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The company traces its origins to the May 1933 publication of Western Supernovel Magazine. That magazine was only published for one issue before the title was changed to Complete Western Book Magazine in July 1933.

The company's oldest character is Ka-Zar introduced in 1936. In 1939 the company began publishing comic books as Timely Publications with Marvel Comics #1. Ka-Zar (pronounced KAY-sar) is the name of three jungle-dwelling fictional characters. ... Timely Comics is the 1940s comic-book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. ... The first cover appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner on Marvel Mystery Comics #4, February, 1940. ...

Units

The company's operating units include:

• Marvel Publishing, Inc.: publisher of Marvel Comics;
• Marvel Characters, Inc.: intellectual property holding company;
• Marvel Studios: a film and television production company;
• Marvel Toys (formerly Toy Biz): a toy company owned by Isaac Perlmutter since the 1990s.
• MVL Film Finance LLC: holder of Marvel's Movie debt and theatrical film rights to the ten characters as collateral. ^[1]
• Spider-Man Merchandising, L.P.: A joint venture of Marvel and Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. that owns the rights to Spiderman movie related licensed products.

From 1981 to 1997 it included also Marvel Productions. This article is about the comic book company. ... Marvel Studios is an American television and motion picture studio based in Beverly Hills, California. ... Toy Biz logo. ... Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... First production logo used after Marvel acquired DePatie-Freleng Enterprises The 1980s Spider-Man Marvel logo used when New World bought Marvel. ...

Past names

• Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
• Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
• Timely Comics

Reference

1. ^ Marvel Launches Independent Film Slate (html). superherohype.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.