Talk:Marvel Comics

House of Ideas Moniker

Hy, i'm loking fopr the origin af the "House of Ideas" moniker but didn't found any good information except that it's a "fan press" use and also we can found a collection named From the House of Ideas started by Stan Lee and published between 1997 and 2000 (See here. Did someone have more information ? --GdGourou - °o° - Talk to me 12:27, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2021

I wish to make a small change to the formatting of the superheroes page Pondu baba (talk) 04:17, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. @Pondu baba ––𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗗𝘂𝗱𝗲^(talk) 04:23, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

Payment of character creators

I'm unsure how to include this but it seems important to have in the article

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/09/marvel-and-dc-face-backlash-over-pay-they-sent-a-thank-you-note-and-5000-the-movie-made-1bn

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 16:28, 9 August 2021 (UTC)

SENIOR Executive Editor

1982: Mark Gruenwald was promoted to editor.

1987: He was promoted to executive editor.

1991: He was promoted to senior executive editor.

That year, Senior Executive Editor became Marvel Comics' second-highest editorial position.

I read Marvel Comics from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s.

--Jeff S (talk) 08:01, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Black Panther needs to be mentioned under top super heroes for Marvel

Statesville1986 (talk) 22:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Not sure where we list out the "top super heroes" on this article Cannolis (talk) 05:48, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Company name history

Marvel was using the Marvel Comics name and logo as early as 1948, as can be seen in the Atlas Era Venus hardcover. They were even using a logo with a white feather in a red circle with a black border that said "A Marvel Comic" or "Marvel Comics." Statement of ownership panels reprinted on text pages in Golden Age repronts give the official company name as Martin Goodman Publications, Inc. Several 1940s indicia give the name of the company as U.S.A. Comics, including the anthology U.S.A. Comics, but also others. There were numerous company names in indicia during the 1960s including Vista, Zenith, Bard, Canam, Olympia, Official, and Perfect Film and Chemical before Magazine Management started appearing in 1969 and through the early 1970s. The idea that the company was first Timely then Atlas then Marvel is kind of an oft-repeated half-true factoid that shows that people haven't actually looked at older comics or reprints of them. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 02:05, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

I know blogs aren't considered reliable sources, but this has more info: https://themagicrobot.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/zenith-books-inc-and-other-odd-marvel-indicea-and-colophon-publishers/ --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 05:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Source not clear

Cite #32 says:

Comics historian Greg Theakston has suggested that the decision to include monsters and initially to distance the new breed of superheroes from costumes was a conscious one, and born of necessity.

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See Ro, pp. 87–88

What is "Ro"? Doesn't seem to be clarified anywhere. Can this be fixed?

- 189.122.243.241 (talk) 00:53, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Add important characters in the introduction

Add as famous and recognizable heroes in the introduction: Deadpool, Punisher, Ghost Rider and Namor the Sub-Mariner. Also, I feel that there are missing villains like: Red Skull, Venom and Apocalypse. Maybe the Eternals, the Inhuman Royal Family or the Midnight Sons can be added to into the groups. 191.107.170.170 (talk) 05:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Izno (talk) 18:25, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Diedericks D🤗 41.216.203.76 (talk) 21:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 January 2025

Im from OHIO 50.126.81.98 (talk) 17:51, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 19:16, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

in Live Shows: Spider-Man Stunt Show: A Stunt Spectacular (2002–2004) is actually Spider-Man Rocks

Spider-Man Rocks! at Universal Studios Hollywood at the former location. of the Castle Theatre, now the Fast & Furious rollercoaster.

https://www.thestudiotour.com/wp/studios/universal-studios-hollywood/theme-park/past-attractions/spider-man-rocks/ DavPro23 (talk) 02:22, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Parent company

It was just announced today that Brad Winderbaum has been given oversight of comics and franchise and given the title of Head of Marvel Television, Animation, Comics & Franchise. Dan Buckley is leaving his position of President of Comics and Franchise; David Abdo will now serve as General Manager, Comics & Franchise; and C.B. Cebulski will now report to Winderbaum. If the parent company of Marvel Comics is Disney Publishing Worldwide, why is an employee of Marvel Studios, a completely different company, being given oversight of Marvel Comics? Why is the EIC now reporting to an employee completely separate company? The announcement does not say Comics is being transferred to Marvel Studios but it reads as if Marvel Comics was already part of Marvel Studios and one employee left the company while another was given a promotion. I also can't seem to find any mention of Marvel Comics being transferred to Disney Publishing Worldwide in either of the two articles currently used as refs. Skeetacus25 (talk) 03:17, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

