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Martin Goodman founds the publishing company that would eventually become Marvel Comics
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The Golden Age of Marvel Comics
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The Birth of the Marvel Universe
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First appearance of th Black Panther, the first main stream black superhero (Fantastic Four #52)
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First appearance of the Falcon, the first mainstream African American super hero (Captain America #117)
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Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 published, features the first African American character to star in their own title
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Chris Claremont's 16 year run writing the X-Men
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Secret Wars #1 published, the 12 issue series marks what is considered the first major event in the world of comics
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With many unsuccessful acquisitions and a decline in the market, Marvel files for Chapter 11bankruptcy protection
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"Blade" released and becomes Marvel's first financially successful feature film (over $131 million world-wide)
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Marvel launches the Ultimate Marvel imprint, which features updated and reimagined versions of classic characters
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After many failed attempts, a "Spider-Man" feature film is released and begins another successful film franchise
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Marvel begins a digital comics service, making thousands of titles available as downloadable content (rebrands in 2013 as Marvel Unlimited)
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Marvel creates the subsidiary Marvel Animation, dedicated to orginal TV and direct to video animated programing
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"Iron Man" feature film released, begins what is referred to as the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Marvel's "The Avengers" feature film is released, bringing back characters from other Cinematic Universe films to created a record shattering weekend and make it the third highest grossing film to date (approx. $1.51 billion worldwide)
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Marvel Now launched, featuring changes to many major characters and teams as well as the relaunch of popular titles
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