One of my favorite stocks in my Quantum Growth service is Marvel Entertainment (MVL), which is in the superhero business. Yesterday, the company reported first-quarter earnings of 58 cents per share which easily beat Wall Street's consensus of 43 cents per share. The stock gapped up nearly 10% in yesterday's trading. The company also raised its profit guidance for this year.

That wasn't the only good news for Marvel. The opening weekend for the new Iron Man movie was a smash. The movie brought in over $100 million, and over $200 million for its global haul. This was so big that one analyst said that Iron Man will contribute 55 cents per share to Marvel's bottom line. His earlier forecast was for just 15 cents per share.

You probably won't be surprised to hear that Iron Man 2 is scheduled to be released in 2010.