Episode 26: Marvel

Topics covered include: 


Marvel’s corporate origins as "Timely Publications”, created
in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman in NYC, with
the publication of Marvel Comics #1

Creation of enduring characters such as Captain America, the
Fantastic 4, Spider Man, The X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and
more

Adoption in 1961 of the "Marvel Comics” brand, and
writer-editor Stan Lee’s transition of the company towards
focusing on edgier characters and stories targeted at older
audiences 

Marvel’s first sale in 1968 to the Perfect Film and Chemical
Corporation (later Cadence Industries)

The company’s “turbulent” corporate history through the
1980’s and associated mergers, acquisitions and lawsuits

Marvel’s reinvention as a film-focused media company in the
late 1990’s and early 2000’s with the launch of Marvel Studios

Disney’s ultimate acquisition of the company for $4.2 billion
in August 2009, during the depth of the great recession 

Marvel's—and in particular Marvel Studios’—performance since
the acquisition 



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Followups: 


 People like Spectacles! 



  Hot Takes: 


Shoutout to  Hightower & VTS merging



  The Carve Out: 


Ben: Westworld

David: Overdrive






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