Who was the company that acquired Marvel in 2009 founded by?
Star Wars comics:  The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm and in 2012, and the "Star Wars" comics license returned to Marvel in 2015. The Walt Disney Company:  Disney was founded on October 16, 1923 – by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney – as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and theme parks.
Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney