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116-626: Caber is a character in Marvel Comics . Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon , a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir and usually accompanies him in battle. Danielle " Dani " Cage is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos , and first appears in The Pulse #13 (March 2006). She

232-653: A Once Upon a Time graphic novel was announced for publication in September. With Disney, Marvel announced in October 2013 that in January 2014 it would release its first title under their joint "Disney Kingdoms" imprint "Seekers of the Weird", a five-issue miniseries. On January 3, 2014, fellow Disney subsidiary Lucasfilm announced that as of 2015, Star Wars comics would once again be published by Marvel. Following

348-414: A Cold War culture that led their creators to revise the superhero conventions of previous eras to better reflect the psychological spirit of their age. Eschewing such comic book tropes as secret identities and even costumes at first, having a monster as one of the heroes, and having its characters bicker and complain in what was later called a "superheroes in the real world" approach, the series represented

464-577: A Doombot , and subsequently teams up with the modern day Avengers to battle Moridun, who has possessed Wiccan . She returns to the present to aid the U.S.Avengers in capturing her nemesis, the Golden Skull. Caiera is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was introduced during the " Planet Hulk " storyline. She first appears in The Incredible Hulk Volume 3, #92 (April 2006) and

580-617: A Marvelcon '76. At the 1975 event, Stan Lee used a Fantastic Four panel discussion to announce that Jack Kirby , the artist co-creator of most of Marvel's signature characters, was returning to Marvel after having left in 1970 to work for rival DC Comics . In October 1976, Marvel, which already licensed reprints in different countries, including the UK, created a superhero specifically for the British market. Captain Britain debuted exclusively in

696-586: A brief time. During his time as president, he appointed his associate editor, prolific writer Roy Thomas , as editor-in-chief. Thomas added "Stan Lee Presents" to the opening page of each comic book. A series of new editors-in-chief oversaw the company during another slow time for the industry. Once again, Marvel attempted to diversify, and with the updating of the Comics Code published titles themed to horror ( The Tomb of Dracula ), martial arts ( Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu ), sword-and-sorcery ( Conan

812-541: A cash and stock deal worth approximately $ 4 billion, which if necessary would be adjusted at closing, giving Marvel shareholders $ 30 and 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they owned. As of 2008, Marvel and its major competitor DC Comics shared over 80% of the American comic-book market. As of September 2010, Marvel switched its bookstore distribution company from Diamond Book Distributors to Hachette Distribution Services . Marvel moved its office to

928-502: A change that proved to be a great success. Marvel often presented flawed superheroes, freaks, and misfits—unlike the perfect, handsome, athletic heroes found in previous traditional comic books. Some Marvel heroes looked like villains and monsters such as the Hulk and the Thing . This naturalistic approach even extended into topical politics. Comics historian Mike Benton also noted: In

1044-518: A chord with the older readers, including college-aged adults. In 1965, Spider-Man and the Hulk were both featured in Esquire magazine's list of 28 college campus heroes, alongside John F. Kennedy and Bob Dylan . In 2009, writer Geoff Boucher reflected that, Superman and DC Comics instantly seemed like boring old Pat Boone ; Marvel felt like The Beatles and the British Invasion . It

1160-643: A classic version of Doctor Strange arrives having sensed that the worst has happened and asks what year is it. When the Three Mothers show up upon tracking Clea to the Sanctum Sanctorum, Baron Mordo and Kaecilius take their leave. Baron Mordo's castle is raided by Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, and Wong when they suspect that he stole the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation. Baron Mordo gives them

1276-505: A controversial personality, Shooter cured many of the procedural ills at Marvel, including repeatedly missed deadlines. During Shooter's nine-year tenure as editor-in-chief, Chris Claremont and John Byrne 's run on the Uncanny X-Men and Frank Miller 's run on Daredevil became critical and commercial successes. Shooter brought Marvel into the rapidly evolving direct market , institutionalized creator royalties, starting with

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1392-518: A crossover that allowed Marvel to relaunch some of its flagship characters such as the Avengers and the Fantastic Four , and outsource them to the studios of two of the former Marvel artists turned Image Comics founders, Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld. The relaunched titles, which saw the characters transported to a parallel universe with a history distinct from the mainstream Marvel Universe, were

1508-524: A deal brokered by Malibu Comics ' owner Scott Mitchell Rosenberg . Three years later, on November 3, 1994, Rosenberg sold Malibu to Marvel. In purchasing Malibu, Marvel now owned computer coloring technology that had been developed by Rosenberg, and also integrated the Ultraverse line of comics and the Genesis Universe into Marvel's multiverse . Earlier that year, the company secured

1624-535: A deal with Harvey Comics , whereas Marvel took on the publishing and distribution of Harvey's titles. In late 1994, Marvel acquired the comic book distributor Heroes World Distribution to use as its own exclusive distributor. As the industry's other major publishers made exclusive distribution deals with other companies, the ripple effect resulted in the survival of only one other major distributor in North America, Diamond Comic Distributors Inc. Then, by

1740-573: A deal with his new master, the demonic Dormammu of the Dark Dimension , to amass additional power to defeat Doctor Strange. He dispatched agents, other evil magicians around the World and Spirit wraiths, to search for the incognito Strange, and then banished him from the Earth. He fled from Strange, and then dispatched agents to kill Strange. He engaged in personal combat with Strange. Mordo

1856-442: A line of digital comics , Marvel AR, a software application that provides an augmented reality experience to readers and Marvel NOW! , a relaunch of most of the company's major titles with different creative teams. Marvel NOW! also saw the debut of new flagship titles including Uncanny Avengers and All-New X-Men . In April 2013, Marvel and other Disney conglomerate components began announcing joint projects. With ABC ,

