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Exhibit 99.1

ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table presents selected consolidated financial data, derived from our audited financial statements, for the five-year period ended December 31, 2008. We have not declared dividends on our common stock during any of the periods presented below.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2008			2007			2006			2005		2004
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Statements of Income Data:
Net sales	$	676,177		$	485,807		$	351,798		$	390,507	$	513,468
Operating income		367,974			274,429			112,560			171,167		224,413
Income before income tax expense		354,498			263,232			98,800			171,048		206,872
Net Income attributable to Marvel Entertainment, Inc.		205,535			139,823			58,704			102,819		124,877
Basic earnings per share attributable to Marvel Entertainment, Inc.		2.63			1.75			0.71			1.03		1.17
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Marvel Entertainment, Inc.		2.61			1.70			0.67			0.97		1.10
	December 31,
	2008			2007			2006			2005		2004
	(in thousands)
Balance sheet data:
Working capital (deficit)	$	(57,708	)	$	(107,927	)	$	(67,094	)	$	2,532	$	150,659
Total assets		936,714			817,358			615,330			570,057		714,814
Borrowings		213,001			289,126			50,200			25,800		—
Other non-current debt		—			—			—			—		—
Treasury stock		905,293			894,840			682,886			395,536		91,001
Total Marvel Entertainment, Inc. stockholders’ equity		396,691			181,503			254,891			360,600		546,500

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