User blog comment:Mr. Xemnas/Flagship/@comment-1895174-20130120011256/@comment-4651179-20130120045911

Spider-Man wasn't one of Marvel's first superheroes. As Timely, Captain America, Human Torch, Namor, Bucky, the Invaders, Whizzer, Miss America, and a lot more were created.

But nowadays I can see that Iron Man and Wolverine are also rivaling Batman and Superman's importance. It can be seen that Iron Man was made popular by Marvel, with important stories such as Extremis and Civil War, and the movies. I think they succedeed.