In the 1990s, Michael Jackson made a serious attempt to buy Marvel Comics. His goal wasn’t to grow a media empire—it was to ...

Councilman Luis Velez erupted with anger when Councilman Michael Jackson derided the $10,000 city promotion given to Velez’s wife.

Then, just when it didn’t seem possible that Jackson could get any bigger, he did. On May 16th, with “Beat It” at No. 1 and “Billie Jean” still in the Top 10, Michael debuted the ...