Sure, these days, Marvel has the Midas touch when it comes to making movies, but it was a long road to get to this point. Now, thanks to the handy infographic below, released by shirts.com, we can relive every stage of Marvel's movie history, from the days when they signed bad Hollywood deals that resulted in terrible big screen adaptations (I'm looking at you, "Howard the Duck"), to the current Marvel Studios era which has pleased longtime fans while creating millions of new ones.

From 1990's "Captain America" featuring fake ears on the main hero's mask, to 1994's "Fantastic Four" which never even scored a release (though it can be easily found via bootlegs), to box office titans like "The Avengers" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" breaking records left and right, Marvel started from the absolute bottom (I'm looking at you again, "Howard the Duck") and grew to epic proportions. So take a look, revel in the glory that is Marvel and connect the dots of every critical misstep and genius movie making decision they've made along the way.

(Via nerdapproved.com)