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Do they really? I read something on a website that said the same thing, but they said Fox owned Uatu's rights because he first appeared in an X-Men comic, which isn't how the rights are divided. For example, Ego first appeared in Thor comics. Marvel owned Thor, but Fox had Ego's rights. Is there anywhere that says what characters Fox owns the rights to?

Uatu first appeared in a Fantastic Four issue. Also, he has been more closely associated with the Fantastic Four than other characters throughout his publication history, so his film rights belong to FOX.

With Ego, he has appeared in numerous Silver Surfer and Fantastic Four comics. He may have been introduced with Thor, but he was more prominent with the characters whose film rights are owned by FOX.