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 WALT DISNEY SWOOPS IN TO BUY MARVEL
Take over of Marvel Tuesday September 1,2009 By Daily Express ReporterWALT Disney’s Mickey Mouse and Bambi are to get new stablemates including Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four through the $4billion (£2.5billion) takeover of Marvel Entertainment.
The film giant is buying the comic book group and 5,000 Marvel characters, many created by the legendary Stan Lee. Disney chief Robert Iger said: “We believe that adding Marvel to Disney’s unique portfolio of brands provides significant opportunities for long-term growth and value creation.” Marvel chief Ike Perlmutter said: “Disney is the perfect home for Marvel’s fantastic library of characters given its proven ability to expand content creation and licensing businesses.” 
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