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| Parent company | Marvel Comics |
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| Status | Defunct |
| Founded | 1996; 29 years ago (1996) |
| Defunct | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Key people | Len Wein (editor-in-chief) Art Young (editor) Bob Foster (editor) Cris Palomino (editor) David Seidman |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Comics |
| Imprints | Vista Comics (planned) Touchmark Comics (announced; never published) |
Paramount Comics was acomic bookimprint ofMarvel Comics that was active for about two years beginning in 1996, the banner was named in honor of the namesake studioParamount Pictures.[1]
The imprint was the result of a deal between Marvel and Paramount to produce licensed comic book series based upon the entertainment company's franchises:Mission: Impossible[N 1] andStar Trek.[citation needed] The agreement resulted inDC Comics andMalibu Comics abruptly losing the rights to publish their ownStar Trek comic series.[citation needed]
The first title published under the Paramount Comics banner was aprequel to thefirstMission: Impossible film[N 2]. This was followed soon after by aone-shot crossover between theoriginalStar Trek series and Marvel's superhero team, theX-Men. After that, Marvel launched comic series respectively based upon all fourTrek series produced to that time, includingStar Trek: Voyager, a title Malibu had been scheduled to produce but was unable due to the change of license.
Marvel also launched an original series,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, as well asStar Trek: Early Voyages which featured the adventures ofCaptain Christopher Pike and his crew.[2]
The agreement between Paramount and Marvel hit some major snags after about a year,[citation needed] resulting in Paramount withdrawing support for non-series based characters and storylines. As a result, bothEarly Voyages andStarfleet Academy were abruptly cancelled in the midst of their respectivestory arcs. Marvel phased out the Paramount Comics banner and their remainingStar Trek titles lasted for about another year before ending in 1998. TheStar Trek license was subsequently picked up by DC'sWildStorm Productions imprint. The Paramount Comics logo continued to be used in WildStorm'sTrek comics, although it was only featured on the interior title page, not on the cover as it was with Marvel.
BesidesTrek,Mission: Impossible and a one-shot starringSnake Plissken[N 3], Paramount also published a one-shot based on theTerrytoons animated seriesThe Mighty Heroes. An ongoingMission: Impossible series had been announced,[citation needed] but only the one-shot was ever published.
Years after the demise of Paramount Comics, Marvel again made a deal with the studio; this time, Paramount would be the distributor for a number offeature films in theMarvel Cinematic Universe produced by Marvel's film production unit,Marvel Studios, untilThe Walt Disney Company took over distribution from Paramount, following theacquisition of Marvel by Disney.
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