![]() ![]() It takes a great deal of hubris to be able to run a company the way Lee managed to do, especially in the early days, and we see that hubris later on as Lee lends his name to new companies – including one that appeared to be nothing more than a ponzi scheme to capitalize on his name. ![]() ![]() ![]() But reading through this biography I have a new appreciation for the quickness by which he wrote, practically keeping Marvel running single-handedly during some of its earliest days. He seemed, to my teen mind, too obvious and gregarious. First – I didn’t even know there was such as a thing as ‘playwright’ as an official Army designation.Įven as a teen reader of comics, and despite my appreciation for all things Lee and Marvel, I was never a fan of Lee’s actual stories. I enjoyed getting the scoop on Lee’s early days, particularly his war years, which was something I had never known about. Bob Batchelor’s biography addresses some of this, which I found interesting, and typically seemed to relieve Lee of any wrong-doing (though it does mention that the memories of those days may not be the most clear in anyone’s memory). While I was big into comics for much of the 1970’s I didn’t really stay with it, but I did hear rumors of frustrations between different members of the artistic staff (writers and artists) and Marvel – and by extension, Lee. Plus, he worked in comics – how cool is that?! Like many baby-boomers, I grew up reading comics and thinking of Stan Lee as that crazy but lovable uncle who knows how to talk to kids. ![]()
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