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Marvel Interactive

Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Formerly called
Marvel Enterprises (1998–2006)
Subsidiary
Industry Entertainment
Predecessor ToyBiz
Founded June 1998; 19 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 Property, Inc.
Formerly called
Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
Subsidiary (NYSE:MRV)
Industry Entertainment
Genre Superhero
Fate Business operations merged with Toy Biz.
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 (X-Men and Fantastic Four) and Sony Pictures (Spider-Man), and a theme park licensing agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts (Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka). Aside from their contract with Universal, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.


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