The logos of The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Enterainment are show in this undated photograph released by Disney August 31, 2009. Walt Disney Co said on Monday it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

The logos of The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Enterainment are show in this undated photograph released by Disney August 31, 2009. Walt Disney Co said on Monday it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.

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  3. President and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger, arrives for a news conference at Disney's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, September 10, 2009.
  4. Robert Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, shows his vintage 1932 Ingersoll Mickey Mouse watch, during a news conference on the opening day of the D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif.,Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
  5. Robert Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, speaks at a news conference on the opening day of the D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif.,Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Sponsors describe the Expo as "the ultimate Disney fan event," with exhibits, panel discussions, and movie screenings from all areas of the Disney empire, including theme parks, television, movies, and merchandising.
  6. Robert Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, speaks at a news conference on the opening day of the D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif.,Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. Sponsors describe the Expo as "the ultimate Disney fan event," with exhibits, panel discussions, and movie screenings from all areas of the Disney empire, including theme parks, television, movies, and merchandising. Behind him is Mickey Mouse as The Sorcerer's Apprentice from "Fantasia."
  7. Dave Maisel, chairman of Marvel Studios, speaks during the "Reinventing Hollywood" panel at the Fortune Tech Brainstorm 2009 in Pasadena, California in this July 22, 2009 file photo. Walt Disney Co said on August 31, 2009 that it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.
  8. Copies of the Captain America comic book are displayed at a store in New York in this March 7, 2007 file photo. Walt Disney Co said on August 31, 2009 that it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.
  9. A man laughs after watching a "Spider-Man 3" promotional video in Hong Kong in this May 2, 2007 file photo. Walt Disney Co said on August 31, 2009 that it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.
  10. The logos of The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Enterainment are show in this undated photograph released by Disney August 31, 2009. Walt Disney Co said on Monday it plans to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for $4 billion in a deal that would add characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.
  11. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release Sept 10, 2009.
  12. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release Sept. 10, 2009.
  13. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release Sept. 10, 2009.
  14. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release in August.
  15. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release in August.
  16. In this cartoon released by Marvel Comics shows a scene from "Models, INC #1" where Tim Gunn joins forces with Iron Man. The first issue of the comic book is slated for release in August.

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