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Friends keep talking about Marvel, and you can't join in? So what exactly is Marvel? Marvel is an American company. It started out making comic books in 1939. It created a whole crowd of superheroes: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk.
These heroes had something special: they had problems, too. By day, Spider-Man is just a high school kid. He takes exams, and works to earn money. Even more special: they all live in the same world. They often drop by each other's stories.
In 2008, Marvel made the movie Iron Man. After the credits, there was one more short scene, called an Easter egg. It quietly hinted at the next story. After that, one movie followed another. Each movie was one piece of a puzzle.
In 2012, the heroes came together in one movie for the first time. It was called The Avengers. In 2019 came the twenty-second movie, Avengers: Endgame. It wrapped up eleven years of story. For a while, it was the highest-grossing movie in the world.
One more thing: Superman and Batman aren't Marvel. They belong to a different company. So next time someone mentions the Avengers, you'll know: it's one big story, told over more than ten years. Want to start? Begin with Iron Man. When it ends, don't leave yet. Wait for the Easter egg.
Marvel is an American company.
It started by drawing comics,
invented a crowd of superheroes,
then turned them into movies,
one after another,
all connected.
Like one very long TV series: each episode works on its own, but you only see the whole picture by watching them in a row.
In 2009, Disney paid about $4 billion for Marvel, so Marvel now belongs to Disney.
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