DC President's Marvel Stock
- DC Comics president briefly held Marvel stock, leading to a Time Warner investigation.
- This was revealed during a "Two Truths and a Lie" game on the podcast.
Carl Icahn's Marvel Play
- Carl Icahn attempted to control Marvel during its bankruptcy.
- He bought up Marvel's debt, hoping to take control.
Marvel's Origins
- Timely Publications, founded by Martin Goodman, published Marvel Comics #1 in 1939.
- Early characters included Human Torch and Sub-Mariner.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
A New Approach to Investing - TIGUS
01:54 • 2min
TIGUS - On Demand Wins
04:13 • 2min
Marvel Comics Number One - A History of Timely Publications
06:01 • 4min
Marvel - The First Marvel Acquisition, Change of Control
10:19 • 3min
Marvel Comics - A Fun Foreshadowing
12:54 • 3min
Baseball Card Bubble - What's the Reason?
15:46 • 2min
The Strike Was Shorted by the Strike
17:21 • 2min
Marvel, DC Comics, and the Comic Book Bubble
18:52 • 2min
Toyviz - The Toy Action Figure Company
21:18 • 2min
I Did Not Know Men in Black Was a Marvel Franchise
23:06 • 2min
Superman Movies - And What's Happening?
25:05 • 2min
Marvel Studios - The First Independent Hollywood Studio Since the DreamWorks Era
26:58 • 2min
Marvel Studios - Iron Man
29:02 • 2min
Marvel's a Marvel Stock
31:11 • 2min
The Marvel Acquisition
32:49 • 2min
Iger's Strategy for Buying Pixar
34:29 • 2min
ESPN and Disney's Flywheel
36:46 • 2min
Is Disney Really an Acquisition? Uh, Yeah. Yeah.
38:33 • 2min
Marvel Movies - Uh, Yeah. And Box Office Revenue?
40:17 • 2min
Pixar vs Superheroes
42:32 • 2min
Pixar Movies Are More Expensive Than Marvel Movies
45:01 • 4min
Disney's Play for Little Boys
49:24 • 3min
Pixar and Steve Jobs?
52:11 • 2min
Will Disney Make a Play for Another Large Piece of Content?
53:45 • 2min
Is Nintendo's IP Really Super Valuable?
55:16 • 2min
Is There a New Content Powerhouse?
57:04 • 2min
The Top 10 Grossing Films in 1981
59:07 • 2min
Is Hollywood the Way to Go and Make a Billion Dollars?
01:01:19 • 2min
Are We Taking Risks?
01:03:35 • 2min
Is There Something Like That Going on in the Film Industry?
01:05:18 • 4min
Is Marvel a Good Acquisition? Is Pixar a Great Acquisition?
01:09:44 • 4min
Is Pixar the Best in the Disney Trilogy?
01:13:27 • 3min
IPO Roadshow
01:16:05 • 2min
Startup Weekend
01:18:05 • 3min
The Teagus Podcast Review - Who Got the Truth?
01:21:32 • 2min
Topics covered include:
- Marvel’s corporate origins as "Timely Publications”, created in 1939 by pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman in NYC, with the publication of Marvel Comics #1
- Creation of enduring characters such as Captain America, the Fantastic 4, Spider Man, The X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk and more
- Adoption in 1961 of the "Marvel Comics” brand, and writer-editor Stan Lee’s transition of the company towards focusing on edgier characters and stories targeted at older audiences
- Marvel’s first sale in 1968 to the Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation (later Cadence Industries)
- The company’s “turbulent” corporate history through the 1980’s and associated mergers, acquisitions and lawsuits
- Marvel’s reinvention as a film-focused media company in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s with the launch of Marvel Studios
- Disney’s ultimate acquisition of the company for $4.2 billion in August 2009, during the depth of the great recession
- Marvel's—and in particular Marvel Studios’—performance since the acquisition
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