Acquired cover image

Episode 26: Marvel

Acquired

00:00

Marvel Comics Number One - A History of Timely Publications

The very first comic book that they published was called Marvel Comics. The company Timely would go on to do quite well, create many of the iconic superheroes and villains we all know and think of today. They didn't actually change the name of the company to Marvel Comics until 1961. Also in 1961, the editor of Marvel, who was a man named Stan Lee, started at the company as an office assistant.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app