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Mini Marvels is an all - ages comic book written and illustrated by Chris Giarrusso and published by Marvel Comics . The comic has been published in the form of back - ups in other comic books as well as original one - shots and trade paperback collections . The comics are a humorous depiction of the Marvel heroes as children of various ages , sometimes parodying storylines from the mainstream ___MASK40___ . The Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation . It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro , which portray the Avengers , the X - Men , and various other characters of the ___MASK40___ in a cartoonish super - deformed - style . It is also a self - aware parody of the Marvel characters , with influences taken from on the comedic " Mini Marvels " series of parody comic books , in that the heroes tend to find themselves in comedic situations , and have cartoonish bents in comparison to their usually serious personalities ( such as The Incredible Hulk being jovial and good - natured but with " major anger issues "), and is an overall comedic take on the Avengers . The series ' animation was produced by Film Roman and Marvel Animation . DC Comics , Inc . is an American comic book publisher . It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment , a subsidiary of Warner Bros . Entertainment , Inc . , a division of Time Warner . DC Comics is one of the largest , oldest , and most successful companies operating in American comic books , and produces material featuring numerous well - known heroic characters , including Superman , Batman , Wonder Woman , Green Lantern , Supergirl , The Flash , Aquaman , Cyborg , Shazam , Martian Manhunter , Zatanna , Static Shock , Hawkman , Hawkgirl and Green Arrow . The fictional ___MASK34___ also features teams such as the Justice League , the Justice Society of America , the Suicide Squad , and the Teen Titans , and well - known villains such as Joker , Lex Luthor , Darkseid , Catwoman , Ra ' s al Ghul , Deathstroke , Professor Zoom , Sinestro , Black Adam and Brainiac . The company has also published non - ___MASK34___ - related material , including " Watchmen ", " V for Vendetta " and many titles under their alternative imprint Vertigo . The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military / police force appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics , and related media . Created by writer Marv Wolfman , the Corps first appeared in Fantastic Four # 204 ( March 1979 ) . They have since appeared in numerous other Marvel stories set in outer space , and media adaptations , such as the animated TV series The Super Hero Squad Show and the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy . " Crisis on Infinite Earths " is an American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics from 1985 to 1986 , consisting of an eponymous 12 - issue , limited series comic book and a number of tie - in books . It was produced by DC Comics to herald a simplification of its then 50 - year - old narrative continuity . The series was written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by George Pérez ( pencils and layouts ), Mike DeCarlo , Dick Giordano and Jerry Ordway ( inking and embellishing ). The series removed the multiverse concept from the fictional ___MASK34___ , depicting the death of long - standing characters Supergirl and the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash . Continuity in the ___MASK34___ is divided into pre - Crisis and post - Crisis periods . The Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979 . The 70 - issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces . On rare occasions , Dracula would work with these vampire hunters against a common threat or battle other supernatural threats on his own , but more often than not , he was the antagonist rather than protagonist . In addition to his supernatural battles in this series , Marvel ' s Dracula often served as a supervillain to other characters in the ___MASK40___ , battling the likes of Blade , Spider - Man , Werewolf by Night , the X - Men , and the licensed Robert E . Howard character Solomon Kane . Marvin Arthur " Marv " Wolfman ( born May 13 , 1946 ) is an American comic book writer . He is best known for lengthy runs on Marvel Comics ' s " The Tomb of Dracula ", for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire - slayer Blade , and DC Comics ' s " The New Teen Titans " and the " Crisis on Infinite Earths " limited series with George Pérez .