Marvel

These consumer brands were all dominant players at some time in the past 50 years, then lost their place almost completely. They later were revived and are now profitable and healthy again. Some, like Apple and Marvel, in fact, are the leaders in their industries.

Marvel Entertainment plans to unveil a new storyline in February titled "Death of Spider-Man," implying that at least one version of the popular 48-year-old character will be killed off. But don't panic, fans. The new storyline won't affect the more mainstream "Adventures of Spider-Man" storyline.

The comic book industry may not able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but it has withstood the worst economic decline since the Great Depression fairly well. According to industry estimates, sales to specialty retailers rose 1% to $324.66 million between January and September. Experts say...

Bill Gates got a little poorer last year, but when you're worth $50 billion, who's counting? Well, Forbes is, of course, and despite the $7-billion decline in his fortune, Microsoft's (MSFT) co-founder remains America's richest citizen, according to the magazine's annual list of the nation's...

Walt Disney Co. (DIS) has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment Co. (MVL) for $4 billion, merging the corporate parent of Mickey Mouse and Hannah Montana with that of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk. It is the second multi-billion deal announced today. Earlier today, Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI)...

The most recent Marvel Comics-based movie, The Incredible Hulk, is getting a lot of attention and it hasn't even hit theaters yet. The movie is scheduled for opening on Friday the 13th, and it is said that movie goers are in for a treat. Sheldon Liber, blogger and analyst at Bloggingstocks, was...