1972-578: A military convoy carrying hazardous chemicals. The car swerves off the road and lands in an embankment, killing everyone except her daughter, Jessica. Alisa Jones (née Campbell ), appeared in Jessica Jones , portrayed by Miriam Shor in the first season and Janet McTeer in the second. This version survived her car accident, but was disfigured and gained superhuman strength from the subsequent treatments used to heal her body. Captain Americat

2088-591: A month, maybe more, and ... suddenly we went ... to either eight or 12 books a month, which was all Independent News Distributors would accept from us." The company was briefly renamed to Goodman Comics in 1957 under the distribution deal with Independent News . The first modern comic books under the Marvel Comics brand were the science-fiction anthology Journey into Mystery #69 and the teen-humor title Patsy Walker #95 (both cover dated June 1961), which each displayed an "MC" box on its cover. Then, in

2204-598: A monthly or annual subscription fee. At the December 2007 the New York Anime Fest, the company announcement that Del Rey Manga would published two original English language Marvel manga books featuring the X-Men and Wolverine to hit the stands in spring 2009. In 2009 Marvel Comics closed its Open Submissions Policy, in which the company had accepted unsolicited samples from aspiring comic book artists, saying

2320-547: A murder mystery that involved bringing up why the inter-dimensional warlords fled to Earth and the framing of Baron Mordo. He concludes that Kaecilius is responsible for Doctor Strange's murder as Kaecilius plans to make Baron Mordo "squeal with all the agonies of the Purple Dimension" and then kill Classic Doctor Strange again with Doctor Strange's own powers. Baron Mordo later helps Doctor Strange, Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, Magik, Aggamon, Tiboro, and Umar in fighting

2436-469: A new Atlas Comics line, but this lasted only a year and a half. In the mid-1970s a decline of the newsstand distribution network affected Marvel. Cult hits such as Howard the Duck fell victim to the distribution problems, with some titles reporting low sales when in fact the first specialty comic book stores resold them at a later date. But by the end of the decade, Marvel's fortunes were reviving, thanks to

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2552-525: A number of different titles. Goodman's business strategy involved having his various magazines and comic books published by a number of corporations all operating out of the same office and with the same staff. One of these shell companies through which Timely Comics was published was named Marvel Comics by at least Marvel Mystery Comics #55 (May 1944). As well, some comics' covers, such as All Surprise Comics #12 (Winter 1946–47), were labeled "A Marvel Magazine" many years before Goodman would formally adopt

2668-538: A number of offensive weapons, including energy blasters, grenade launchers, and a tar gun. Cardinal appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced by Peter Wildman . This version is a member of Baron Helmut Zemo 's Masters of Evil. John Carik is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He features as a supporting character in the mid-1990s series Blade: The Vampire Hunter and

2784-587: A property of The Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics , and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics . The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby , Steve Ditko , and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over

2900-543: A reputation for focusing on characterization and adult issues to a greater extent than most superhero comics before them, a quality which the new generation of older readers appreciated. This applied to The Amazing Spider-Man title in particular, which turned out to be Marvel's most successful book. Its young hero suffered from self-doubt and mundane problems like any other teenager, something with which many readers could identify. Stan Lee and freelance artist and eventual co-plotter Jack Kirby 's Fantastic Four originated in

3016-404: A series of junk bonds that he used to acquire other entertainment companies, secured by MEG stock. Marvel earned a great deal of money with their 1980s children's comics imprint Star Comics and they earned a great deal more money and worldwide success during the comic book boom of the early 1990s, launching the successful 2099 line of comics set in the future ( Spider-Man 2099 , etc.) and

3132-484: A side effect of his use of black magic, and renounced evil just before his death. He later returned to life. He later allies himself with Terrax , Tiger Shark and Red Hulk as the "Offenders", to be opposed by his old rival and newly costumed Doctor Strange, aided by the other three original Defenders. Mordo appeared in the pages of X-Factor vol. 3 #203, where it is revealed that he kidnapped politician Cartier St. Croix to lure his daughter Monet St. Croix into

3248-533: A solid success amidst a generally struggling industry. In 1997, Toy Biz bought Marvel Entertainment Group to end the bankruptcy, forming a new corporation, Marvel Enterprises . With his business partner Avi Arad , publisher Bill Jemas , and editor-in-chief Bob Harras , Toy Biz co-owner Isaac Perlmutter helped stabilize the comics line. In 1998, the company launched the imprint Marvel Knights , taking place “with reduced [Marvel] continuity,” according to one history, with better production quality. The imprint

3364-576: A time, drive-in film monsters another time—and even other comic books, particularly the EC horror line. Atlas also published a plethora of children's and teen humor titles, including Dan DeCarlo 's Homer the Happy Ghost (similar to Casper the Friendly Ghost ) and Homer Hooper (à la Archie Andrews ). Atlas unsuccessfully attempted to revive superheroes from late 1953 to mid-1954, with

3480-543: A trap. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, Quasimodo researched Baron Mordo for Norman Osborn and recommends offering him small favors in exchange for his magical expertise. Mordo appears to be deceased in Uncanny Avengers #6. Mordo returns during the aftermath of the Last Days of Magic arc. Mordo forces a family to leave their residence, but lets the mother stay as his servant. Dormammu incinerates

