DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC
SC 13D/A, 1999-03-04
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                             Marvel Enterprises,Inc.
                             (formerly Toy Biz, Inc.
                             -----------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                          ----------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   57383M 10 8
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                 Alan S. Cooper
                             Dickstein Partners Inc.
                         660 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor
                            New York, New York 10021
                                 (212) 754-4000
                                 --------------
                     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                      Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                               and Communications)

                                  March 2, 1999
                                 ---------------
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13(d)-1(f) or 13d-1(g),  check the following
box: |_|


                               Page 1 of 15 pages


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 2 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    WC, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             4,022,282 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          Not Applicable
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        4,022,282 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         4,022,282/1/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES   (See Item 5)                                 [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         11.1% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/1/ Includes  2,564,253 shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person has the
right to  acquire  upon  conversion  of  2,468,001  shares  of the  Issuer's  8%
Convertible  Exchangeable  Preferred Stock (the  "Preferred  Stock") held by the
Reporting Person.


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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 3 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON


    DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    WC, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             417,101 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          Not Applicable
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        417,101 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         417,101/2/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES   (See Item 5)                                  [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         1.2% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/2/ Includes  246,481  shares of Common Stock that the Reporting  Person has the
right to acquire upon  conversion of 237,229  shares of Preferred  Stock held by
the Reporting Person.

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 4 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    WC, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             993,019 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          Not Applicable
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        993,019 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         993,019/3/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES      (See Item 5)                               [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         42.9% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/3/Includes  854,052  shares of Common Stock that the  Reporting  Person has the
right to acquire upon  conversion of 821,994  shares of Preferred  Stock held by
the Reporting Person.


<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 5 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    AF, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             Not Applicable
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          4,439,383 (See Item 5)
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        4,439,383 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         4,439,383/4/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES     (See Item 5)                             [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         12.2% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         PN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/4/  Includes  2,810,734  shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of
2,705,230 shares of Preferred Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially  owned
by the Reporting Person.

<PAGE>


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                         Page 6 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    AF, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    DELAWARE
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             Not Applicable
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          5,432,402 (See Item 5)
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        5,432,402 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         5,432,402/5/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES    (See Item 5)                               [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         14.6% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/5/  Includes  3,664,786  shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of
3,527,224 shares of Preferred Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially  owned
by the Reporting Person.

<PAGE>



                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 7 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    ELYSSA DICKSTEIN, JEFFREY SCHWARZ, AND ALAN COOPER AS TRUSTEES
    U/T/A/D/ 12/27/88, MARK DICKSTEIN, GRANTOR
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    PF, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    New York
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             52,989 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          Not Applicable
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        52,989 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         52,989/6/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES        (See Item 5)                            [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         0.2% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/6/Represents  shares of Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of 51,000 shares
of Preferred Stock held by the Reporting Person.
<PAGE>


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                          Page 8 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     MARK DICKSTEIN AND ELYSSA DICKSTEIN, AS TRUSTEES OF THE MARK AND
     ELYSSA DICKSTEIN FOUNDATION
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    PF, 00 (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    New York
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             10,598 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          Not Applicable
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        10,598 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        Not Applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         10,598/7/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES        (See Item 5)                            [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         less than 0.1% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         OO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/7/Represents  shares of Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of 10,200 shares
of Preferred Stock held by the Reporting Person.
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                                  SCHEDULE  13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                        Page 9 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    MARK DICKSTEIN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    PF, AF (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    UNITED STATES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             64,167 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          5,443,000 (See Item 5)
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        64,167 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        5,443,000 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         5,507,167/8/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES     (See Item 5)                            [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         14.8% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/8/  Includes  3,675,384  shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of
3,537,424 shares of Preferred Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially  owned
by the Reporting  Person and 6,667 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of options held by the Reporting Person.


<PAGE>


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.57383M 10 8                                         Page 10 of 15 Pages
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1)  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    ELYSSA DICKSTEIN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [x] see Item 5
                                                     (b)   [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3)  SEC USE ONLY

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS

    PF, AF (See Item 3)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 
    ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                                                [_]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    UNITED STATES
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   7)   SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
  NUMBER OF             148,369 (See Item 5)
    SHARES        --------------------------------------------------------------
 BENEFICIALLY      8)   SHARED VOTING POWER
   OWNED BY         
EACH REPORTING          63,587 (See Item 5)
    PERSON        --------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH          9)   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        148,369 (See Item 5)
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  10)   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                        63,587 (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11)      AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BENEFICIALLY  OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 
         211,956/9/ (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12)      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
         SHARES     (See Item 5)                               [X]
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13)      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         0.6% (See Item 5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14)      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
         IN
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------

/9/ Consists of 148,369 shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person has the
right to acquire upon  conversion of 142,800  shares of Preferred  Stock held by
the Reporting  Person and 63,587 shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of 61,200 shares of Preferred Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially  owned
by the Reporting Person.


