Hello Marvel Enthusiasts! My name
is Sahil and this blog will be exploring the wonderful world of Marvel.
As many of you might know Marvel
has created a huge impact on people with Marvel`s The Avengers becoming the
third highest grossing movie of all time. But just how did Marvel start off?
Marvel comics started off as Timely
Comics in 1939. This was the company to produce the first Marvel comic known as
Marvel Comic #1. This book featured the first appearance of the superhero The
Human Torch who was an android (not the one from the Fantastic Four).
The
Sub- Mariner was also featured in his first appearance. These two heroes would
be the only ones the public enjoyed and the others would fade in time.
Soon
America would go to war in World War 2 and a new hero had to be created…Captain
America! This was a form of propaganda that many would come to love. The era
that followed came to be known as the golden age of comics.
However,
as WWII ended comics popularity had started to fade and many publications were
cancelled.
Then in
1961 in the wake of the space and atomic age, Stan Lee revolutionized the comic
industry forever. Stan Lee created the superhero team known as The Fantastic
Four which ushered in the silver age of comics. Many other publications had
followed including Spider-Man, Iron-Man, and The Incredible Hulk.
Following
the Silver Age came the Bronze Age and Modern era of comics but I won’t go into
too much detail about that because, these are a bit less important.
In this
blog I will be focusing on the character origins and current success of the
many characters of the Marvel Universe.