3596-638: Is a cat version of Captain America from Earth-8311. Captain Krakoa is a fictional powered exoskeleton and an alias used by different characters appearing in American Comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was first adopted by Scott Summers in X-Men vol. 6 #6 (January 2022) by Gerry Duggan and Pepe Larraz. The suit and alias would later be acquired by Grant Rogers . The Captain Krakoa suit

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3712-450: Is a 450-year-old Sicilian witch who specialises in divination and member of Agatha Harkness ' coven. Blessed with foresight but in a fragmented manner, Lilia sees glimpses of the future in a disorganised sequence. In the fourth trial, after Harkness, Jennifer Kale , and Billy Maximoff escape, Lilia decides to stay behind as the Salem's Seven close in. She reverses The Tower card, causing

3828-542: Is attacked by Orb , until Dormammu arrives. He then helps Doctor Strange in banishing Dormammu directly to Shuma-Gorath. During the " Secret Empire " storyline, Baron Mordo becomes the caretaker of Manhattan after it gets surrounded by Darkforce following Hydra 's takeover of the United States. In addition to using the Sanctum Sanctorum as his residence, Baron Mordo has the Elder God Pluorrg guarding

3944-596: Is introduced in Secret Wars , and later appears in Civil War as a servant of Hammerhead . Centennial a.k.a. Rutherford B. Princeton III , is a superhero in Marvel Comics, notably Alpha Flight . He was created by Scott Lobdell and first appears in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #1 (2004). During Prohibition , Rutherford – a Canadian police officer – is sent to

4060-464: Is the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones . Danielle is named after Iron Fist (Danny Rand), Luke's best friend. Danielle was born with the assistance of Doctor Strange , after the hospital refused to assist Jessica with her delivery. After Danielle is kidnapped by a Skrull posing as Edwin Jarvis , Luke teams up with Norman Osborn to rescue her; Luke retrieves Danielle while Bullseye kills

4176-696: Is the illegitimate daughter of J'son and the half-sister of Star-Lord . Captain Victoria appears in Guardians of the Galaxy , voiced by Cree Summer . Rosalie Carbone is a fictional gangster in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by Chuck Dixon and John Romita Jr. , first appears in Punisher: War Zone #2 (April 1992). Rosalie is the daughter of notorious gangster Julius Carbone. She falls in love with

4292-578: Is the name of three characters in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Townshend Horgan is a founding member of the Ani-Men who sports a cat-like costume and enhanced agility. He later works for Count Nefaria , who transforms him into an anthropomorphic cat, before being killed by the Spymaster . Sebastian Patane is Horgan's successor, who serves Death-Stalker before being killed by him. A third, unidentified incarnation of Cat-Man

4408-576: The X-Men: The Animated Series which was aired on Fox Kids , they later released Spider-Man: The Animated Series on the network as well. In 1993, Marvel teamed up with Thomas Nelson to create Christian media genre comics, including a Christian superhero named The Illuminator, they made adaptions of Christian novels too, including In His Steps , The Screwtape Letters , and The Pilgrim's Progress . In 1996, Marvel had some of its titles participate in " Heroes Reborn ",

4524-507: The American News Company —which shortly afterward lost a Justice Department lawsuit and discontinued its business. Atlas was left without distribution and was forced to turn to Independent News , the distribution arm of its biggest rival, National (DC) Comics , which imposed draconian restrictions on Goodman's company. As then-Atlas editor Stan Lee recalled in a 1988 interview, "[We had been] turning out 40, 50, 60 books

4640-682: The Comics Code Authority (CCA) approval seal, due to the violence depicted in the issue. The CCA, which governed the content of American comic books, rejected the issue, requiring that changes be made. Instead, Marvel simply stopped submitting comics to the CCA. It then established its own Marvel Rating System for comics. Marvel also created new imprints , such as MAX (an explicit-content line) and Marvel Adventures (developed for child audiences). The company also created an alternate universe imprint, Ultimate Marvel , that allowed

4756-515: The Epic Comics imprint for creator-owned material in 1982; introduced company-wide crossover story arcs with Contest of Champions and Secret Wars ; and in 1986 launched the ultimately unsuccessful New Universe line to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Marvel Comics imprint. Star Comics , a children-oriented line differing from the regular Marvel titles, was briefly successful during this period, although hampered by legal action by

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4872-723: The Hulk arrives on Sakaar and gains public support as a gladiator, she protects the Red King from him. After learning that the Red King is the leader of the Spikes, Caiera turns against him and aids the Hulk in a coup. Hulk becomes the Green King and he marries Caiera. She becomes pregnant but dies in a warp core explosion, which destroys much of the planet. The Hulk returns to Earth in World War Hulk . Posthumously, Caiera – through

4988-639: The Punisher while she is engaged to be married to the son of one of Julius' partners. The man she is supposed to marry and her father are killed by her uncle Sal, the supervillain Thorn . The Punisher rescues Rosalie and kills Sal. Rosalie forcibly takes over her family's business and puts a hit out on the Punisher; she fails and the Punisher spares her. Rosalie faces off against Lynn Michaels  – Lady Punisher – while trying to retrieve

5104-647: The Silver Surfer , and such memorable antagonists as Doctor Doom , Magneto , Galactus , Loki , the Green Goblin , and Doctor Octopus , all existing in a shared reality known as the Marvel Universe , with locations that mirror real-life cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Marvel even lampooned itself and other comics companies in a parody comic, Not Brand Echh (a play on Marvel's dubbing of other companies as "Brand Echh", à la

