Editing Marvel Comics (section)

== Marvel characters in other media ==
Marvel characters and stories have been adapted to multiple media platforms.  Some of these adaptations were produced by Marvel Comics and its sister company, [[Marvel Studios]], while others were produced by companies licensing Marvel material.

=== Games ===
In June 1993, Marvel issued its collectable caps for [[Milk caps (game)|milk caps game]] under the Hero Caps brand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Routhier |first1=Ray |title=Will Cardboard Caps From Milk Bottles Become Cream Of All |url=https://www.courant.com/1993/07/26/will-cardboard-caps-from-milk-bottles-become-cream-of-all/ |access-date=June 3, 2016 |work=Hartford Courant |date=July 26, 1993 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925005607/http://articles.courant.com/1993-07-26/features/0000006874_1_new-caps-milk-bottle-caps-comic-books |archive-date=September 25, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, the [[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers]] Japanese TV series was launched together with a collectible game called Bachicombat, a game similar to the milk caps game, by [[Bandai]].<ref name=ann>{{cite news |title=Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers Anime & Game's 1st Promo Streamed |url=https://animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-10/marvel-disk-wars/the-avengers-anime-and-game-1st-promo-streamed |access-date=May 12, 2014 |newspaper=Anime News Network |date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507232710/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-10/marvel-disk-wars/the-avengers-anime-and-game-1st-promo-streamed |archive-date=May 7, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Collectible card games ====
The RPG industry brought the development of the [[collectible card game]] (CCG) in the early 1990s which there were soon Marvel characters were featured in CCG of their own starting in 1995 with [[Fleer]]'s [[OverPower]] (1995–1999). Later collectible card game were:

* [[Marvel Superstars]] (2010–?) [[Upper Deck Company]]
* [[ReCharge Collectible Card Game]] (2001–?) Marvel
* [[Vs. System]] (2004–2009, 2014–) Upper Deck Company
* [[X-Men Trading Card Game]] (2000–?) [[Wizards of the Coast]]
* [[Marvel Champions: The Card Game]] (2019–present) [[Fantasy Flight Games]], a [[Fantasy Flight Games#Living Card Games|Living Card Game]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griepp |first1=Milton |title=Fantasy Flight to Launch Marvel LCG |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43744/fantasy-flight-launch-marvel-lcg |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=icv2.com |date=August 1, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205839/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43744/fantasy-flight-launch-marvel-lcg |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Miniatures===
* [[Marvel Crisis Protocol]] (Fall 2019–) [[Asmodee|Atomic Mass Games]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Atomic Mass Games Unveils 'Marvel Crisis Protocol Miniatures Game' |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43757/atomic-mass-games-unveils-marvel-crisis-protocol-miniatures-game |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=icv2.com |date=August 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211210935/https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43757/atomic-mass-games-unveils-marvel-crisis-protocol-miniatures-game |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[HeroClix]], WizKids

==== Role-playing ====
{{Main|List of Marvel RPG supplements}}

[[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] published the pen-and-paper [[role-playing game]] [[Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)|Marvel Super Heroes]] in 1984.  TSR then released in 1998 the ''[[Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Game]]'' which used a different system, the card-based SAGA system, than their first game. In 2003 Marvel Publishing published its own role-playing game, the ''[[Marvel Universe Roleplaying Game]]'', that used a diceless stone pool system.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Kim |first=John H. |title=RPG Encyclopedia: M |url=http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/alphabetical/M.html#marvelsuperheroes |encyclopedia=RPG Encyclopedia |publisher=darkshire.net |access-date=December 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204064625/http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/alphabetical/M.html#marvelsuperheroes |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2011 [[Margaret Weis Productions]] announced it was developing a [[tabletop role-playing game]] based on the Marvel universe, set for release in February 2012 using its house Cortex Plus RPG system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/05/gen-con-new-marvel-comics-rpg-games-announced-by-margaret-weis-productions/ |title=Gen Con: New Marvel Comics RPG Games Announced by Margaret Weis Productions |date=August 5, 2011 |first=George |last=Holochwost |access-date=September 28, 2011 |publisher=MTV.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928223225/http://geek-news.mtv.com/2011/08/05/gen-con-new-marvel-comics-rpg-games-announced-by-margaret-weis-productions/ |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Video games ====
{{Main|Marvel Games}}

