known commercially as Marvel Stadium. A Marvel retail store and other inclusion of Marvel would be added to the stadium. In October 2019, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was named Marvel's Chief Creative Officer, overseeing all the creative affairs within Marvel Entertainment in addition to Marvel Studios. Under the structure, Marvel Television and Marvel Family Entertainment (animation) moved to Marvel Studios, with Marvel Entertainment president Dan Buckley reporting to Feige. With the December 2019 announcement of folding of Marvel TV into Marvel Studios came the dismissal of executives of vice president level and above in TV and animation under Feige plus the removal of Brian Crosby as creative director of Themed Entertainment for Marvel Entertainment.

Units

Current

* Marvel Custom Solutions division, customized comic books * Marvel Brands, LLC **

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, the division utilized for video game promotion and licensing of Marvel intellectual properties to video game publishers. * Cover Concepts, Inc. * Marvel Worldwide, Inc., publisher of

Intellectual property holdings

* Iron Works Productions LLC, movie rights subsidiary * Incredible Productions LLC (Delaware), movie rights subsidiary * Marvel Characters, Inc.: subsidiary holding general rights of

all Marvel Comics characters This is a list of Marvel Universe fictional characters which were created for and are owned by Marvel Comics. Licensed or creator-owned characters (G.I. Joe, Godzilla, Groo the Wanderer, Men in Black (franchise), Men in Black, Conan (Marvel Comic ...

** MVL Rights, LLC: subsidiary holding Marvel Comics characters' movie rights * Marvel Characters B.V. (The Netherlands) * Marvel International Character Holdings LLC (Delaware) * Marvel Property, Inc. (Delaware) incorporated February 12, 1986 (formerly Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.)

Marvel New Media

Marvel New Media (also called Marvel Digital) is a unit of Marvel Entertainment consisting of the company's website, web series, and podcast. Digital shows under New Media are ''THWIP! The Big Marvel Show'', ''The Marvel Minute'', ''Marvel LIVE!'' and ''Marvel Top 10''. In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media, while Marvel Digital freelance on-air host Lorraine Cink was hired as Senior Creative Producer. Marvel New Media expanded into a new field with the development of a scripted podcast series, '' Wolverine: The Long Night'', announced on December 5, 2017. On April 7, 2018 at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Marvel New Media announced its new slate. Marvel named Shane Rahmani as senior vice president and general manager of new media in March 2019. On April 10, 2019, a slate of 10 unscripted series including two from Marvel New Media was revealed for

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. After Rahmani left for

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, podcast host Ryan Penagos became vice president and creative executive for the organization. Marvel and

announced on October 22, 2019, a multi-year deal for multiple scripted and unscripted podcast series for 2020 debuts. The first four scripted series feature Black Widow, Hawkeye, Star-Lord, and Wolverine, which is planned to lead to a fifth series featuring all four characters. The slate's unscripted podcasts would consist of talk shows, Marvel's history via a modern-day pop cultural view, and popular Marvel franchises-focused podcasts.

= Webcasts

= *''Earth's Mightiest Show'' (March 2018–) A weekly variety web series focusing on fandom and Marvel culture *''Eat the Universe'' *''Marvel LIVE!'' *''The Marvel Minute'' *''Marvel Top 10'' (2017–) *'' Marvel's Hero Project '' (November 12, 2019 – March 20, 2020) produced with Maggievision Productions for Disney+; documents youngsters affecting their local communities *'' Marvel's 616'' working title (TBA) produced with Supper Club for Disney+; anthology documentary series features the intersection between Marvel's stories, characters, and creators and the real world *''Marvel's Storyboards'' (TBA) for

; is hosted by

, creative director of Marvel Entertainment, where he interviews guests from various backgrounds to get to know their story with an expected around a dozen 10 to 15 minutes long episodes. *''This Week in Marvel'' (relaunch) *''THWIP! The Big Marvel Show'' *''Women of Marvel'' (June 2014–?; relaunched February 2018–) a female point of view of the comic industry

= Podcasts

Interview/unscripted

Drama

Former

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, formerly Toy Biz (1984–2007) * Marvel Merchandising department/

Co. (early 1970s–1975/1994–1996) *

(1994–1997) *

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division (c.1985) * Marvel Comics Ltd. (1972–1995; UK subsidiary) * Marvel Studios, LLC (1996–2015) formerly