5220-489: The United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare approached Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Stan Lee to do a comic book story about drug abuse. Lee agreed and wrote a three-part Spider-Man story portraying drug use as dangerous and unglamorous. However, the industry's self-censorship board, the Comics Code Authority , refused to approve the story because of the presence of narcotics, deeming

5336-555: The 1940s, but was manipulated by Dormammu. Mordo later sold his soul to both Mephisto and Satannish for power, gaming that Strange would save him. He was trapped with Sara Wolfe , and later rescued her. Mordo himself was later imprisoned, and Sara Wolfe freed him from imprisonment. Mordo battled Dormammu to defend the Earth. He was defeated, and pretended to ally himself with Dormammu, and then allied himself with Umar to defeat Dormammu. Umar and Mordo were eventually deposed by Clea. Mordo eventually contracted terminal cancer as

5452-513: The Ancient One's apprentice despite the requirement that he abandon his former life. The Ancient One trained him to be a formidable opponent of Mordo. Eventually Mordo was exiled by the Ancient One. Mordo's abilities were similar to those of Doctor Strange, but Mordo was particularly skilled at astral projection and hypnosis , as well as mesmerism . He was more than willing to use powerful black magic and invoke demons, both of which Strange

5568-415: The Ancient One's offer to take him on as his mentor in magic to have some hope of stopping Mordo. The Ancient One, however, was fully aware of Mordo's plot and of Strange's desire to warn him. Pleased at Strange's unselfish decision, the Ancient One's magical teachings immediately freed the doctor and explained the full situation. Thus informed in the face of his recent experiences, Strange agreed to become

5684-526: The Atlas years, allowing him now to release as many titles as demand warranted. Late that year, he sold Marvel Comics and its parent company, Magazine Management , to the Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation (later known as Cadence Industries) , though he remained as publisher. In 1969, Goodman finally ended his distribution deal with Independent by signing with Curtis Circulation Company . In 1971,

5800-570: The Barbarian in 1970, Red Sonja ), satire ( Howard the Duck ) and science fiction ( 2001: A Space Odyssey , " Killraven " in Amazing Adventures , Battlestar Galactica , Star Trek , and, late in the decade, the long-running Star Wars series). Some of these were published in larger-format black and white magazines, under its Curtis Magazines imprint. Marvel was able to capitalize on its successful superhero comics of

5916-577: The Barbarian title was canceled in 1993 after 275 issues, while the Savage Sword of Conan magazine had lasted 235 issues. Marvel published additional titles including miniseries until 2000 for a total of 650 issues. Conan was picked up by Dark Horse Comics three years later. In a cross-promotion, the November 1, 2006, episode of the CBS soap opera Guiding Light , titled "She's a Marvel", featured

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6032-768: The Beyonder/Goblin Queen entity. In Secret Wars , the Avengers 2099 of the Battleworld domain of 2099 investigate the threat of the mysterious Martin Hargood. In the final issue, it is revealed he is Baron Mordo's descendant. After reclaiming his ancestral title, Martin Hargood uses Alchemax's Virtual Unreality lab to summon the Dweller in Darkness . Captain America 2099 punches Mordo out, while Roman,

6148-574: The Captain Krakoa suit possesses superhuman physical abilities, and can fly, repair itself, and grow vines for offensive and defensive purposes. An alternate timeline variant of Kamala Khan wields the Captain Krakoa suit in Rise of the Powers of X . Captain Victoria is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Captain Victoria is a Spartaxian who

6264-746: The Galaxy . Its stable of well-known supervillains includes Doctor Doom , Magneto , Green Goblin , Kingpin , Red Skull , Loki , Ultron , Thanos , Kang the Conqueror , Venom , and Galactus . Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe , with most locations mirroring real-life places; many major characters are based in New York City. Additionally, Marvel has published several licensed properties from other companies. This includes Star Wars comics , twice from 1977 to 1987 , and again since 2015 . Pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman created

6380-405: The Human Torch (art by Syd Shores and Dick Ayers , variously), the Sub-Mariner (drawn and most stories written by Bill Everett ), and Captain America (writer Stan Lee , artist John Romita Sr. ). Atlas did not achieve any breakout hits and, according to Stan Lee, survived chiefly because it produced work quickly, cheaply, and at a passable quality. In 1957, Goodman switched distributors to

6496-411: The Japanese team Big Hero Six . Later, they fight the criminal Manimator. During his last known adventure, he travels back in time. His teammate Nemesis reveals that she is Amelia. Their post-Alpha Flight adventures have not been shown. A vision in Alpha Flight Volume 3, #12 shows the two buried side by side. Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City -based comic book publisher ,

6612-469: The Old Power – gives birth to two sons, Skaar and Hiro-Kala , who spawn from beneath the surface of the planet. She survives as an energy being, but is later killed by Galactus . Caiera appears in Planet Hulk , voiced by Lisa Ann Beley . Caiman is a character created by Chris Claremont and Aaron Lopresti , first appearing in Excalibur vol.3 #1 (May 2004). He is a mutant with a reptilian appearance and super strength, who joins Unus' Gang after

6728-655: The Peregrine Child and the Three Mothers. Baron Mordo has vast magical abilities derived from his years of studying black magic and the mystic arts. He can manipulate magical forces for a variety of effects, including hypnotism , thought-casting , and illusion casting . He can separate his astral form from his body, allowing him to become intangible and invisible to most beings. He can project deadly force blasts using magic, can teleport inter-dimensionally, and can manipulate many forms of magical energy. He can tap extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through

