In 1998 Sony had the chance to buy the rights to almost every Marvel character for 25 million.

Interesting and funny fact about Sony and Marvel: 

Did you know? In 1998 Sony had the chance to buy the rights to almost every Marvel character for 25 million. They opted to only buy the rights to Spider-Man for just 7 million, stating, "Nobody gives a shit about the other Marvel characters."

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