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'''Marvel Entertainment, LLC''' (formerly '''Marvel Enterprises''' and '''Toy Biz, Inc.''') is an American [[show business|entertainment]] [[company (law)|company]] founded in June 1998 and based in [[New York City]], formed by the merger of '''Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.''' and [[ToyBiz]]. The company is a wholly owned [[subsidiary]] of [[The Walt Disney Company]], and is mainly known for its [[comic book]]s by [[Marvel Comics]], as well as its forays into [[List of films based on Marvel Comics publications|films]], including those within the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for {{USD|4 billion}};<ref name=DMarvel>{{cite news |last=Fritz |first=Ben |title=Disney tells details of Marvel Entertainment acquisition in a regulatory filing |url=https://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/23/business/fi-ct-marvel23 |access-date=12 April 2011 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |publisher=[[Tronc|Tribune Publishing]] |date=September 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105233041/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/sep/23/business/fi-ct-marvel23 |archive-date=November 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> it has been a [[limited liability company]] (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel is primarily reported as part of Disney's [[Disney Consumer Products|Consumer Products]] segment ever since [[Marvel Studios]]' reorganization from Marvel Entertainment into [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]].<ref>Part I: Page 1: ITEM 1. Business. [http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2010/annual/WDC-10kwrap-2010.pdf Fiscal Year 2010 Annual Financial Report And Shareholder Letter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611060229/http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2010/annual/WDC-10kwrap-2010.pdf |date=2014-06-11 }}. [[The Walt Disney Company]]. Retrieved December 27, 2013. "Marvel businesses are reported primarily in our Studio Entertainment and Consumer Products segments."</ref>
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