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=== Background === | === Background === | ||
During the era of Cadence Industries Corporation, [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Comics]] began to produce animated shows in 1977, joining forces with [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]. In 1981, David H. DePatie sold DFE to Marvel Comics and DFE became "Marvel Productions, Ltd." as Marvel's animation division. In 1983, Marvel Productions joined forces with [[Sunbow Entertainment]], who ended their venture in 1987. In 1986, Cadence Industries was liquidated and sold Marvel Entertainment Group to [[New World Pictures]], both of which later became part of [[New World Entertainment]]. | During the era of Cadence Industries Corporation, [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Comics]] began to produce animated shows in 1977, joining forces with [[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises]]. In 1981, David H. DePatie sold DFE to Marvel Comics and DFE became "Marvel Productions, Ltd." as Marvel's animation division. | ||
In 1983, Marvel Productions joined forces with [[Sunbow Entertainment]], who ended their venture in 1987. | |||
In 1986, Cadence Industries was liquidated and sold Marvel Entertainment Group to [[New World Pictures]], both of which later became part of [[New World Entertainment]]. Although MEG was later sold, New World kept hold of Marvel Productions, and in 1992, the studio became part of a new division of New World, called '''New World Family Filmworks'''. A year later, the studio was renamed as New World Animation. | |||
In 1994, New World Family Filmworks and Marvel Entertainment Group formed two joint ventures - [[Marvel Studios|Marvel Films]] and [[Marvel Films Animation]] to continue producing Marvel content for television. | |||
In 1996, New World was sold to News Corporation; after the sale was completed in February 1997, New World itself was folded into [[20th Television|Fox]], while the Family Filmworks division (which included New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation) was folded into [[Fox Kids Worldwide]], a joint venture between News Corporation and [[Saban Entertainment]] founded a year prior, effectively ending what was previously Marvel Productions. A few months later, this division soon merged with IFE to form [[Fox Family Productions|Fox Family Worldwide]]. | |||
In October 2001, the Walt Disney Company purchased Fox Family Worldwide, along with Saban, renaming them as "ABC Family Worldwide Inc." and "BVS Entertainment" respectively. | |||
Today, Disney owns the libraries of Marvel Productions, with a few exceptions. Ironically, in August 2009, Disney announced its plans to acquire Marvel Entertainment, an acquisition which would be completed on December 31, reuniting Marvel with the Marvel Productions library. | |||
===1st Logo (September 9, 1978-September 19, 1981)=== | ===1st Logo (September 9, 1978-September 19, 1981)=== | ||