(1993–1996), a film and television production company; now a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios ** Marvel Films Animation – animation subdivision (1994–1997) ** Marvel Film Productions LLC (Delaware) ** MVL Development LLC (Delaware) rights subsidiary *

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, Inc. (2010–2019) now a division of Marvel Studios. **

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, LLC. (2008–2020) Subsidiary charged with oversight of Marvel's animation productions. *** MLG Productions (2006–2011), Marvel & Lionsgate's subsidiary group for

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*** Marvel Animation Studios (2012–2020) *Marvel Mania Restaurant (Marvel Restaurant Venture Corp.) * Marvel Enterprise division ** Marvel Interactive *** Online Entertainment (Marvel Zone) *** Software Publishing ** Fleer Corporation ***

: Italian sticker manufacturer **

* Marvel Music Groups (1981–1989) music publishing subsidiary *

(1981–1989) * Mighty Marvel Music Corporation (1981–1989) music publishing subsidiary * Spider-Man Merchandising, L.P. (2001–2013) A joint venture of Marvel and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. that owned the rights to Spider-Man movie related licensed products. * Welsh Publishing Group: children magazine publisher

Executives

Chairmen

* Ronald O. Perelman (January 6, 1989 – October 23, 1996)https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874808/0000950136-97-000653.txt * Scott M. Sassa (October 23, 1996 – June 20, 1997) * Morton E. Handel (October 1, 1998 – December 31, 2009) *

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(April 1993 – March 1995; January 1, 2017 – present)

Vice Chairmen

* Terry Stewart (March 1995 – December 1995) *

(November 30, 2001 – December 31, 2009) * Peter Cuneo (June 17, 2003 – December 31, 2009)

CEOs

* William C. Bevins (1991 – October 23, 1996) * Scott M. Sassa (October 23, 1996 – June 20, 1997) * Joseph Calamari (June 23, 1997 – October 1, 1998) * Joseph Ahearn (October 1, 1998 – November 25, 1998) * Eric Ellenbogen (November 25, 1998 – July 20, 1999) * F. Peter Cuneo (July 20, 1999 – December 31, 2002) * Allen S. Lipson (January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2004) ; Office of the Chief Executive *

(January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2016) *

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s: ** Alan Fine (April 2009 – ? ) ** John Turitzin (September 2006 – ?) **

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(September 2006 – December 31, 2009)

Presidents

* Stan Lee (1972–1973)Lee, Stan, and Mair, George. ''Excelsior!: The Amazing Life of Stan Lee'' (Fireside, 2002), p.5. * Al Landau (1973–1975) * Jim Galton (1975–1991) * Terry Stewart (1992–1993 *

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(? – November 1993) * Avi Arad (November 1993 – ?)Freeman, Mike
New world of animation: former Marvel Entertainment chief Rick Ungar will head new division concentrating on original animated series, including upcoming 'Stealth Warriors.'
November 1, 1993. Broadcasting & Cable. * Bruce Stein (? – November 1994) * William Bevins Jr. (November 1994 – ?) * Terry Stewart (May 1995) * Jerry Calabrese (May 1995 – mid 1996; October 1998 – November 1998) * Scott C. Marden (interim) (Mid 1996 – September 1996) * David Schreff (September 1996 – ?) * Joseph Calamari (? – October 1998) * Eric Ellenbogen (November 1998 – July 1999) * F. Peter Cuneo (July 1999 – January 1, 2003) * Allen Lipson (January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2005) * Alan Fine (2009–2015) also, chair of Marvel's Creative Committee *

(January 2017 – present)

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Bill Jemas Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer, and editor, known for his tenure as president of Fleer Entertainment Group during the 1990s, and for his work as vice president of Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2004. During his time at Marvel, Jem ...

, President of Publishing and Consumer Products (February 2000 – October 2010) * Bruno Maglione, President of Marvel International, November 2003 *

(2010–2019), Creative Director (2019–2022) * Kevin Feige, Chief Creative Officer, Marvel (2019–present) *

, Chief Operating Officer (January 2002 – October 2010), Chief Marketing Officer (October 2010 – late 2013) * Guy Karyo, Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Information Officer (October 2010) *

, EVP and Head of

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