Man, someone at The Motley Fool must be a genuine comic book fan. Yeah, I know that Marvel’s stock has been performing well the last few years and all that, but when they’re getting the spotlight treatment during a week of earnings announcements, you know that someone at the Fool reads their stuff. Once again, expectations are for Marvel to have good news.

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s a Marvel(NYSE: MVL) earnings report. OK, so the intro may not ring genuine, since Marvel’s fleet of characters does not include Superman. Like Batman, Superman comes from the rival DC Comics line. However, Marvel’s motley crew would hold up pretty well in a bar brawl. With Spider-Man, Blade, Hulk, X-Men and Fantastic 4 in the lineup, Marvel’s inked superheroes have also translated relatively well to their live on the big screen.

That has helped transform Marvel from a debt-laden company into a cash-rich Hollywood darling. As it gears up to start producing its own superhero action flicks, it has a lot is at stake. As investors, we have the luxury of taking things one quarter at a time. That’s not too bad. Shareholders who have been patient with Marvel since its initial recommendation in Stock Advisor in the summer of 2002 have seen their investment grow fivefold. That is certainly a superhero performance.

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