When did Marvel completely Surpass DC in popularity?

Originally posted by abhilegend
Superman vs Mole Men was in 1941, same with the Fleisher cartoons in 41

Your a decade out

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0044091/

It was 51, and I'm obviously not talking animation.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Yeah. The money (and popularity) wasn't in comics, especially in the last 30-40 years or so. According to ODG's link, Marvel were implied to be spanking DC in comic sales - and this is back when piracy isn't the issue it is today.

They still filed for bankruptcy in 1996.

The IP had increasing theoretical value but turning that into actual $$$ required an in house movie studio. Something beyond merely licensing and selling the movie rights to individual characters.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Yeah. The money (and popularity) wasn't in comics, especially in the last 30-40 years or so. According to ODG's link, Marvel were implied to be spanking DC in comic sales - and this is back when piracy isn't the issue it is today.

They still filed for bankruptcy in 1996.

Yeah, but not because they've lost the fans.

There was a shitload of factors, but that one wasn't one of them.

Blade film is often given the credit for saving them from their financial trouble.

Marvel repaid the character by letting him fade into obscurity vin

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
I thought he wasn't owned by Timely Comics?

Yes.

Boks is older than the universe itself.

Your right, he wasn't. Lev Gleason publications.

Hey I'm older than time, altzimers is sneakin in

Alzheimer's*

And - jokes aside - I sure hope not 😉

You appear to have a pretty damn good memory, hell, you even remember about Comics Ledger forum.

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Boks' sig from there, everyone:

Originally posted by Smurph
You can't make money selling comics. The margins have always been terrible.

The IP had increasing theoretical value but turning that into actual $$$ required an in house movie studio. Something beyond merely licensing and selling the movie rights to individual characters.

True.

Not to mention that the comic collector fatigue plagued the nineties, hence why they've tried too hard with the variant & hologram covers and so on.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
They couldn't get anyone to even buy their properties - I think at one point they offered [b]their entire catalogue to Sony for $25 million (who didn't even think it worth it, so only bought Spidey for $10 million).

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Yeah I heard marvel was in a terrible state and filed for bankruptcy. This puts it into perspective.

Originally posted by Smurph
X-Men TAS is still the GOAT, in my opinion, but we don't need to lie and pretend that JL/JLU was an unsuccessful show

I wasn't trying to do neither. Just sharing my first hand experience. I couldn't really talk about the show because none of my classmates tuned in. Im from the bay area in case your wondering.

In addition, I grew up on hip hop and it was full of marvel references. For ex: ghostface killa from the wu-tang, called himself "Tony stark" and made an album titled "ironman". Q-tip made a song about luke cage.

" livin in sin, holdin rocks, benjamin grimm" - nature
Cant forget "MF DOOM"

Originally posted by Smurph
X-Men TAS is still the GOAT, in my opinion, but we don't need to lie and pretend that JL/JLU was an unsuccessful show

Originally posted by MrMind
they both suck tbh, i hate superhero cartoons

why can't they be more like anime

YouTube video

F'ing awful.

Originally posted by ODG
Bite your tongue. JLU was the sh1t.

why do you talk like a 16 years old edgy emo kid, odg?

^ Stop hanging around 16 year olds you phuck.

Originally posted by Smurph
I'm out here defending JLU and this is the thanks I get

I admit maybe I didn't read your post properly.

Originally posted by ODG

I admit maybe I didn't read your post properly.

Let's be honest, you were blind wrotten drunk and couldn't read it 😘

Originally posted by ODG

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Nevah!!