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    Formerly known by names including "Atlas" and "Timely", Marvel Entertainment is the publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America and Daredevil. Currently owned by the Walt Disney Company, Marvel is one of the "Big Two" comic publishers along with DC Comics.

    whoownsthe rights to the characters in the marvel universe?

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    in the comics i see people with super hero merchandise and i start to wonder who is making money of that stuff, the ff selling merchandise kinda makes sense cause they dont have secret identities, but i also see spiderman merchandise does the avengers have the rights to spiderman?

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    I guess Spidey merchandise goes to the company making them...

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    Most likely a shell company for the Kingpin owns them. ;)

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