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 | | In 1973, Perfect Film and Chemical Corporation changed its name to Cadence Industries, which in turn renamed Magazine Management Co. Goodman, now completely disconnected from Marvel, created a new company called Atlas/Seaboard Comics in 1974, reviving Marvel's old Atlas name, but this project lasted only a year-and-a-half. |
 | | Joe">G.I. Joe, The Transformers, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, and Dungeons and Dragons, as well as cartoons based on Marvel characters, including Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. |
 | | Regardless, Marvel has also become a key player in Hollywood, with many of its characters being turned into successful film franchises, with perhaps the best examples being X-Men starting in 2000, and Spider-Man beginning in 2002. |
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