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From: Lela Buis <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list SF-LIT <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 7:08 AM
Subject: Marvel
>Does anybody have recent info on the state of Marvel. I'd heard they
>overextended into movies, games, publishing and so on and then went
>bankrupt, after offending various groups with their business practices.
>I still see Spiderman in the newspaper, though, so I have to figure
>they're still in business. Have they reorganized? What sorts of things
>are they doing now?
Marvel Comics has recently been accquired by ToyBiz- a company that
manufactures a variety of action figures and collector toys. The ToyBiz
buyout of the embattled company included an absorption of Marvel's debt,
which allowed the company to escape from bankruptcy.
John E. Morris
professional actor, Sci-fi fan and MBA-in-training.
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