<PAGE>



                                 Amendment No, 2
                                       to
                                  Schedule 13D

Introduction

         This  amends  the  Schedule  13D dated  October  1, 1998 as  amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto,  dated October 13, 1998 (the "Schedule 13D"),  filed by
Dickstein & Co., L.P. ("Dickstein & Co."), Dickstein Focus Fund L.P. ("Dickstein
Focus"), Dickstein International Limited ("Dickstein International"),  Dickstein
Partners,  L.P.  ("Dickstein  Partners"),  Dickstein  Partners Inc.  ("Dickstein
Inc."),  Elyssa Dickstein,  Jeffrey Schwarz, and Alan Cooper as Trustees U/T/A/D
12/27/88,  Mark Dickstein,  Grantor (the "Dickstein Trust"),  Mark Dickstein and
Elyssa Dickstein,  as Trustees of the Mark and Elyssa Dickstein  Foundation (the
"Dickstein  Foundation"),  Mark Dickstein and Elyssa Dickstein,  with respect to
the common stock,  $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"),  of Marvel  Enterprises,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").  Dickstein & Co., Dickstein Focus,
Dickstein  International,  Dickstein  Partners,  Dickstein  Inc.,  the Dickstein
Trust,  the  Dickstein  Foundation,  Mark  Dickstein  and Elyssa  Dickstein  are
collectively   referred  to  as  the  "Reporting   Persons."  The  Company's  8%
Convertible  Exchangeable  Preferred  Stock  is  referred  to as the  "Preferred
Stock."  Notwithstanding  this  Amendment  2, the  Schedule 13D speaks as of its
respective dates.

 I.       Items 5(a) and 5(c) of the Schedule 13D  "Interest in  Securities of
the Issuer" are amended and restated as follows:

         (a) The Reporting  Persons  beneficially  own an aggregate of 5,708,525
shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 15.3%/10/ of the Common Stock
outstanding. Such shares are directly held by the Reporting Persons as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                  Common Stock                 Percentages of
                                                                                  Issuable Upon                 Common Stock
                                                                                  Conversion of                 Beneficially
                                     Common Stock          Preferred Stock       Preferred Stock                    Owned

<S>                                  <C>                    <C>                    <C>                            <C>  
Dickstein & Co.                      1,458,029              2,468,001              2,564,253                      11.1%

Dickstein Focus                        170,620                237,229                246,481                       1.2

Dickstein International                138,967                821,994                854,052                       2.9

Dickstein Trust                          --                    51,000                 52,989                       0.2

Dickstein Foundation                     --                    10,200                 10,598             less than 0.1



- --------

/10/  Percentages  are based upon  33,452,127  shares of Common  Stock  reported
outstanding at November 1, 1998 in the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter  ended  September  30, 1998 plus  90,000  shares  granted to the
Company's non-employee directors on January 4, 1999.
                              


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Mark Dickstein                        64,167/11/               --                      --                          0.2

Elyssa Dickstein                     --                      142,800                  148,369                      0.4



Each share of Preferred  Stock is convertible  into 1.039 shares of Common Stock
(subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments),  votes generally with the Common
Stock as a single  class on the basis of the  number  of shares of Common  Stock
into which it is  convertible,  and votes as a separate class on certain matters
as provided in the Company's  Restated  Certificate of  Incorporation,  to which
reference  is made for a complete  specification  of the terms of the  Preferred
Stock.

         The  following  table sets  forth the  percentages  of the  outstanding
Common Stock, the outstanding  Preferred Stock and the outstanding  voting power
of the Company directly held by each of the Reporting Persons:


                                                                                                              Percentage
                                         Percentage of                    Percentage of                    of Outstanding
                                         Common Stock/12/               Preferred Stock/13/                 Voting Power

Dickstein & Co.                               4.4%                            14.3%                                  7.8%

Dickstein Focus                               0.5                              1.4                                   0.8

Dickstein International                       0.4                              4.8                                   1.9

Dickstein Trust                                --                              0.3                                   0.1

Dickstein Foundation                           --                              0.1                         less than 0.1

Mark Dickstein                                0.2                               --                                   0.1

