Marvel: Rook - Beyonder Knight - White Phoenix Bishop - God Emperor Doom Queen - Living Tribunal King - TOAA Bishop - Thanos Astral Regulator Knight - Franklin Richards Rook - Molecule Man Pawns - Red Senry, Cosmic Ghost rider, Knull, Thor Rune King, Eternity, Onslaught, Scathan the Approver, TOBA Hulk DC Comic: Rook - Superman One Million Knight - Cosmic Superman Bishop - Lucifer Queen - Overvoid King - Presence Bishop - Michael Demiourgus Knight - Batman Who Laughs Rook - Black Flash Pawns - Neron, Brainiac, Superboy, Darkside, Anti-Monitor, Trigon, Nekron, Lobo (with a Green Lantern ring) Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics,[4] and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Comics editor Stephen Wacker is the current editor-in-chief, serving since July 2026. Marvel counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Daredevil, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and Captain Marvel, as well as popular superhero teams such as the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Its stable of well-known supervillains includes Doctor Doom, Magneto, Green Goblin, Kingpin, Red Skull, Loki, Ultron, Thanos, Apocalypse, and Galactus. Most of Marvel's fictional characters operate in a single reality known as the Marvel Universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places; many major characters are based in New York City.[6] Additionally, Marvel has published several licensed properties from other companies. This includes Star Wars comics, twice from 1977 to 1987, and again since 2015. DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc.,[3] and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.[4][5] DC is an initialism for Detective Comics, a comic book series first published in 1937.[6] DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. Most of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman,[8] Batman,[9] Wonder Woman,[10] and the Flash[11]; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League,[12] the Teen Titans,[13] the Suicide Squad,[14] and the Legion of Super-Heroes.[15] The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor,[16] the Joker,[17] Darkseid,[18] and the antiheroic Catwoman.[19] The company has published non-DC Universe-related material, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Fables, and many other titles, under the alternative imprints Vertigo and DC Black Label. Originally at 432 Fourth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City, the company offices have been located at 480 and later 575 Lexington Avenue, 909 Third Avenue, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, 666 Fifth Avenue, and 1325 Avenue of the Americas. DC Comics was located at 1700 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan until April 2015, when DC Entertainment transferred its headquarters to Burbank, California.[20] In 2017, approximately 70% of the American comic book market was shared by DC Comics and its long-time major competitor Marvel Comics,[21] though this figure may be distorted because sales of graphic novels are excluded. As of 2025, in the comic book shop market #marvel #dccomics #batmanwholaughs #superman #doctordoom - @otto.x0