Martin Goodman
Martin Goodman · Superhero Creators
Founder of Timely Comics (1939), the company that became Marvel Comics; published Marvel Comics #1 (Human Torch, Sub-Mariner)
1908, New York City, United States — 1992, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
United States
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Martin Goodman was an American publisher who in 1939 founded Timely Comics, the company that evolved into Marvel Comics, and published Marvel Comics #1 introducing the original Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner. His pulp and comics empire later launched the Marvel superheroes of the 1960s under editor Stan Lee. Goodman was Jewish, born Moe Goodman to Jewish immigrant parents from Vilna, Lithuania.
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Source: Wikipedia (born Moe Goodman to Jewish immigrant parents from Vilna, Lithuania)
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Founder of Timely Comics (1939), the company that became Marvel Comics; published Marvel Comics #1 (Human Torch, Sub-Mariner)
Source: Wikipedia (born Moe Goodman to Jewish immigrant parents from Vilna, Lithuania)
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