the.com/marvel
a comic empire so big it bankrupted itself, then bought back the universe with Iron Man
bankruptcyMarvel filed for Chapter 11 in 1996
film gambleThey mortgaged characters to fund the first Iron Man
sold heroesSpider-Man and X-Men were licensed away for cash
disney dealBought by Disney for 4 billion in 2009
first comicMarvel Comics #1 debuted in 1939