6844-439: The Punisher's diary. However, a mercenary that Rosalie has hired blackmails her, threatening to reveal her affair with the Punisher. Carlos Cruz is sent by Microchip to kill her. She escapes with Bullseye 's help, killing a rival mobster and a vigilante accompanying Cruz. She attempts to kill the Punisher again – leaving him with amnesia after an explosion – but is stopped by S.H.I.E.L.D. She attends

6960-535: The Sanctum Sanctorum. He later catches Daredevil , Luke Cage , Cloak and Iron Fist when they are attempting to fight him. Mordo is then defeated by Doctor Strange, Spider-Woman , Ben Urich and Kingpin . During the " Death of Doctor Strange " storyline, Baron Mordo appears with Kaecilius at the Sanctum Sanctorum where Wong, Doctor Voodoo, Zelma Stanton, and the Ghost of Bats the Dog find Doctor Strange dead. Wong accuses Baron Mordo of this crime as he states that somebody stole this opportunity from him. Just then,

7076-504: The Sports Illustrated Building in October 2010. Marvel relaunched the CrossGen imprint, owned by Disney Publishing Worldwide , in March 2011. Marvel and Disney Publishing began jointly publishing Disney/Pixar Presents magazine that May. Marvel discontinued its Marvel Adventures imprint in March 2012, and replaced them with a line of two titles connected to the Marvel Universe TV block . Also in March, Marvel announced its Marvel ReEvolution initiative that included Infinite Comics,

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7192-449: The UK, and later appeared in American comics. During this time, Marvel and the Iowa-based Register and Tribune Syndicate launched a number of syndicated comic strips — The Amazing Spider-Man , Howard the Duck , Conan the Barbarian , and The Incredible Hulk . None of the strips lasted past 1982, except for The Amazing Spider-Man , which is still being published. In 1978, Jim Shooter became Marvel's editor-in-chief. Although

7308-418: The United States to assist law enforcement there. At one point, his girlfriend Amelia Weatherly goes missing and is presumed dead. Rutherform "buries" her and moves on with his life. He later slips into a coma lasting nearly two decades. Sasquatch , an Alpha Flight member, recruits a new team of heroes, including Rutherford, who is roused from his coma. Rutherford helps rescue the original Alpha Flight and fights

7424-412: The alias of The Mad Bomber , appears in Spider-Man 3 , voiced by Neil Ross . This version is a businessman who secretly uses his wealth to provide his gang, the H-Bombers, with equipment and weaponry. Frank Carpel is an anthropomorphic fish and animal version of Frank Castle from Earth-8311. Bruno Carrelli is a character appearing within Marvel Comics. He is a friend of Kamala Khan . Cat-Man

7540-480: The backing of the demon Dormammu , briefly even impersonating Dr. Strange. The Baron Mordo character has appeared in other forms of media, such as animated television series, films, and video games. Chiwetel Ejiofor portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange (2016) and an alternate universe version in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Baron Mordo first appeared in Strange Tales #111 (August 1963), and

7656-456: The character Harley Davidson Cooper (played by Beth Ehlers ) as a superheroine named the Guiding Light. The character's story continued in an eight-page backup feature, "A New Light", that appeared in several Marvel titles published November 1 and 8. Also that year, Marvel created a wiki on its Web site. In late 2007 the company launched Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited , a digital archive of over 2,500 back issues available for viewing, for

7772-584: The company later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939. Goodman, who had started with a Western pulp in 1933, was expanding into the emerging—and by then already highly popular—new medium of comic books. Launching his new line from his existing company's offices at 330 West 42nd Street, New York City, he officially held the titles of editor , managing editor , and business manager , with Abraham Goodman (Martin's brother) officially listed as publisher. Timely's first publication, Marvel Comics #1 ( cover dated Oct. 1939), included

7888-469: The company to reboot its major titles by revising and updating its characters to introduce to a new generation. Some of the company's properties were adapted into successful film franchises, such as the Men in Black film series (which was based on a Malibu book), starting in 1997, the Blade film series, starting in 1998, the X-Men film series, starting in 2000, and the highest grossing series, Spider-Man , beginning in 2002. Marvel's Conan

8004-442: The company's entire publishing line. This branding pattern, being typically either a full-body picture of the characters' solo titles or a collection of the main characters' faces in ensemble titles, would become standard for Marvel for decades. In 1968, while selling 50 million comic books a year, company founder Goodman revised the constraining distribution arrangement with Independent News he had reached under duress during

8120-455: The context of the story irrelevant. Lee, with Goodman's approval, published the story regardless in The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98 (May–July 1971), without the Comics Code seal. The market reacted well to the storyline, and the CCA subsequently revised the Code the same year. Goodman retired as publisher in 1972 and installed his son, Chip, as publisher. Shortly thereafter, Lee succeeded him as publisher and also became Marvel's president for

8236-476: The creatively daring though commercially unsuccessful Razorline imprint of superhero comics created by novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker . In 1990, Marvel began selling Marvel Universe Cards with trading card maker SkyBox International . These were collectible trading cards that featured the characters and events of the Marvel Universe. The 1990s saw the rise of variant covers , cover enhancements, swimsuit issues , and company-wide crossovers that affected

8352-698: The crime families' meeting and is outraged that the Geracis are partnering with the Punisher. An intense fight breaks out, ending with Rosalie being pushed off a roof by her high school friend Leslie Geraci. Rosalie Carbone appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage and Daredevil , portrayed by Annabella Sciorra . Cardinal a.k.a. Harrier is a supervillain in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Cardinal first appears in New Warriors #28 and

