Beginnings of Marvel Comics

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.