Publisher Marvel Comics Type of organization Organized crime | Created by Jack Kirby | |
First appearance Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23 (Apr 1976) | ||
The Corporation is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Publication history
The Corporation first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23-24 (April–May 1976), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Gil Kane.
The organization subsequently appears in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #26-27 (July–August 1976), #29-31 (October–December 1976), and Incredible Hulk #211-212 (May–June 1977).
A different version of the same organization first appeared in Captain America #213-214 (September–October 1977) by Jack Kirby, and subsequently appears in Marvel Premiere #39-40 (February, April 1978), #44 (October 1978), Captain America #217-218 (January–February 1978), #220 (April 1978), #222-223 (June–July 1978), #225 (September 1978), Machine Man #7-9 (October–December 1978), Incredible Hulk #228-230 (October–December 1978), Captain America #228 (December 1978), Incredible Hulk #231-232 (January–February 1979), Captain America #229-231 (January–March 1979), Marvel Two-in-One #47-48 (January–February 1979), Captain America #236 (August 1979), Incredible Hulk #233-237 (March–July 1979), Captain America #281 (May 1983), Marvel Comics Presents #82 (1991), Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #36 (June 1992), Cage #13-14 (April–May 1993), and Heroes for Hire #1-5 (October 2006-February 2007).
Fictional organization history
The Corporation was a nationwide criminal-political organization run like a business. The Corporation has employed a large number of operatives in its schemes.