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Marvel Enterprises

Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Formerly called
Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Predecessor
  • Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
  • ToyBiz
Founded June 1998; 18 years ago (June 1998)
Headquarters New York City, New York, United States
Area served
United States, United Kingdom
Key people
Products
Services Licensing
Revenue IncreaseUS$ 676.2 million (2008)
IncreaseUS$ 205.5 million (2008)
Total assets IncreaseUS$ 937.6 million (2008)
Parent The Walt Disney Company
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Website marvel.com
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
(later Marvel Property, Inc.)
Subsidiary then Public subsidiary (NYSE:MRV)
Industry Entertainment
Genre Superhero
Fate bankrupt, merger
Predecessor Magazine Management
Successor Marvel Enterprises
Defunct June 1998
Products Comics
Services Licensing
Parent
Divisions
  • Marvel Films (1993–1996)
  • Marvel Enterprise (1997–1998)
Subsidiaries
Website marvel.com

Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises and Toy Biz, Inc. and marketed and stylized as MARVEL) is an American entertainment company founded in June 1998, merging Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and ToyBiz. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, and is mainly known for its Marvel Comics, Marvel Animation, and Marvel Television units. Marvel Studios, formerly under the Marvel umbrella, became a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, where it develops and produces a shared universe that shares continuity with shows produced by the television unit.

In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion; it has been a limited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is reported as primarily a part of Disney's Consumer Products segment.

Over the years, Marvel Entertainment has entered in several partnerships and negotiations with other companies across a variety of businesses. As of 2017, Marvel has film licensing agreements with 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, and a theme park licensing agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts extant before Disney's acquisition. Aside from their contract with Universal, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.


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