Marvel

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Marvel is a comic book company founded by Martin Goodman in 1939. They were known for publishing comic books based on Crime, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, war, and Western. Most notably, they publish such superhero comic books as X-Men, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America. During the 1960s, the so-called "Marvel Age of Comics", Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko were the main people for making a lot of the popular superhero comics. Today, Marvel is one the biggest comic book companies, and has had a lot of TV shows and movies based on their creations. The Homestar Runner toons contain some references to their work.

References

• Email superhero name — The email Stiny sends to Strong Bad mentions Spider-Man.
• Email Comic Book Movie — Strong Bad mentions movie superheroes wearing leather outfits, which likely refers to the X-Men movie adaptations.
• Email alternate universe — When Strong Bad enters Strong Badman's universe, he asks if "The geniuses behind She-Hulk [Hulk's female cousin]" were responsible for Strong Badman having such a lame storyline.
• Email mini-golf (DVD Commentary) — Matt Chapman says the last hole looks like something from "Dr. Strange Land".
• Email hygiene (Easter Egg) — A comic book of The Total Adventures of Strong Badman bears a cover that looks close to that of Uncanny X-Men #28.

See Also

• Disney