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Marvel Entertainment, Inc.
417 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10016
United States - Map
Phone: 212-576-4000
Web Site: http://www.marvel.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Movie Production, Theaters
Full Time Employees:300

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the licensing, publishing, and film production businesses with a proprietary library of approximately 5,000 characters in the United States and internationally. Its library of characters include Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, Thor, The Avengers, Ghost Rider, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Blade, Daredevil, The Punisher, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nick Fury, Silver Surfer, and Ant-Man. The company operates in three segments: Licensing, Publishing, and Film Production. The Licensing segment licenses its characters for use in various consumer products, including toys, apparel, games, electronics, homewares, stationery, gifts and novelties, footwear, food and beverages, and collectibles; feature films; television programs; DVD animated feature films; theme parks, shopping malls, and special events; promotions; and publications. The Publishing segment creates, publishes, and distributes comic books and trade paperbacks to the direct market and the mass market through comic book specialty stores and retail outlets, including bookstores and newsstands, as well as on a subscription basis. The Film Production segment develops, produces, and distributes films. It also provides preproduction services, including developing film concepts and screenplays, preparing budgets and production schedules, and obtaining production insurance and completion bonds. Marvel Entertainment, Inc. has joint venture interests in Spider-Man Merchandising L.P. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in New York, New York.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Marvel Entertainment, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 15.4% of S&P 400 companies and 69.2% of Media companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Isaac Perlmutter , 66
    Vice Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer
    $ 700.00K $ 0
    Mr. David Maisel , 47
    Exec. VP of Office of Chief Exec. and Chairman of Marvel Studios Division
    $ 4.71M $ 0
    Mr. Kenneth P. West , 50
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 747.00K $ 247.00K
    Mr. Simon Philips ,
    Pres of Worldwide Consumer Products and Head of Worldwide Animation
    $ 956.00K $ 0
    Mr. John Turitzin , 53
    Exec. VP of Office of Chief Exec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 1.05M $ 957.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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