With the deal, The Walt Disney Co. gets Marvel Entertainment
Inc.'s stable of more than 5,000 characters. Most of them are
obscure, but several have been the basis for blockbuster movies in
recent years.
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Marvel shareholders approve acquisition by Disney
NEW YORK
The shareholders voted at a special meeting Thursday morning.
The 70-year-old comic-book company says the $4.3 billion
acquisition will close at the end of the day.
