FineLine Properties is a Business First for Marvel Comics

Posted on October 29, 1998

Marvel Comics, creators of the Hulk, Spiderman, and other cartoon characters have done something they have not done in 75 years of existence. They have contracted with an outside firm, FineLine Properties, Inc. (FLP) of Kent, Ohio to introduce new lines of characters in special arrangements with Marvel Entertainment Group.

How big is cartooning and merchandising? "It is a 130 Billion dollar a year industry, with extremely good projections" states Bob Petry of FLP. "Our position in this expansive market is well established by the national and international clientele we have served for 10 years. The release of FineLine Properties stock now publicly trading under NASDAQ Bulletin Board: FNLN in late October further clarifies our position as a major provider in this cartoon and merchandising industry."

The hottest ticket right now at FineLine is sports. "Of major industry importance is our line of 61 sports characters in FineLine Sports. As you see with Hoopsters on our website, these popular characters' names are actually hip, cool, widely known words used in each sport respectively. The characters are for use in merchandising in major sports lines such as the NBA, NFL, NHL, Soccer -- NPSL, and MLB," Mr. Petry explains.

If you haven't heard of Moodies, Soft, Tasties, Hoopsters and Hoggsturrs yet, you will in the future because of FineLine Properties' agreement with Marvel. Moodies are targeted for television in their own series and have appeared on over 450 licensed products including Kellogg's, Wendy's, Densu Advertising and many international projects such as corporate spokesperson for Daiwa Securities of Tokyo.