LOS ANGELES—The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.
By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer, Denver Post: Entertainment
Mon, 08/31/2009 - 7:23am
LOS ANGELES—The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.