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Marvel's Behind the Mask

Stan was so ahead of the curve. And to me, that was ultimatelythe hope of Marvel comics

Stan was so ahead of the curve. And to me, that was ultimately
the hope of Marvel comics

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Stan was so ahead of the curve.
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And to me, that was ultimately the hope of Marvel comics.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:36
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Marvel New Media,Strike Anywhere,Tarmac Creative

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Movie Summary

Meet the writers and artists behind characters like Black Panther, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain Marvel, and many other characters in the Marvel Universe, highlighting their impact on pop culture and media.
'Cause if you're growing up in the '60s, in those incredibly turbulent times. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:04
'Cause if you're growing up in the '60s, in t...
The civil rights movement, the women's lib movement. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
The civil rights movement, the women's lib movement.
Stuff is going on everywhere. It's in the news. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:09
Stuff is going on everywhere. It's in the news.
Steve Ditko, he would just start sticking characters of color into crowd scenes. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:05
Steve Ditko, he would just start sticking characters of colo...
There'd be a bunch of kids at Peter Parker's high school - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:32
There'd be a bunch of kids at Peter Parker's high ...
Again, I can't really talk to the whole comic book industry, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:07
Again, I can't really talk to the whole comic book indu...
Ten years ago we had a book called Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:04
Ten years ago we had a book called Sgt. Fury and His Howling...
We billed it as the war magazine for people who hate war magazines. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:08
We billed it as the war magazine for people who hate war mag...
And Sgt. Fury's platoon had a Jewish boy named Izzy Cohen, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:16
And Sgt. Fury's platoon had a Jewish boy named Izzy Coh...
And not in a token way - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:06
And not in a token way
And the one that sort of changed the game in terms of, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:09
And the one that sort of changed the game in terms of,
He was debuted in Fantastic Four, and Fantastic Four was, at the time, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:49
He was debuted in Fantastic Four, and Fantastic Four was, at...
For the readers, you know, when T'Challa takes off his mask, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:23
For the readers, you know, when T'Challa takes off his ...
"That's where I want to be." - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:11
"That's where I want to be."
I think it is meant to bowl the readers over, to impress them with this guy. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:16
I think it is meant to bowl the readers over, to impress the...
It's like, normally, the first pancake isn't so good, - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:07
It's like, normally, the first pancake isn't so go...
Wonder Woman, perfect. Captain America, perfect. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:04
Wonder Woman, perfect. Captain America, perfect.
So the first Black superhero, Black Panther, comes out perfect. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:07
So the first Black superhero, Black Panther, comes out perfe...
He's this cool, elegant, handsome guy who's just got it on locked. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:10
He's this cool, elegant, handsome guy who's just g...
And one by one, he beats each member of the Fantastic Four. - Marvel's Behind the Mask 00:16
And one by one, he beats each member of the Fantastic Four.