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==Malibu Origins==
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Malibu Comics was launched in 1986 by [[Dave Olbrich]] and [[Tom Mason (comics)|Tom Mason]] (joined by [[Chris Ulm]] in 1987) thanks to the financing of [[Scott Mitchell Rosenberg]], who was operating a comic book distribution company ([[Sunrise Distributors]]) at the time.<ref name="TCJ">"Distributor Finances Five Publishers," ''The Comics Journal'' #115 (Apr. 1987), pp. 12-13: About Rosenberg and [[Eternity Comics]], [[Imperial Comics]], [[Amazing (publisher)|Amazing]], Malibu, and [[Wonder Color Comics]].</ref> Olbrich had previously been an employee of [[Fantagraphics]], as well as the administrator of [[The Jack Kirby Award]]s.

Malibu began modestly with creator-owned black-and-white titles, but made a name for itself publishing a combination of new series and licensed properties such as the classic characters [[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]] and [[Sherlock Holmes in other media|Sherlock Holmes]], and popular TV/movie/video-game tie-ins. Malibu's 1987 financing arrangement with Rosenberg also led to it effectively acquiring [[Eternity Comics]] and Canadian publisher [[Aircel Comics]] as imprints.<ref name="TCJ" />   In 1989, Malibu acquired the publisher [[Adventure Publications]].<ref>"Malibu Acquires Adventure," ''The Comics Journal'' #127 (February 1989), p. 21.</ref>  

In 1992, heroes from [[Centaur Publications]] (a Golden Age publisher whose properties fell into public domain) were revived in the form of the [[Protectors]], [[Airman (comics)|Airman]], [[Amazing-Man (Centaur Publications)|Amazing-Man]], [[Aura (comics)|Aura]], [[Arc (comics)|Arc]], [[Arrow (comics)|Arrow]], [[Ferret (comics)|Ferret]], [[Man of War]], and [[Mighty Man]], among others. Several of these characters had short-lived spin off titles of their own.

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