Comic Wars

This is the true, often incredible, tale of how Marvel Comics went bankrupt, was fought over by two of America's wealthiest tycoons, and then was heroically rescued by two daring immigrants -- a real-life odd couple -- who saw the value of Spider-Man, Iron-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and other Marvel superheroes: the value that Wall Street forgot. This is a battle of moguls and lawyers, comic book fans crying to be heard, and finally the triumph of classic worldwide entertainment. What...
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This is the true, often incredible, tale of how Marvel Comics went bankrupt, was fought over by two of America's wealthiest tycoons, and then was heroically rescued by two daring immigrants -- a real-life odd couple -- who saw the value of Spider-Man, Iron-Man, The Incredible Hulk, and other Marvel superheroes: the value that Wall Street forgot. This is a battle of moguls and lawyers, comic book fans crying to be heard, and finally the triumph of classic worldwide entertainment. What is the worth of a superhero? The larger-than-life characters in COMIC WARS finally find out. - Dan Raviv, a national correspondent for CBS News, has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Overseas Press club of America and has written articles for major newspapers worldwide. The co-author of the New York Times bestseller Every Spy a Prince, as well as Friends in Deed and Behind the Uprising, he lives with his family in Washington DC.