How DC Comics Helped Create the Marvel Universe — Market Mad House

Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History
7 min readNov 13, 2021

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The most bizarre plot twist in comic book history could be DC Comics’ accidental inspiration of the creation of the Marvel Universe.

Marvel became DC’s biggest and most successful competitor because of its superhero universe. Ironically, it was DC Comics that inspired Timely Comics to reenter the superhero business and launch what became the Marvel Universe.

Incredibly, the true origin of the Marvel Universe could have been at a golf game in 1961. Comic industry legend claims Atlas Comics and…

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Daniel G. Jennings
Lessons from History

Daniel G. Jennings is a writer who lives and works in Colorado. He is a lifelong history buff who is fascinated by stocks, politics, and cryptocurrency.