Marvel vs DC - Schemes, Scans, and Double Crosses | 4

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It’s 1970 and the unthinkable just happened. Jack Kirby, one of the men who made Marvel, has defected to DC. With him he brought an idea that may just end Marvel for good. But as soon as DC seems to be pulling back into the lead, something else goes wrong - there’s a spy in their midst.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to Business Wars Add Free on Amazon Music.
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0:06.0	The year is 1970, and the unthinkable has happened.
0:16.7	Jack the King Kirby, the man most responsible for building the Marvel Universe next to Stanley,
0:23.6	has suddenly and without warning defected to DC.
0:28.0	This is a bombshell.
0:30.2	This is the equivalent of the Celtic Slary Bird leaving for the makers.
0:35.9	DC wastes no time boasting about its big acquisition.
0:39.8	The company runs ads in its comics touting Kirby's arrival.
0:44.3	Kirby is such a towering figure that the teasers don't even mention in by name.
0:49.2	They simply read, the great one is coming and promise people places and things so powerful
0:54.8	in concept, it's almost terrifying.
0:58.5	What's really terrifying, however, to both Kirby and DC is what might happen if the artist's
1:03.8	new series were leaked to Marvel.
1:06.4	DC is determined to keep this under wraps.
1:12.2	Security is tight.
1:13.6	Even other DC employees aren't told what Kirby's working on.
1:17.8	Kirby's assistant recalls visiting DC's offices and top editors, swarming him begging for
1:22.6	a hint about the King's new projects.
1:26.1	Kirby is paranoid and rightfully so.
1:30.1	He believes that Marvel and his old boss Stan Lee aren't above stealing ideas from him.
1:35.7	In one case, Kirby concocted a proposal for a DC comic about a race of warrior women
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