Comic Book Supplies

Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company doing business as Marvel Comics, produces American comic books and related media. It forms a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc.SECInfo.com: "Marvel Entertainment/Inc. 10-K for 12/31/07", filed February 28, 2008

Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, The X-Men, Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Thor, Daredevil, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Deadpool, Blade, The Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Moon Knight, and others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with locales set in real-life cities such as New York.

Ultimate Marvel Universe Retrieved October 18, 2008

The comic-book arm of the company started in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the launching of Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others. Marvel has since become the largest American comic-book publisher, surpassing its longtime competitor DC Comics.Marvel Comics official site Retrieved October 18, 2008

On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced a deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in cash and stock. The voting for the deal is scheduled to occur on December 31, 2009.Marvel Sets Date for Disney Vote, Los Angeles Business Journal, December 3, 2009

DC Comics (founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications) is one of the largest and most popular companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing division of DC Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner. DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-known characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Captain Marvel, Green Arrow, the Justice League and the rest of the DC Universe.Benton, Mike. The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History (Taylor Publishing: Dallas, Texas, 1989), pp. 178-181, reprinted at website Religious Affiliation of Comics Book Characters: "The Significant Seven: History's Most Influential Super-heroes" sic

The initials "DC" came from the company's popular series, Detective Comics, which subsequently became part of the company's official name.Official Site DC Comics has its official headquarters at 1700 Broadway, New York, New York.

DC Comics Inc. Hoovers. Retrieved October 18, 2008.

Random House distributes DC Comics' books to the bookstore market, while Diamond Comics Distributors supplies the comics shop specialty market.

DC Comics is a major, longtime competitor to Marvel Comics, and the two companies share over 80% of the American comic book market.