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For the first time in Marvel’s 80-year history, an openly gay superhero will pick up Captain America’s shield and join the comic franchise. Marvel gave fans their first look at the newest Captain America on Wednesday. The gay teen, who is named Aaron Fischer, is described as “the Captain America of the Railways — a fearless teen who stepped...

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry will reopen to the public Sunday with a special new exhibit that will allow Marvel fans to learn more about the remarkable comic book company’s history.

A new exhibit about the Marvel Universe is a big draw as the Museum of Science and Industry welcomes guests for the first time in weeks. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry will reopen to the public in early March with a special new exhibit, as Marvel fans will get a chance to learn more about the remarkable comic book company’s history. In a press release Wednesday, museum officials announced that the facility would reopen to the public on March 7, with three member-only days...

Native American comic book fans hope a new Marvel anthology by Native artists and writers will jump-start authentic representation in mainstream superhero fare

A rare near-mint condition copy of the first Marvel Comics comic book has sold at auction in Dallas for $1.26 million.

A section of University Avenue in the Bronx could soon be called “Stan Lee Way.”

LGBTQ comic fans have long been frustrated by the lack of representation in film adaptations of their favorite comics — especially since much of the source material features queer characters. But an announcement over the weekend by Marvel executives came as welcome news to those who have been longing for an LGBTQ superhero. At San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, actress...

Mahershala Ali made the first move with Marvel Studios and “Blade.” Comic-Con audiences learned on Saturday night that Ali would be playing the Marvel Comics character in a reboot. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige says right after winning his second Academy Award for “Green Book” earlier this year, Ali set up a meeting with the superhero studio. Within 10 minutes,...

Here’s a chance to bring cosplay to a new level. Costumes and props from Marvel comics-based TV shows including “Daredevil” and “Luke Cage” are going on the auction block. The Prop Store, a film and TV memorabilia company, said Tuesday that the sale is set for next month. The company says Daredevil’s first-version red costume, Misty Knight’s cybernetic arm from...

Here’s a chance to bring cosplay to a new level. Costumes and props from Marvel comics-based TV shows including “Daredevil” and “Luke Cage” are going on the auction block. The Prop Store, a film and TV memorabilia company, said Tuesday that the sale is set for next month. The company says Daredevil’s first-version red costume, Misty Knight’s cybernetic arm from...

A former business manager of comic book legend Stan Lee has been arrested for fiduciary elder abuse, according to LAPD.

Among comics lovers, Stan Lee was as much a superhero as the characters he helped create. Those fans, along with Lee’s friends and colleagues, paid their final respects at a Los Angeles memorial Wednesday night for the Marvel Comics mastermind who helped bring the world Spider-Man, Black Panther and The Incredible Hulk.

Stan Lee’s devoted fans will have a chance to mourn him alongside his friends, family and co-creators at a memorial in Hollywood on Jan. 30, organizers announced Wednesday.

Chris Evans suggested his run as Captain America is done. The filmmakers currently controlling the Avengers’ fates say he shouldn’t shelve the shield just yet.

Comic book legend Stan Lee, creator or co-creator of such Marvel Comics characters as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, X-Men, The Fantastic Four and Iron Man, has died. He was 95.

Marvel Comics Co-Creator Stan Lee died at 95. The legend of the comic book industry created classic characters like Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk.

Stan Lee’s restraining order against a former business manager has been extended for three years.

Chris Pratt says “it’s not an easy time” as he and the rest of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” cast look to the future of the hit superhero franchise after Disney fired writer-director James Gunn. Pratt told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday that he stands behind social media posts saying he hopes Gunn can be reinstated for the...

For months, Ryan and Emilie Matthias watched their 5-year-old son Garrett fight a rare form of cancer. Before his death last week, amid a battle no family wants to face, their son did something out of the ordinary – he wrote his own obituary.