It would be WP:Original research to state that Marvel Comics has somehow been transferred under Marvel Studios. We already know previously that Kevin Feige was named the chief creative officer of Marvel, including the comics, but it is not reasonable to assume a change in corporate structure without any evidence. We do not know why these changes were made or what they entail behind-the-scenes. We can only go off of what is reported on. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥 ^{(discuss · contribs)} 13:17, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Then the current parent company is incorrect and original research.

It has only ever been reported that Marvel Entertainment would be absorbed by other units of Disney following the firing of Ike Perlmutter; no specific Disney unit was ever mentioned and I can't find anything online that supports the claim of Disney Publishing Worldwide now being the parent company of Marvel Comics.

The Variety ref simply states Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has been laid off, as his division — which is separate from Marvel Studios — is absorbed into other units of Disney while the NYT ref states Marvel Entertainment, a small division centered on consumer products and run separately from Marvel Studios, was redundant and would be folded into larger Disney business units. Neither mention Disney Publishing Worldwide by name, just "other Disney units."

The Variety ref also states Dan Buckley, president of the division, is staying and will report to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and the NYT ref states Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Entertainment, will remain and report to Kevin Feige, president of Marvel Studios. Previously, Mr. Buckley reported both to him and Mr. Perlmutter. To me that reads as if Marvel Comics has been fully under Marvel Studios since 2023, especially since Buckley previously reported to Feige for Marvel Entertainment publishing creative/editorial matters since 2019, after the latter's promotion to CCO, Marvel. Skeetacus25 (talk) 02:18, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

That is still not enough to state that Marvel Comics is a division or subsidiary of Marvel Studios. Feige's CCO, Marvel position gave him added oversight of Marvel as a brand, which looks to be what Winderbaum and Abdo's new titles are reflecting, same with the chain of corporate hierarchy. Unfortunately, Marvel corporate has not been transparent about how it is structured since the 2023 closing of Marvel Entertainment, and it still acts as though that company exists. Interestingly, an article from TheWrap discussing the layoffs from last month stated: "TheWrap was told this was the result of an overall reduction in Marvel’s film and television production slate, artificially inflated in years past by the desire for fresh product for Disney+, plus efficiencies from the integration of Marvel Entertainment into Marvel Studios and the aforementioned emphasis on operational efficiency and cost management." (emphasis added) Marvel has essentially been a comics and consumer products company, and is strangely not given its own banner under Disney Experience's press site. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥 ^{(discuss · contribs)} 03:32, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

That's fine; I understand what you're saying. What I'm curious about now is why does the article say Marvel Comics' parent company is Disney Publishing Worldwide if there is nothing to support that, either? What is supported by the Variety and NYT refs is that is was absorbed by "another unit" of Disney (presumably referring to The Walt Disney Company), but Disney Publishing Worldwide is never explicitly mentioned in the refs, nor can I find any article or press release that mentions Marvel Comics is now part of Disney Publishing Worldwide. Skeetacus25 (talk) 05:01, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

I am not sure why it was put as Disney Publishing Worldwide. I can only presume some editors thought that was a logical conclusion to come to. However, in addition to TheWrap's article I mentioned above and the Variety and NYT sources, the following sources all treat Marvel Entertainment as still existing, in part, at least as a holding entity for Marvel's publishing and and consumer products operations (which is something I find to be more feasible): Deadline, THR, Bleeding Cool, Bleeding Cool 2, and The Beat. It is reasonable to conclude that Marvel Comics has remained under the Marvel Entertainment banner while operating largely on its own executives, but is not being folded further into Marvel Studios and the rest of Disney's units as an extension of the 2023 and 2024 layoffs. — Trailblazer¹⁰¹🔥 ^{(discuss · contribs)} 17:43, 20 May 2026 (UTC)