[b]Marvel[/b] Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing, Inc., a subsidary of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. Marvel counts among its characters such well-known properties as Captain America, Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, the Runaways, the Punisher, Daredevil, Ghost Rider and many others. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted as inhabitants of a single shared reality; this continuity is known as the Marvel Universe. [b]DC[/b] DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. A subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment (part of Time Warner) since 1969, DC is one of the world's largest English language publishers of comic books. DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-known characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and their teammates in the Justice League, who are among the medium's most popular and influential.