Marvel Comics is an American publisher of comic books, based in New York, which began as Timely Comics and introduced characters such as Captain America and the Human Torch in the early years of the Second World War. In the 1960s, writer Stan Lee and artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko created a new generation of superheroes with personal flaws, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, the X-Men and Iron Man. The company went through bankruptcy in the 1990s and was bought by Disney in 2009. Marvel Studios has since turned its characters into the highly successful Marvel Cinematic Universe of films.
Before and after
- 29 December 1938Birth of Jon Voight
- 1939Porajmos
- from 1939 to 1946Manhattan Project
- from 1939 to 1941Aktion T4
- 1939Founding of Marvel Comics
- 1939Publication of Thai National Anthem
- from 1939 to 1945Western Front
- 1939Construction of Toronto Pearson International Airport
- 1939Discovery of francium
More in Society, economy & sport
- 9 July 1916Founding of CONMEBOL
- 20 July 1924Founding of FIDE
- 4 March 1933Roosevelt's New Deal begins
- from 3 August 1936 to 9 August 1936Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in Berlin
- 28 August 1937Founding of Toyota
- November 1938Kristallnacht
The era
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