ATLAS, was the first name of the 1933 publishing company which was started by Martin Goodman a relative of the company's writer Stan Lee who created most of the Marvel comic characters, that in the fall of 1961 became known as Marvel Comics.
When it first started, from 1939 through the 40's, Timely. Then, in the 50's, Atlas. It didn't become Marvel until sometime in the early-60's.
The original name of Marvel Comics was Timely Publications, established in 1939. It was later rebranded as Marvel Comics in the 1960s.
Marvel was founded in 1939 as Timely Publications, and by the early 1950s had generally become known as Atlas Comics. Marvel's modern incarnation dates from 1961, with the company later that year launching Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and others.
No. DC's first comic book title was Detective Comics #1 (which is what "DC" originally stood for) in 1937. Marvel Comics #1 (featuring the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch) was published in 1939, by Timely Comics, a few months after DC published Action Comics #1 (with the first Superman story). The company changed its name from Timely Comics to Atlas Comics in the 1950s, and to Marvel Comics in 1962.
After their creation in 1939 Timely Comics company were on the up by 1960 the decision to make a newrecognisable name (after Atlas in 1947) was made by publisher Martin Goodman the name to be taken was by editor Stan Lee who decided to rename Atlas (it was their name at the time) to Marvel, during the 1960s the 'real' super hero era started with popularity with super heroes on the up, since their down full in 1949. For extra info log on to: www.marvel.com-where all the hero are
The word Shazam comes from the names, Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury. When the fictitious character, Billy Batson, utters the word Shazam, he is transformed into Captain Marvel.
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This is a little bit of a tricky question. Marvel had been integrated into Timely and Atlas for a while before releasing any titles on its own. The first comic that was officially labeled as Marvel comics was Amazing Adventures #3. See the related link below for more details.http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/1/16/200px-AmazingAdventuresV1no3.jpg
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"SHAZAM" is an acronym representing the six mythical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury. These are the figures that grant the superhero Captain Marvel his powers in comic books.
The word Shazam comes from the names, Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury. When the fictitious character, Billy Batson, utters the word Shazam, he is transformed into Captain Marvel.
Captain Marvel, Blue Marvel, Miss Marvel and Marvelman