Aside from Iron Man, the deal, which closed at the end of the year, brought in characters such as Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, as well as the numerous others in the popular Marvel universe.

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For the last few years Michael Wolk has quietly worked to advance the multi-billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit that claims Walt Disney Co. does not own the rights to iconic Stan Lee-created superhero characters it acquired from Marvel Entertainment, like Spider-Man, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four.

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In a 1984 issue of "Amazing Spider-Man, " the webhead ended up putting on the iconic original Fantastic Four costume ... and they got around the problem of his mask by having him wear a brown paper bag on his head.

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