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- The precursor to Marvel Comics was founded in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman. In order to capitalize on the growing popularity of comic books —especially those starring superheroes —Goodman created Timely Comics.
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Creation. In 1939, with the emerging medium of comic books proving hugely popular, and the first superheroes setting the trend, pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman founded Timely Publications, basing it at his existing company in the McGraw-Hill Building at 330 West 42nd Street in New York City.
- 1939; 84 years ago
- Comic books, magazine
- Publishing
- Manhattan, New York City
Oct 22, 2019 · Today, Marvel Comics is a multi-billion-dollar brand name associated with movies, television shows, video games, toys, and, yes – comic books. But fans may be surprised to know that when Marvel’s superheroes first debuted, they did not come from a media giant but a pulp magazine company called Timely Comics.
Marvel. Timely Comics is the 1940s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. During this era, called the Golden Age, "Timely" was the umbrella name for the comics division of pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman, whose business strategy involved having a multitude of...
With the help of his uncle Robbie Solomon, Lee became an assistant in 1939 at the new Timely Comics division belonging to pulp magazine and comic-book publisher Martin Goodman. Timely, by the 1960s, would evolve into Marvel Comics.
- Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922, New York City, U.S.
- November 12, 2018 (aged 95), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
6 days ago · Timely Comics, the precursor to Marvel Comics, was founded in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman. In order to capitalize on the growing popularity of comic books, especially those starring superheroes, Goodman created Timely, which, after one other name change, became Marvel Comics in the early 1960s.
Jul 3, 2018 · How Timely Became Marvel Comics. Timely Publications began in New York around 1939 as a publisher of comic books and pulp magazines. At the time, founder Martin Goodman, with partner Abraham Goodman, found a distribution deal with Funnies to produce comic books for the American market.
Nov 1, 2022 · Nov 1 2022 • 8:19 AM. Marvel Comics #1 hit newsstands in October 1939. And it was the first comic book published by Timely Comics, the publisher that exists today as Marvel Entertainment....