8468-673: The dawn of time. After suffering a mental breakdown, he was placed in Doctor Strange's care, but later escaped. Mordo transformed the dead Lord Phyffe into Azrael, angel of death, and dispatched him against Strange. He sent the Man-Thing to kill Strange, and assembled thirteen people for human sacrifice to the Chaos Demon. Mordo was defeated by Strange, Jennifer Kale , and the Man-Thing. He attacked Strange, and escaped into

8584-589: The dissolution of Air Force, Clendenon repairs the Cardinal armor and becomes a mercenary. In subsequent appearances, Cardinal joins the Crimson Cowl 's Masters of Evil and the Thunderbolts as Harrier . Clendenon has no superhuman powers. As Cardinal, he wears a suit of powered armor which gives him increased strength, body armor, flight, and the ability to function underwater. The suit incorporates

8700-503: The duo Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal . Goodman hired his wife's 16-year-old cousin, Stanley Lieber, as a general office assistant in 1939. When editor Simon left the company in late 1941, Goodman made Lieber—by then writing pseudonymously as " Stan Lee "—interim editor of the comics line, a position Lee kept for decades except for three years during his military service in World War II . Lee wrote extensively for Timely, contributing to

8816-612: The entire room to turn upside down, impaling the Seven and presumably herself. Mrs. Campbell is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos , appeared in Alias #22 (July 2003). Mrs. Campbell is the mother of Jessica Campbell, who grows up to become Jessica Jones . While driving to Walt Disney World , Mrs. Campbell gets into an argument with her husband, causing them to become distracted and drive into

8932-663: The events of the company-wide crossover " Secret Wars " in 2015, a relaunched Marvel universe began in September 2015, called the All-New, All-Different Marvel . Baron Mordo Karl Mordo was studying the magic arts under the Ancient One in Tibet when Dr. Stephen Strange arrived. Strange foiled Mordo's plot to kill the Ancient One, leading to Mordo being cast out and Strange eventually becoming Sorcerer Supreme. Mordo has since clashed several times with Dr. Strange, at times with

9048-452: The fake Jarvis. Luke and Jessica eventually hire Squirrel Girl as a nanny for Danielle. Luke and Jessica later discover that someone has obtained Danielle's genetic material to auction on the black market. In an alternate future timeline, Danielle Cage inherits both of her parents' abilities and uses the title Captain America . In that timeline, she is mentored by Madame Natasha . She is taken from that timeline to battle Ultron and then

9164-526: The first appearance of Carl Burgos ' android superhero the Human Torch , and the first appearances of Bill Everett 's anti-hero Namor the Sub-Mariner , among other features. The issue was a great success; it and a second printing the following month sold a combined nearly 900,000 copies. While its contents came from an outside packager, Funnies, Inc. , Timely had its own staff in place by

9280-402: The following month dropped its comics to 20 cents for 36 pages, offering a lower-priced product with a higher distributor discount. In 1973, Perfect Film & Chemical renamed itself as Cadence Industries and renamed Magazine Management as Marvel Comics Group. Goodman, now disconnected from Marvel, set up a new company called Seaboard Periodicals in 1974, reviving Marvel's old Atlas name for

9396-516: The following year. The company's first true editor, writer-artist Joe Simon , teamed with artist Jack Kirby to create one of the first patriotically themed superheroes, Captain America , in Captain America Comics #1 (March 1941). It, too, proved a hit, with sales of nearly one million. Goodman formed Timely Comics, Inc., beginning with comics cover-dated April 1941 or Spring 1941. While no other Timely character would achieve

9512-403: The items stating that he wasn't the one who stole them, the investigators accepting this claim as he still denies killing Strange where Mordo's ego would have driven him to admit his guilt if he actually was responsible at this point. In New Umarria, Antarctica, Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, and Magik arrive and meet with Baron Mordo, Kaecilius, Aggamon, Tiboro, and Umar where he puts them through

9628-681: The massacre of Genosha . He would later be depowered after M-Day . Lilia Calderu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Lilia Calderu is the Witch-Queen of the Gypsies, the descendant of Cagliostro, and half-niece of Baron Mordo . She and her coven were charged with guarding the Books of Cagliostro. Lilia Calderu appears in Agatha All Along , portrayed by Patti LuPone . This version

9744-495: The middle of the decade, the industry had slumped, and in December 1996 MEG filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In early 1997, when Marvel's Heroes World endeavor failed, Diamond also forged an exclusive deal with Marvel —giving the company its own section of its comics catalog Previews . Marvel in the early to mid-1990s expanded their entries in other media, including Saturday-morning cartoons and various comics collaborations to explore new genres. In 1992, they released

9860-469: The most part and expanded into a wider variety of genres than even Timely had published, featuring horror , Westerns , humor, talking animal , men's adventure -drama, giant monster, crime , and war comics , and later adding jungle books, romance titles, espionage , and even medieval adventure, Bible stories and sports. Goodman began using the globe logo of the Atlas News Company,

9976-605: The name Cardinal . Cardinal first appears as a bodyguard for arms smuggler Jeremy Swimming-Bear a.k.a. " Sea Urchin ", who is foiled by the New Warriors . The Air Force breaks Cardinal out of prison, and he and his team go after the New Warriors; they are defeated and sent back to prison. While attempting to thwart a humanitarian mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Cardinal is injured and his armor damaged. Following

10092-416: The name in 1961. The company begin identifying the group of its comic division as Marvel Comic Group , on some comics cover-dated November 1948, when the company set up an in-house editorial board to compete with the likes of DC and Fawcett , even though the legal name is still Timely. The post-war American comic market saw superheroes falling out of fashion. Goodman's comic book line dropped them for

