Malibu Comics

''Malibu Comics has a long history prior to its absorption by Marvel Comics, and with it, an extended library of titles. This article specifically focuses on Malibu's history in relation to Marvel Comics, including those subjects related to the Ultraverse. For more detailed information on the company and its library, including imprint publishers, please visit the Malibu Comics Wiki.''

Malibu Comics was an independent comic book publisher that eventually became an imprint of Marvel Comics.

Formed by Dave Olbrich and Tom Mason in 1986, Malibu Comics proved to be a massive success, at one point in its history surpassing DC Comics in market share, partly from the overwhelming success of the Ultraverse line.

Despite Malibu's success, the company became a victim of the industry-wide sales decline of the mid-90s. Marvel Comics bought out Malibu on November 3, 1994, turning it into an imprint while cancelling a number of on-going series in the process. Marvel eventually brought back a number of the more popular Ultraverse titles under the new Malibu imprint, but ceased all publications with the imprint in 1996.