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Martin Goodman

Publisher; founder of Marvel Comics

Martin Goodman (also Morris Goodman; born Moe Goodman; January 18, 1908 – June 6, 1992) was an American publisher of pulp magazines, digest sized magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, who founded the comics magazine company Timely Comics in 1939. Timely Comics would go on to become Marvel Comics, one of the United States' two largest comic book publishers along with rival DC Comics.2

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Born Jan 18, 1908, died Jun 6, 1992.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: editor, businessperson.10

Men's-adventure and erotic magazines

Launched pre-1970

Bachelor initially titled Men in Adventure 1959

For Men Only: confirmed at least from vol. 4, #11 (Dec. 1957) through at least vol. 26, #3 (March 1976)

Published by Canam Publishers (at least 1957), Newsstand Publications Inc. (at least 1966–1967), Perfect Film Inc. (at least 1968), Magazine Management Co. Inc. (at least 1970)

Male: published at least vol. 1, #2 (July 1950) through 1977

Stag: at least 314 issues published February 1942 – February 1976

Published by Official Communications Inc. (1951), Official Magazines (Feb. 1952 - March 1958), Atlas (July 1958 - Oct. 1968), Magazine Management (Dec. 1970 to end)

Stag Annual: at least 18 issues published 1964–1975

Published by Atlas (1964–1968), Magazine Management (1970–1975)

Swank

1970s and later

FILM International: covering X-rated movies

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Personal life

  • BornJan 18, 1908, Brooklyn11
  • DiedJun 6, 1992, Palm Beach12
  • CitizenshipUnited States13

Goodman was married to Jean Davis, with whom he had three children. He died on June 6, 1992, at his home in Palm Beach, Florida, aged 84.

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