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    "api_url": "https://www.comics.org/api/publisher/613/?format=api",
    "country": "us",
    "modified": "2026-07-16T20:07:42Z",
    "name": "Malibu",
    "year_began": 1987,
    "year_ended": 1996,
    "year_began_uncertain": false,
    "year_ended_uncertain": false,
    "year_overall_began": 1986,
    "year_overall_ended": 1996,
    "year_overall_began_uncertain": false,
    "year_overall_ended_uncertain": true,
    "notes": "[gcd_link_creator](11996), one of the early direct-sales comics distributors, funded the launches of several of the companies who jumped on the black and white/independent bandwagon in 1987: Malibu, [gcd_link_publisher](515), [gcd_link_publisher](2975), [gcd_link_publisher](550), and [gcd_link_publisher](2508).\r\n\r\nAround the end of 1988/beginning of 1989, Rosenberg merged all the properties controlled by these companies under the Malibu name, though [gcd_link_name_brand_group](2045){Eternity} was the brand he used on the magazine line. Shortly after, Malibu acquired [gcd_link_publisher](506) and [gcd_link_publisher](1237), keeping them as brands, eventually reviving the Malibu brand as well. Eternity was the brand for the old, continuing titles, then became the brand for anime-inspired titles like Robotech. After the acquired Adventure titles ran their course, Adventure was the brand for licensed titles like [gcd_link_name_series](13760){Planet of the Apes}.  Aircel was the brand for first [gcd_link_name_creator](903){Barry Blair}'s material, then Malibu's adult line. The Malibu brand was used primarily for super-heroes.\r\n\r\nIn 1992, Malibu published the first Image titles.  Then when Image went on their own, Malibu launched [gcd_link_name_brand_group](4519){Ultraverse} and [gcd_link_name_brand_group](1013){Bravura} brands as replacements, along with reviving Golden Age public domain heroes under the Malibu line.\r\n\r\nIt was announced on November 3, 1994 that [gcd_link_publisher](78) had acquired Malibu and that Malibu would remain autonomous. They briefly published comics featuring the Ultraverse characters but ceased publishing them in 1996. Some of the characters were incorporated into the regular Marvel Universe line.",
    "url": "",
    "brand_count": 15,
    "indicia_publisher_count": 14,
    "series_count": 614,
    "issue_count": 2284
}