Who started mavel comics?

Marvel Comics was co-founded by Martin Goodman in 1939. Initially, it began as Timely Publications, and the first comic book published was "Marvel Comics" #1, featuring characters like the Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner. The company later evolved into what we know today as Marvel Comics, especially under the creative leadership of figures like Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko in the 1960s.