marvel comics
marvel comics had anew comic of superheroes in the 1980s the comic was called the secret wars. in the comic all the superheroes come out.In 1978 Jim Shooter became Marvel's editor in chief. Although a controversial personality Shooter cured many of the procedural ills at Marvel including repeatedly missed deadlines. Marvel Universe's 25th anniversary in 1986.
Despite Marvel's successes in the early 1980 however it lost ground to rival DC in the latter half of the decade as many former Marvel stars defected to their competitor. DC scored critical and sales victories with titles and limited series like Watchmen Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Crisis on Infinite Earths John Byrnes revamp of Superman and Alan Moore's Swamp Thing.
In 1981 Marvel purchased the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises animation studio from Looney Tunes director Friz Freleng and his business-partner David H.
The company was renamed Marvel Productions and produced animated TV series and movies featuring such characters and properties as G.I. Joe Transformers Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and Dungeons & Dragons as well as cartoons based on Marvel characters, including Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. People still do movies from marvel comics and their still big hits...