Video games based on Marvel characters go back to 1984 and the [[Atari 2600]] game, ''[[Spider-Man (Atari 2600 video game)|Spider-Man]]''. Since then several dozen video games have been released and all have been produces by outside licensees. In 2014, ''[[Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes]]'' was released that brought Marvel characters to the existing [[Disney]] sandbox video game.

=== Films ===
{{Main|List of films based on Marvel Comics publications|Marvel Cinematic Universe|List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films}}
As of the start of September 2015, films based on Marvel's properties represent the highest-grossing U.S. franchise, having grossed over $7.7&nbsp;billion<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Brand&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|title=Franchise Index|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201184322/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Brand&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> as part of a worldwide gross of over $18&nbsp;billion. As of 2024, the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) has grossed over $32&nbsp;billion.

=== Live shows ===
* ''[[Spider-Man's wedding (live performance)|Spider-Man's Wedding]]'' (1987)
*''[[Spider-Man On Stage]]'' (1999)
*''Spider-Man Stunt Show: A Stunt Spectacular'' (2002–2004)
*''[[Spider-Man Live!]]'' (2002–2003)
* ''The [[Marvel Experience]]'' (2014–)
*''[[Marvel Universe Live!]]'' (2014–) live arena show
* ''[[Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark]]'' (2011–2014) a Broadway musical

=== Prose novels ===
{{Main|Marvel Books|Marvel Press}}
Marvel first licensed two prose novels to [[Bantam Books]], who printed ''The Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker'' by [[Otto Binder]] (1967) and ''Captain America: The Great Gold Steal'' by [[Ted White (author)|Ted White]] (1968). Various publishers took up the licenses from 1978 to 2002. Also, with the various licensed films being released beginning in 1997, various publishers put out film [[novelizations]].<ref name=mcpug>{{cite web |author-link=Keith R.A. DeCandido |first=Keith R.A. |last=DeCandido |title=Marvel Comics in Prose: An Unofficial Guide |url=http://www.sff.net/people/krad/marvel.htm |publisher=SFF.net |access-date=October 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806011747/http://www.sff.net/people/krad/marvel.htm |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2003, following publication of the prose [[young adult novel]] ''Mary Jane'', starring [[Mary Jane Watson]] from the [[Spider-Man]] mythos, Marvel announced the formation of the publishing [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]] [[Marvel Press]].<ref name=cbr1>{{cite web |title=Marvel Announces Creation of New Prose Imprint, Marvel Press |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=3552 |access-date=August 24, 2011 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=May 26, 2004 |last=Weiland |first=Jonah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084930/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=3552 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Marvel moved back to licensing with Pocket Books from 2005 to 2008.<ref name=mcpug />  With few books issued under the imprint, Marvel and [[Disney Publishing Worldwide|Disney Books Group]] relaunched Marvel Press in 2011 with the Marvel Origin Storybooks line.<ref name=cbr2>{{cite web|last=Alverson |first=Brigid |title=SDCC '11 {{!}} Disney to unveil Marvel Press imprint at San Diego |url=https://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/sdcc-11-disney-to-unveil-marvel-press-imprint-at-san-diego/ |access-date=September 28, 2011 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818052315/http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/07/sdcc-11-disney-to-unveil-marvel-press-imprint-at-san-diego/ |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Television programs ===
{{Main|List of television series based on Marvel Comics publications}}
Many television series, both live-action and animated, have based their productions on Marvel Comics characters. These include series for popular characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, the Avengers, the X-Men, Fantastic Four, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, the Punisher, the Defenders, S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Deadpool, Legion, and others. Additionally, a handful of television films, usually also pilots, based on Marvel Comics characters have been made.