10208-501: The newsstand-distribution company he owned, on comics cover-dated November 1951 even though another company, Kable News , continued to distribute his comics through the August 1952 issues. This globe branding united a line put out by the same publisher, staff and freelancers through 59 shell companies, from Animirth Comics to Zenith Publications. Atlas, rather than innovate, took a proven route of following popular trends in television and films— Westerns and war dramas prevailing for

10324-542: The only one who can stop him. Carik escapes from the Nyman Psychiatric Clinic Blade, warns Blade, and gives him a witch compass, a device for seeking out the supernatural. Elements of John Carik are incorporated into the Blade franchise's incarnation of Abraham Whistler (portrayed by Kris Kristofferson ). Luke Carlyle is a character in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He

10440-410: The overall continuity of the Marvel Universe . In early 1992, seven of Marvel’s prized artists — Todd McFarlane (known for his work on Spider-Man ), Jim Lee ( X-Men ), Rob Liefeld ( X-Force ), Marc Silvestri ( Wolverine ), Erik Larsen ( The Amazing Spider-Man ), Jim Valentino ( Guardians of the Galaxy ), and Whilce Portacio ( Uncanny X-Men ) — left to form Image Comics in

10556-403: The owners of the recently defunct Harvey Comics for purposefully plagiarizing their house style. In 1986, Marvel's parent, Marvel Entertainment Group , was sold to New World Entertainment , which within three years sold it to MacAndrews and Forbes , owned by Revlon executive Ronald Perelman in 1989. In 1991 Perelman took MEG public. Following the rapid rise of this stock, Perelman issued

10672-500: The predominantly child audiences of the medium, thus ushering what Marvel later called the Marvel Age of Comics . Modern Marvel's first superhero team, the titular stars of The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961), broke convention with other comic book archetypes of the time by squabbling, holding grudges both deep and petty, and eschewing anonymity or secret identities in favor of celebrity status. Subsequently, Marvel comics developed

10788-406: The previous decade by acquiring a new newsstand distributor and greatly expanding its comics line. Marvel pulled ahead of rival DC Comics in 1972, during a time when the price and format of the standard newsstand comic were in flux. Goodman increased the price and size of Marvel's November 1971 cover-dated comics from 15 cents for 36 pages total to 25 cents for 52 pages. DC followed suit, but Marvel

10904-446: The recitation of spells. He can also summon demons, but often does not have enough power to force them to do what he wants them to do. Baron Mordo has some knowledge of a karate-like martial art form, and has an extensive knowledge of magical lore. Baron Mordo appears in the last issue of Mutant X , being referred to as the 'Ancient One'. He is still considered a villain, though he allies himself with other heroes and villains to stop

11020-438: The rise of direct market distribution—selling through those same comics-specialty stores instead of newsstands. Marvel ventured into audio in 1975 with a radio series and a record, both had Stan Lee as narrator. The radio series was Fantastic Four . The record was Spider-Man: Rock Reflections of a Superhero concept album for music fans. Marvel held its own comic book convention , Marvelcon '75, in spring 1975, and promised

11136-447: The servant, who helped the Ancient One to recover. Mordo disguised himself as Sir Clive Bentley, and trapped Doctor Strange with a drugged candle that paralyzed him, but Strange was able to use his mental powers to call a local girl to free him. He opposed Doctor Strange's discipleship to the Ancient One. He set a series of new traps for Strange in a bid to wrest magical secrets from the Ancient One. Mordo took Strange's body while Strange

11252-596: The son of Namor, summons a Giganto to defeat the Dweller. In the miniseries "Wastelanders" (set in the different realities of Old Man Logan ), Baron Mordo is shown to run a village in The Presidential Quarter on Earth-21923 where he has the Darkhold in his possession, drew his power from a captive Agatha Harkness , and enslaved Sofia Strange. After Old Man Logan had killed Red Skull and Hulk ,

11368-611: The success of these three characters, some notable heroes—many of which continue to appear in modern-day retcon appearances and flashbacks—include the Whizzer , Miss America , the Destroyer , the original Vision , and the Angel . Timely also published one of humor cartoonist Basil Wolverton 's best-known features, " Powerhouse Pepper ", as well as a line of children's talking animal comics featuring characters like Super Rabbit and

11484-433: The then-common phrase "Brand X"). Originally, the company's publications were branded by a minuscule "Mc" on the upper right-hand corner of the covers. However, artist/writer Steve Ditko put a larger masthead picture of the title character of The Amazing Spider-Man on the upper left-hand corner on issue #2 that included the series' issue number and price. Lee appreciated the value of this visual motif and adapted it for

11600-439: The time-consuming review process had produced no suitably professional work. The same year, the company commemorated its 70th anniversary, dating to its inception as Timely Comics , by issuing the one-shot Marvel Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 and a variety of other special issues. On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced it would acquire Marvel Comics' parent corporation, Marvel Entertainment, for

11716-530: The wake of DC Comics ' success in reviving superheroes in the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly with the Flash , Green Lantern , Batman , Superman , Wonder Woman , Green Arrow , and other members of the team the Justice League of America , Marvel followed suit. In 1961, writer-editor Stan Lee revolutionized superhero comics by introducing superheroes designed to appeal to older readers than

11832-450: The woman's body as he possesses her to chastise Mordo for delaying his plans. Mordo heads to the Sanctum Sanctorum and attacks Wong with Doctor Strange confronting him and the two briefly battle before the latter is taken by Nightmare. Mordo, angered that his foe was taken by another, is confronted by Dormammu again (in the form of a swarm of rats) who proceeds to attack Mordo causing him to leave. He later catches up to Doctor Strange when he