Elyssa Dickstein                               --                              0.8                                   0.3


Total                                         5.5%                            21.7%                                 11.1%

</TABLE>


         (c) On March 2,  1999,  Dickstein  Focus sold  25,000  shares of Common
Stock and Dickstein  International  sold 475,000 shares of Common Stock, in each
case at a price of $5 15/16 per share,  in a privately  negotiated  transaction.
The Company paid a regularly  scheduled  in-kind dividend on the Preferred Stock
on January 4, 1999 for the quarter  ended  December  31,  1998 to the  Reporting
Persons as follows:  Dickstein & Co.,  48,392  shares;  Dickstein  Focus,  4,652
shares; Dickstein  International,  16,118 

- --------

/11/ Includes 6,667 issuable upon exercise of options held by Mr. Dickstein.
                                                
/12/ Based upon 33,542,127 shares of Common Stock outstanding.  See the previous
footnote.
                                                                              
/13/ Based upon  17,238,040  shares of  Preferred  Stock  outstanding  following
payment of an in-kind dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.



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shares;  Dickstein Trust, 1,000 shares;  Dickstein  Foundation,  200 shares; and
Elyssa  Dickstein,  2,800 shares.  On January 4, 1999,  Mark  Dickstein,  in his
capacity  as a director of the  Company,  was  granted  10,000  shares of Common
Stock.  Except  as  aforesaid,  none  of the  persons  identified  in Item 2 has
effected any transactions in the Common Stock during the past 60 days.


II. Item 6 of the Schedule  13D,  "Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or
Relationships  with Respect to  Securities  of the Issuer," is amended by adding
the following:

         On November  11, 1998,  Mr.  Dickstein in his capacity as a director of
the Company was granted  options to acquire 20,000 shares of Common Stock, at an
exercise price of $6.25, one-third of which options are immediately exercisable,
and the balance of which become  exercisable in equal  installments on the first
two  anniversaries on the date of grant. The grant of the options was subject to
stockholder approval, which was obtained as of January 20, 1999.


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<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES


         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best  knowledge and belief of the
undersigned,  the  undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this
Statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  March 4, 1999

                               DICKSTEIN & CO., L.P.

                               By:      Alan S. Cooper, as Vice President of
                                        Dickstein Partners Inc., the general
                                        partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P., the
                                        general partner of Dickstein & Co., L.P.

                               By: /s/ Alan S. Cooper
                                        Name:  Alan S. Cooper


                               DICKSTEIN FOCUS FUND L.P.

                               By:      Alan S. Cooper, as Vice President of
                                        Dickstein Partners Inc., the general
                                        partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P., the
                                        general partner of Dickstein Focus 
                                        Fund L.P.

                               By:/s/ Alan S. Cooper
                                        Name:  Alan S. Cooper



                           DICKSTEIN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

                           By:      Alan S. Cooper, as Vice President of
                                    Dickstein Partners Inc., the agent of
                                    Dickstein International Limited

                           By: /s/ Alan S. Cooper
                              -------------------
                                    Name:  Alan S. Cooper


                           DICKSTEIN PARTNERS, L.P.

                           By:      Alan S. Cooper, as Vice President of
                                    Dickstein Partners Inc., the general
                                    partner of Dickstein Partners, L.P.

                           By:/s/ Alan S. Cooper
                              -------------------
                                    Name:  Alan S. Cooper

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                           DICKSTEIN PARTNERS INC.

                           By:      Alan S. Cooper, as Vice President

                           By: /s/ Alan S. Cooper
                              -------------------
                                    Name:  Alan S. Cooper


                           MARK DICKSTEIN

                           By: /s/ Mark Dickstein
                              -------------------
                                    Name:  Mark Dickstein


                           ELYSSA DICKSTEIN

                           By: /s/ Elyssa Dickstein
                               -------------------
                                    Name:  Elyssa Dickstein


                            ELYSSA DICKSTEIN, JEFFREY SCHWARZ,
                            AND ALAN S. COOPER AS TRUSTEES U/T/A/D
                            12/27/88, MARK DICKSTEIN, GRANTOR


                            By: /s/ Alan S. Cooper          
                               -------------------
                                    Name:  Alan S. Cooper


                            MARK DICKSTEIN AND ELYSSA DICKSTEIN
                            AS TRUSTEES OF THE MARK AND ELYSSA
                            DICKSTEIN FOUNDATION

                            By:      /s/ Mark Dickstein 
                                     -------------------          
                                     Name:  Mark Dickstein



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