Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Marvel Enterprises, Inc.
(the  "Company")  for the  period  ending  on June 30,  2002 as  filed  with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, F.
Peter Cuneo,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Company,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects,  the financial condition and result of operations of the
     Company.

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F. Peter Cuneo
President and Chief Executive Officer

August 13, 2002