Entertainment : 5 things you didn't know about Marvel

1. Stan Lee who worked for Marvel as a writer for hire sued Marvel in 2005 because he was hurt by Marvel Comics decision to keep profits from him over his 60 years with the company.
2. In the early 1990s, Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel Comics just so that he could play Spider Man in his own produced movie.
3. Venom, the Spider-Man villain was a fan-based concept that Marvel bought for 220 dollars.
4. When the character of Nick Fury was re-introduced into the Ultimate Marvel comics, he was redesigned to resemble Samuel L Jackson, without the actors permission to use his image.
5. Marvels Deadpool Wade Wilson was originally created as a spoof of DC’s Deathstroke Slade Wilson.