Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment
Type	Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Founded	~1947 (Magazine Management) 1973 (Marvel Comics Group) December 2, 1986 (Marvel Entertainment Group) 1988 (Toy Biz, Inc.) June 1998 (Marvel Enterprises) September 2005 (Marvel Entertainment)
Headquarters	Burbank, California, USA
Key people	Kevin Feige, CCO
Industry	Comics, Television, Films
Products	Films
Number of people	not disclosed
Website	http://www.marvel.com/

Marvel Entertainment, LLC is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. It is an entertainment company that produces comics through Marvel Comics, films and television shows through Marvel Studios, and video games through Marvel Games.

Magazine Management

In at most 1947, Martin Goodman founded Magazine Management,

Marvel Comics Group

In 1968, Martin Goodman sold his company Magazine Management to the Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation.

In 1973, Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation was renamed Cadence Industries and Magazine Management was renamed Marvel Comics Group.

When the video game industry began seeking licenses for popular intellectual properties, Marvel Comics Group oversaw video games that were based on Marvel comics.

Marvel Entertainment Group

In 1983, Marvel Comics Group was sold to New World Entertainment. On December 2, 1986, New World Entertainment was sold to MacAndrews & Forbes, owned by investor Ronald Perelman. Marvel Comics Group was merged with New World Entertainment, resulting in Marvel Entertainment Group.

Upon its formation, video games based on Marvel comics were overseen by Marvel Entertainment Group.

Toy Biz

Toy Biz, Inc. was formed in 1988.

Marvel Entertainment Group files for bankruptcy

In December 1996, Marvel Entertainment Group filed for bankruptcy.

In December 1997, Toy Biz purchased Marvel from the banks that held the rights after the bankruptcy.

Marvel Enterprises

In June 1998, Toy Biz and Marvel were merged to bring it out of bankruptcy, resulting in Marvel Enterprises.

After its formation, video games based on Marvel comics were overseen directly by Marvel Enterprises.

Marvel Entertainment

In September 2005, Marvel Enterprises was renamed to Marvel Entertainment.

Video games were overseen by Marvel Entertainment until the formation of Marvel Games in 2009.

Acquisition by The Walt Disney Company

In 2009, Marvel Entertainment and its subsidiaries were acquired by Disney.

Video games overseen by Marvel Comics Group

Title	Date	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
Spider-Man	1982	Atari 2600	Parker Brothers
Questprobe featuring The Hulk	1984	Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Dragon 32/64, ZX Spectrum	Adventure International
Questprobe featuring Spider-Man		Acorn Electron, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Commodore Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Questprobe featuring Human Torch and The Thing	1985	Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum
Howard the Duck	1986	Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum	Alternative Software

Video games overseen by Marvel Entertainment Group

Title	Date	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann	1987	Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum	Mikro-Gen
Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge	1989	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum	Empire Interactive
The Uncanny X-Men		Nintendo Entertainment System	LJN
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld		Amiga, DOS, Commodore 64	Paragon Software
X-Men II: The Fall of the Mutants	1990	DOS
The Amazing Spider-Man		Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Commodore 64
Silver Surfer		Nintendo Entertainment System	Arcadia Systems
The Amazing Spider-Man		Game Boy	Acclaim Entertainment
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin		Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, Sega CD	Sega
The Punisher		Nintendo Entertainment System	Acclaim Entertainment
The Punisher		Amiga, Atari ST, DOS	MicroProse
The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback!	1991	Game Boy	Acclaim Entertainment
Wolverine		Nintendo Entertainment System
Captain America and The Avengers		Arcade, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SNES	Data East, Mindscape
Spider-Man: The Video Game		Arcade	Sega
The Amazing Spider-Man 2	1992	Game Boy	Acclaim Entertainment
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six		Game Gear, NES, Sega Master System
Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge		Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, SNES
X-Men		Android, Arcade, iOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Konami
The Amazing Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers	1993	Game Boy	Acclaim Entertainment
The Punisher		Arcade, Sega Genesis	Capcom
X-Men		Sega Genesis	Sega
X-Men 2: Clone Wars	1994
The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes		Super Famicom	Epoch
The Incredible Hulk		Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, SNES	U.S. Gold
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage		Sega Genesis, SNES	Acclaim Entertainment
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage
X-Men: Children of the Atom		Arcade, DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Capcom
X-Men		Game Gear	Sega
Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety	1995	Sega Genesis, SNES, Windows	Acclaim Entertainment
X-Men: Gamesmaster's Legacy		Game Gear	Sega
Spider-Man		Sega Genesis, SNES	Acclaim Entertainment
Avengers in Galactic Storm		Arcade	Data East
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse		SNES	Capcom
Marvel Super Heroes		Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Capcom, Virgin Interactive
Marvel Super Heroes In War of the Gems	1996	SNES	Capcom
X-Men vs. Street Fighter		Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Capcom
Spider-Man: Web of Fire		32X	Sega
Spider-Man: The Sinister Six		DOS, Windows	Byron Priess Multimedia
X-Men: Mojo World		Game Gear, Sega Master System	Sega
Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal		DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Acclaim Entertainment
The Incredible Hulk: The Pantheon Saga		DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Eidos Interactive
Fantastic Four	1997	PlayStation	Acclaim Entertainment
Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter		Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	Capcom
Men in Black: The Game		PlayStation, Windows	Gigawatt Studios
X-Men: The Ravages of Apocalypse		DOS, Linux, Mac OS, Windows	WizardWorks
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes	1998	Arcade, Dreamcast, PS1	Capcom

