Acquired

Episode 26: Marvel

Dec 5, 2016

01:24:28

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Marvel Comics - A Fun Foreshadowing

02:53

Is Pixar the Best in the Disney Trilogy?

02:38

Marvel's a Marvel Stock

01:37

Introduction

2min

A New Approach to Investing - TIGUS

2min

TIGUS - On Demand Wins

2min

Marvel Comics Number One - A History of Timely Publications

4min

Marvel - The First Marvel Acquisition, Change of Control

3min

Marvel Comics - A Fun Foreshadowing

3min

Baseball Card Bubble - What's the Reason?

2min

The Strike Was Shorted by the Strike

2min

Marvel, DC Comics, and the Comic Book Bubble

2min

10.

Toyviz - The Toy Action Figure Company

2min

11.

I Did Not Know Men in Black Was a Marvel Franchise

2min

12.

Superman Movies - And What's Happening?

2min

13.

Marvel Studios - The First Independent Hollywood Studio Since the DreamWorks Era

2min

14.

Marvel Studios - Iron Man

2min

15.

Marvel's a Marvel Stock

2min

16.

The Marvel Acquisition

2min

17.

Iger's Strategy for Buying Pixar

2min

18.

ESPN and Disney's Flywheel

2min

19.

Is Disney Really an Acquisition? Uh, Yeah. Yeah.

2min

20.

Marvel Movies - Uh, Yeah. And Box Office Revenue?

2min

21.

Pixar vs Superheroes

2min

22.

Pixar Movies Are More Expensive Than Marvel Movies

4min

23.

Disney's Play for Little Boys

3min

24.

Pixar and Steve Jobs?

2min

25.

Will Disney Make a Play for Another Large Piece of Content?

2min

26.

Is Nintendo's IP Really Super Valuable?

2min

27.

Is There a New Content Powerhouse?

2min

28.

The Top 10 Grossing Films in 1981

2min

29.

Is Hollywood the Way to Go and Make a Billion Dollars?

2min

30.

Are We Taking Risks?

2min

31.

Is There Something Like That Going on in the Film Industry?

4min

32.

Is Marvel a Good Acquisition? Is Pixar a Great Acquisition?

4min

33.

Is Pixar the Best in the Disney Trilogy?

3min

34.

IPO Roadshow

2min

35.

Startup Weekend

3min

36.

The Teagus Podcast Review - Who Got the Truth?

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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