What if Disney Studios purchased Marvel Comics circa 1969-70, around the same time that Warner Bros. Studios purchased National Periodicals/DC Comics?
What could have been the arc of development of Marvel properties for live action film, television, animation, etc.?
What could have been the successes? The failures?
Would the whims of corporate executives lead them to try and sell Marvel at some point, not believing in them as an IP resource?
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Especially after the success of the 1978 Superman movie, I think that Disney would have fast-tracked the development of a film based on Spider-Man first.. or maybe Captain America?
Would the Universal Studios attempts at developing Marvel properties have done any better under Disney? Incredible Hulk, Dr. Strange, Captain America, (and the abandoned Human Torch project)?
I think from the 1970s forward there would have been more attempts at animated cartoon shows, based on different concepts. There likely would have been at least an attempt to develop an X-Men cartoon based on the original five members, then eventually one based on the post-1975 versions.
The 1980s could have yielded several hit cartoon shows based on different properties- likely prioritizing the Avengers related characters. A more kid-friendly version of Daredevil could likely have come to prominence (with the seeing eye dog). Especially if there was an impetus to compete with the GI Joe and Transformers franchises, then maybe 65-episodes would have been produced on folks like the Avengers, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, etc.