Marvel Enterprises
Inc., one of the world’s leading comic book, toy, and entertainment
companies. It is the holding company for Marvel Entertainment Group, the largest
publisher of comic books in the United States and the creator of many of the
comic book industry’s most popular characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men,
the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and Captain America. Marvel characters
have formed the subjects of many television programs, animated cartoons, books,
and video games.
Marvel Enterprises also makes action figures
and other toys based on Marvel characters and owns Panini, an Italian
manufacturer of children’s stickers. Marvel Enterprises was formed when Toy Biz,
a toy maker, acquired Marvel Entertainment Group in 1998. The company is based
in New York City.