=== Theme parks ===
Marvel has licensed its characters for theme parks and attractions, including [[Marvel Super Hero Island]] at [[Universal Orlando]]'s [[Islands of Adventure]]<ref name="Marvel-Universal Contract" /> in [[Orlando, Florida]], which includes rides based on their iconic characters and costumed performers, as well as [[The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man]] ride cloned from Islands of Adventure to [[Universal Studios Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universalorlando.com/amusement-parks/islands-of-adventure/map.html |title=Universal's Islands of Adventures: Marvel Super Hero Island (official site)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620085856/http://www.universalorlando.com/amusement-parks/islands-of-adventure/map.html |archive-date=June 20, 2009 }}</ref>

Years after Disney purchased Marvel in late 2009, [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]] plans on creating original Marvel attractions at their theme parks,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2012-mar-14-la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-20120314-story.html |title=Walt Disney plans to deploy Marvel superheroes at its theme parks |first=Dawn C. |last=Chmielewski |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 14, 2012 |access-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175043/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/business/la-fi-ct-disney-shareholders-meeting-20120314 |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/disney-parks-might-soon-add-marvel-characters_n_1367023.html |title=Disney Parks Might Soon Add Marvel Characters |work=Huffington Post |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323053219/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/disney-parks-might-soon-add-marvel-characters_n_1367023.html |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Hong Kong Disneyland]] becoming the first Disney theme park to feature a [[Iron Man Experience|Marvel attraction]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Chu |first=Karen |title=Hong Kong Disneyland to Open 'Iron Man' Experience in 2016 |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/hong-kong-disneyland-open-iron-644562 |access-date=October 8, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328135610/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hong-kong-disneyland-open-iron-644562 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.budget.gov.hk/2013/eng/budget06.html |title=The 2013–14 Budget – Promoting Tourism Industry |date=February 27, 2013 |publisher=Hong Kong Government |author=[[John Tsang]] |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117085016/http://www.budget.gov.hk/2013/eng/budget06.html |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the licensing agreement with Universal Studios, signed prior to Disney's purchase of Marvel, Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disney Resort are barred from having Marvel characters in their parks.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munarriz |first1=Rick |title=Disney is Taking Too Long to Add Marvel to Disneyland and Disney World |url=http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/18/disney-is-taking-too-long-to-add-marvel-to-disney.aspx |website=The Motley Fool |date=October 18, 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121092822/http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/18/disney-is-taking-too-long-to-add-marvel-to-disney.aspx |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, this only includes characters that Universal is currently using, other characters in their "families" (X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc.), and the villains associated with said characters.<ref name="Marvel-Universal Contract">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262449/000119312510008732/dex1057.htm |title=Marvel Agreement between MCA Inc. and Marvel Entertainment Group |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |website=sec.gov |access-date=September 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323223921/http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262449/000119312510008732/dex1057.htm |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> This clause has allowed Walt Disney World to have meet and greets, merchandise, attractions and more with other Marvel characters not associated with the characters at Islands of Adventures, such as [[Star-Lord]] and [[Gamora]] from ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/08/guardians-of-the-galaxy-theme-park-characters-appear-for-first-time-as-walt-disney-world-welcomes-marvel/ |title=Guardians of the Galaxy theme park characters appear for first time as Walt Disney World welcomes Marvel |work=Inside the Magic |date=August 24, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129013758/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2014/08/guardians-of-the-galaxy-theme-park-characters-appear-for-first-time-as-walt-disney-world-welcomes-marvel/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/07/exclusive-guardians-of-the-galaxy-sneak-peek-debuts-july-4-at-disney-parks/ |title=Exclusive 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Sneak Peek Debuts July 4 at Disney Parks |work=Disney Parks Blog |date=July 3, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129013538/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/07/exclusive-guardians-of-the-galaxy-sneak-peek-debuts-july-4-at-disney-parks/ |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>