Marvel

1. In 2009 Marvel was purchased by Disney for a reported 4 Billion dollars.

1.1. Over the Span of 19 films Marvel Studios has grossed over 16 Billion dollars.

1.2. 4 of Marvel films : Marvel's Avengers , Age of Ultron, Black Panther and infinity War. sit on the Worlds top 10 highest grossing films of all time.

2. Marvel was founded in 1939 as Timely Comics and became known as Marvel Comics in 1961.

2.1. Timely Comics first publication was Marvel Comics #1 in 1939. 2 years later Editor Joe Simons and artist Jack Kirby created Captain America

2.2. In November of 1961 the company was rebranded as Marvel comics and launched it's first comic : The Fantastic Four.

3. With the release of "Black Panther" film, Marvel Studios has had a profound cultural effect on society

3.1. With the release of Black Panther Marvel has established the first ethnic super hero to have mainstream success with a total 1.3 Billion at the worldwide box-office.

3.2. Black Panther was the first movie to be screened in Saudi Arabia in more than 35 years, launching a new initiative to bring more forms of western entertainment to their culture.