According to The Plant Disease Bulletin, vol. 6 (1922), the USDA selected Marvel from Merveille des Marches:
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The info is found on p. 59, where Marvel is described as a "medium early tomato" that "bears a heavy crop of smooth, red fruit." Marvel is listed as one of five varieties developed to have resistance to fusarium wilt.