Ike Perlmutter, the Chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has spent much of Donald Trump’s tenure as President advising the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in an informal role. And in that time, he raised alarms with career staff within the Va by his willingness to use the agency to promote Marvel Comics, according to a new report by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office. This report comes after Perlmutter claimed to ProPublica that he had never personally benefited from his role with the Va.
The report details Perlmutter stepping in to put Marvel characters – Captain America – front and center as Va officials rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange to commemorate Veteran’s Day in 2017. Va officials were mystified by Cap’s presence at the event – the agency has no business relationship with Marvel Entertainment, so it did not even have a tangential excuse for placing the character...
The report details Perlmutter stepping in to put Marvel characters – Captain America – front and center as Va officials rang the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange to commemorate Veteran’s Day in 2017. Va officials were mystified by Cap’s presence at the event – the agency has no business relationship with Marvel Entertainment, so it did not even have a tangential excuse for placing the character...
- 6/4/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
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