11948-587: The world of [rival DC Comics '] Superman comic books, communism did not exist. Superman rarely crossed national borders or involved himself in political disputes. From 1962 to 1965, there were more communists [in Marvel Comics] than on the subscription list of Pravda . Communist agents attack Ant-Man in his laboratory, red henchmen jump the Fantastic Four on the moon, and Viet Cong guerrillas take potshots at Iron Man. All these elements struck

12064-472: The years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man , Iron Man , Wolverine , Captain America , Black Widow , Thor , Hulk , Daredevil , Doctor Strange , Black Panther , Captain Marvel , and Deadpool , as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers , X-Men , Fantastic Four , and Guardians of

12180-573: Was Kirby's artwork with its tension and psychedelia that made it perfect for the times—or was it Lee's bravado and melodrama, which was somehow insecure and brash at the same time? In addition to Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Marvel began publishing further superhero titles featuring such heroes and antiheroes as the Hulk , Thor , Ant-Man , Iron Man , the X-Men , Daredevil , the Inhumans , Black Panther , Doctor Strange , Captain Marvel and

12296-421: Was astral projecting for a threat he sensed that Mordo had caused, and cast a barrier around it, knowing that if his astral form was out for 24 hours it would die. Strange found it in a wax museum , but was unable to enter. However, Strange took control of a wax model in the last minute, distracting Mordo and enabling Strange to return to his body. He imprisoned the Ancient One, but was again defeated. Mordo made

12412-503: Was cancelled after ten issues, leaving John Carik's story unfinished. Carik was attacked by a supernatural being of an undisclosed nature, giving him precognition , and joined the Cathari after they contacted him. Carik is covered in sigils that he has carved into his flesh, which gives him protection from supernatural beings. Blade begins with Carik having a vision of Dracula returning and destroying New York City , with Blade being

12528-462: Was created by Fabian Nicieza and Darick Robertson . Cardinal has appeared in the pages of New Warriors , Night Thrasher , and Thunderbolts . Donald Joshua Clendenon is a Vietnam War veteran. While on a mission in Rhodesia , he conceives a child named Valerie Barnhardt with fellow mercenary Amelia Barnhardt a.k.a " Sprocket ". Clendenon is outfitted with a powered suit of armor and takes

12644-602: Was created by Greg Pak and Carlo Pagulayan . Caiera was born on Sakaar to a tribe of Shadow People, the creators of the Old Power, and raised by their priests to be a shadow warrior. When she is 13, her village is attacked by the Spikes, a spore-like species who mutate the other villagers into monsters. Caiera, the only survivor, is rescued by the Red Prince, later known as the Red King , and becomes his lieutenant. When

12760-428: Was created by Ian Edginton and Douglas H. Wheatley . He was exclusively referred to in solicitations and the first issue as " Bible John "; however, that name is rarely used in other issues. He is one of the last of the Cathari, an order of warrior-scholars who have taken vows to combat the evil forces of the supernatural . Carik appears in every issue of Blade (July 1994 to April 1995) except for Issue #6. The series

12876-592: Was created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. , and first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #43. He is a thief and con man who has worked his way up the corporate ladder. After the CEO discovers that he is a fraud, Carlyle kills him. Carlyle then hires Otto Octavius , with the promise of making him a legitimate researcher, and steals his mechanical appendages. He is defeated by Octavius and Spider-Man . Luke Carlyle, under

12992-522: Was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . A Transylvanian nobleman (born in Varf Mandra), Karl Amadeus Mordo became a student of the Tibetan sorcerer known as the Ancient One . When Mordo plotted to kill his teacher, Dr. Stephen Strange learned of the plot. Mordo was forced to cast restraining spells to prevent Strange from warning the Ancient One. In desperation, Strange decided to accept

13108-544: Was exiled to the Dimension of Demons by Dormammu. He battled Doctor Strange once more at Stonehenge, but was ultimately banished from Earth. Mordo would return eventually to continue to bedevil Doctor Strange. He impersonated Doctor Strange during Strange's brief retirement, but was soon vanquished. Mordo discovered the Book of Cagliostro, and battled Strange in 18th-century Paris. He then accompanied Strange and Sise-Neg to

13224-487: Was helmed by soon-to-become editor-in-chief Joe Quesada ; it featured tough, gritty stories showcasing such characters as the Daredevil , the Inhumans , and Black Panther . With the new millennium, Marvel Comics emerged from bankruptcy and again began diversifying its offerings. X-Force #116 X-Force #119 (October 2001) was the first Marvel Comics title since The Amazing Spider-Man #96–98 in 1971 to not have

13340-495: Was originally designed by Forge for use by mutants with non-combative powers, and was used by Cyclops to keep Krakoa's Resurrection Protocols secret. After the Protocols are leaked to the public, Scott retires the mantle. After he is resurrected by Orchis , Grant Rogers steals the suit and takes the Captain Krakoa mantle as part of Ochis' plot against mutants. Made out of Krakoa's plant-based architecture and technology,

13456-425: Was reluctant or unable to do. Mordo's use of these darker arts would sometimes backfire. The evil Mordo became an open foe of Doctor Strange. He sent his astral form to hypnotize the Ancient One's servant into poisoning his food, hoping the old man would reveal his secrets of magic. However, Strange tricked him into returning to his physical body after engaging in astral contact with him, thus breaking his hold over

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