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House of Ideas Moniker[edit]

Hy, i'm loking fopr the origin af the "House of Ideas" moniker but didn't found any good information except that it's a "fan press" use and also we can found a collection named From the House of Ideas started by Stan Lee and published between 1997 and 2000 (See here. Did someone have more information ? --GdGourou - °o° - Talk to me 12:27, 4 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 July 2021[edit]

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I wish to make a small change to the formatting of the superheroes page Pondu baba (talk) 04:17, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: this is not the right page to request additional user rights. You may reopen this request with the specific changes to be made and someone will add them for you, or if you have an account, you can wait until you are autoconfirmed and edit the page yourself. @Pondu baba ––𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗗𝘂𝗱𝗲^(talk) 04:23, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Payment of character creators[edit]

I'm unsure how to include this but it seems important to have in the article

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/aug/09/marvel-and-dc-face-backlash-over-pay-they-sent-a-thank-you-note-and-5000-the-movie-made-1bn

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 16:28, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SENIOR Executive Editor[edit]

1982: Mark Gruenwald was promoted to editor.

1987: He was promoted to executive editor.

1991: He was promoted to senior executive editor.

That year, Senior Executive Editor became Marvel Comics' second-highest editorial position.

I read Marvel Comics from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s.

--Jeff S (talk) 08:01, 30 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Black Panther needs to be mentioned under top super heroes for Marvel[edit]

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Statesville1986 (talk) 22:02, 26 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Not sure where we list out the "top super heroes" on this article Cannolis (talk) 05:48, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Company name history[edit]

Marvel was using the Marvel Comics name and logo as early as 1948, as can be seen in the Atlas Era Venus hardcover. They were even using a logo with a white feather in a red circle with a black border that said "A Marvel Comic" or "Marvel Comics." Statement of ownership panels reprinted on text pages in Golden Age repronts give the official company name as Martin Goodman Publications, Inc. Several 1940s indicia give the name of the company as U.S.A. Comics, including the anthology U.S.A. Comics, but also others. There were numerous company names in indicia during the 1960s including Vista, Zenith, Bard, Canam, Olympia, Official, and Perfect Film and Chemical before Magazine Management started appearing in 1969 and through the early 1970s. The idea that the company was first Timely then Atlas then Marvel is kind of an oft-repeated half-true factoid that shows that people haven't actually looked at older comics or reprints of them. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 02:05, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I know blogs aren't considered reliable sources, but this has more info: https://themagicrobot.wordpress.com/2022/01/01/zenith-books-inc-and-other-odd-marvel-indicea-and-colophon-publishers/ --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 05:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Source not clear[edit]

Cite #32 says:

Comics historian Greg Theakston has suggested that the decision to include monsters and initially to distance the new breed of superheroes from costumes was a conscious one, and born of necessity.

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See Ro, pp. 87–88

What is "Ro"? Doesn't seem to be clarified anywhere. Can this be fixed?

- 189.122.243.241 (talk) 00:53, 6 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add important characters in the introduction[edit]

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Add as famous and recognizable heroes in the introduction: Deadpool, Punisher, Ghost Rider and Namor the Sub-Mariner. Also, I feel that there are missing villains like: Red Skull, Venom and Apocalypse. Maybe the Eternals, the Inhuman Royal Family or the Midnight Sons can be added to into the groups. 191.107.170.170 (talk) 05:41, 8 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. Izno (talk) 18:25, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]