Video games overseen by Marvel Enterprises

Title	Date	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
X-Men: Mutant Academy	2000	Game Boy Color, PlayStation	Paradox Development, Crawfish Interactive (GBC)
Spider-Man		Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Mac OS, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Windows	Neversoft, Treyarch (DC), LTI Gray Matter (Windows), Vicarious Visions (GBC), Edge of Reality (N64)
Blade		Game Boy Color, PlayStation	Hammerhead (PS1), HAL Laboratory (GBC), Avit (GBC)
X-Men: Mutant Wars		Game Boy Color	HAL Laboratory, Avit
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes		Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360	Capcom
X-Men: Wolverine's Rage	2001	Game Boy Color	Digital Eclipse
Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six			Torus Games
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro		PlayStation	Vicarious Visions, PCB Productions, Paradox Development
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2			Paradox Development
Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace		Game Boy Advance	Vicarious Visions
X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse			Digital Eclipse
Men in Black: The Series – Crashdown		PlayStation	Runecraft
Men in Black II: Alien Escape	2002	GameCube, PlayStation 2	Infogrames Melborne
Spider-Man		GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	Treyarch, LTI Gray Matter (Windows), Digital Eclipse (GBA)
X-Men: Next Dimension		GameCube PlayStation 2	Paradox Development, Exakt Entertainment (GC)
Blade II		PlayStation 2, Xbox	Mucky Foul Productions
The Invincible Iron Man		Game Boy Advance	Torus Games
Daredevil	2003		Griptonite Games
The Incredible Hulk			Radical Entertainment
Hulk		GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
X2: Wolverine's Revenge		Game Boy Advance, GameCube, macOS, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	GenePool Software, Vicarious Visions (GBA), LTI Gray Matter (Windows), i5Works (Mac)
Spider-Man 2	2004	Game Boy Advance, GameCube, macOS, N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Windows, Xbox	Treyarch, Digital Eclipse (GBA, N-Gage), The Fizz Factor (Windows), Aspyr (Mac), Vicarious Visions (DS, PSP)
Blade: Trinity		BREW, Java ME	Blue Beck
X-Men Legends		GameCube, N-Gage, PlayStation 2, Xbox	Raven Software, Barking Lizards (N-Gage)
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	2005	GameCube, Mobile, N-Gage, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Windows	Raven Software, SuperVillain Studios, Beenox (Windows), Victorious Visions (PSP), Barking Lizards (N-Gage)
Fantastic Four		Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	7 Studios, Beenox (Windows), Torus Games (GBA)
Fantastic Four: Flame On		Game Boy Advance	Torus Games (GBA)
Ultimate Spider-Man		Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	Treyarch, Vicarious Visions (GBA, DS)
Elektra (video game)		Mobile	Mforma
The Punisher		Mobile, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox	Volition, Amplified Games (Mobile)
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction		GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox	Radical Entertainment

Video games overseen by Marvel Entertainment

Title	Date	Platform(s)	Developer(s)
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects	2005	GameCube, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox	Nihilistic Software, EA Canada