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Stan Lee, who worked for Marvel as a writer for hire, filed a lawsuit against the corporation in 2005 claiming he was harmed by Marvel Comics' choice to hide revenues from him over his 60-year tenure with the firm. 1)
Due to peculiar legislation in the United States, importing toys that resemble humans is taxed more than those that do not. In court, Marvel successfully claimed that because its X-men action figures are mutants, they should be exempt from the higher tax. 2)
The Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe was a 1995 issue of Punisher in which he killed every single Marvel superhero and villain, including himself. 3)
Venom, the Spider-Man villain, was created by fans and purchased by Marvel for $220. 4)
They couldn't get the Hulk's roar to sound right during the making of the Avengers movie, so they opted to augment it with recordings of Lou Ferrigno screaming as the original Hulk. 5)
Squirrel Girl is a Marvel super hero who once defeated Doctor Doom by filling his aircraft with a swarm of squirrels. 6)
In 2002, a 4-year-old boy with hearing loss refused to wear a hearing aid because “Super heroes don't use hearing aids.” To persuade him to wear his hearing aids, Marvel Comics produced “Blue Ear,” a super hero with a hearing aid. 7)
Throg is a superhero from Marvel. He is a frog with Thor's abilities and a member of the Pet Avengers, a superhero team. 8)
Marvel produced a comic book about “Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Ham” in 1983. He was Peter-Porker, a “Spider-Pig”. 9)
In 1996, Marvel and DC Comics collaborated to develop Amalgam Comics, which combined their two universes, resulting in characters such as Darkclaw (Batman/Wolverine), Super Soldier (Superman/Captain America), and Iron Lantern (Green Lantern/Iron Man). 10)