Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Marvel Comics annual and quarterly reports
Marvel Comics Group
15681595
MS#2063
English
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0.42 Linear Feet
1 document box
1991-1996
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located on-site.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Marvel Comics Annual and Quarterly Reports; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Content Description
The Marvel Quarterly and Annual Reports were a collaboration between corporate and creative after Marvel Comics' IPO in 1991. These reports were presented in the form of comic books, written by Gary Fishman, of the investor and PR company, Hudson Stone Group, with art by well-known Marvel pencilers and inkers, such as John Romita Jr. Jimmy Palmiotti, and George Roussos. The collection also includes the IPO documents, contemporary press coverage, awards, and a recent article documenting the reports' history.
Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated by Gary Fishman in 2021.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Comic books, strips, etc
Annual reports
Finance
Marvel comics (New York, N.Y.)
Series 1: Marvel Quarterly & Annual Reports1991: 3rd Quarter Report2 copies11Marvel 1991 Annual Report121992: 1st Quarter Report2 copies131992: 2nd Quarter Report2 copies131992: 3rd Quarter Report2 copies14Marvel 1992 Annual Report2 copies151993: 1st Quarter Report2 copies161993: 2nd Quarter Report2 copies171993: 3rd Quarter Report2 copies181993: Annual Report2 copies191994: 1st Quarter Report2 copies1101994: 2nd Quarter Report2 copies1101994: 3rd Quarter Report2 copies1111994: Annual Report2 copies1121995: 1st Quarter Report2 copies1131995: 2nd Quarter report2 copies1131995: 3rd Quarter report2 copies1141995: Annual Report2 copies1151996: 1st Quarter Report2 copies1161996: 2nd Quarter Report2 copies116Series II: Correspondence, IPO, Press, Awards, and MagazinesIPO:Prospectus 3,500,000 Shares Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.1991118Prospectus 4,200,000 Shares Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.15 July 1991119Correspondence:Ramona Semilia (Financial World) to Gary M. Fishman23 August 1993130Jovanni Sy (Royal Trust Investment Services, Inc.) to Terry C. Stewart8 June 1992134Press:News Release re. 1st Quarterly Report17 December 1991120The New York Times article by Floyd Norris18 December 1991121Daily News Business18 December 1991122USA Today Money18 December 1991123Institutional InvestorApril 1992124The Wall Street Journal2 July 1992126Investor RelationsSeptember 1992127USA Today Money26 April 1993128Financial Times14 May 1993129Creativity Ninety Four Award to Gary M. Fishman1993131Awards:International Academy of Communications Award to The Hudson Stone Group1993132International Academy of Communications Award to Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.1995133Magazines and Clippings:Back Issue. No. 130September 2021117Art Direction "Spider Man" and Comic ReliefJune 1993125True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 210 February 1997135True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 324 February 1997136True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 410 March 1997137True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 524 March 1997138True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 67 April 1997139True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 728 April 1997140True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 812 May 1997141True Believer!, Vol. 1, No. 96 June 1997142