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Stan Lee

I came in in 1939, and it was such a small place that Jack Kirby and Joecouldn't keep up...

I came in in 1939, and it was such a small place that Jack Kirby and Joe
couldn't keep up with all the stories. And they said, "Hey,
could you help us write a story or two?" When you're 16, what do you know.
I said, "Sure, I could do it."

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I came in in 1939,
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and it was such a small place
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that Jack Kirby and Joe couldn't keep up with all the stories.
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And they said, "Hey, could you help us write a story or two?"
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When you're 16, what do you know. I said, "Sure, I could do it."
Duration
17 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:35
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Supper Club,Marvel Studios

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Movie Summary

100 years of dreaming. 100 years of creating. 100 years of Stan Lee.
When I started doing comics, - Stan Lee 00:27
When I started doing comics,
So, I just took my first name, Stanley, and I cut it in two - Stan Lee 00:25
So, I just took my first name, Stanley, and I cut it in two
(RADIO CRACKLING AND SWITCHING STATIONS) - Stan Lee 00:07
(RADIO CRACKLING AND SWITCHING STATIONS)
After a while, Joe and Jack left Timely Comics - Stan Lee 00:52
After a while, Joe and Jack left Timely Comics
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Since the unprovoked - Stan Lee 00:36
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Since the unprovoked
{\an8} Since the unprovoked - Stan Lee 00:36
{\an8} Since the unprovoked
STAN: After the Army, I went back to the comic book company. - Stan Lee 00:32
STAN: After the Army, I went back to the comic book company.
He had his raincoat - Stan Lee 00:05
He had his raincoat
Now, she was not the girl that I was supposed to meet. - Stan Lee 00:05
Now, she was not the girl that I was supposed to meet.
And he said, - Stan Lee 00:30
And he said,
My wife and I, we were a little bit extravagant. - Stan Lee 00:37
My wife and I, we were a little bit extravagant.
In those days, comics weren't thought of very highly. - Stan Lee 00:38
In those days, comics weren't thought of very highly.
MAN: Reading. What a wonderful thing this would be - Stan Lee 00:39
MAN: Reading. What a wonderful thing this would be
People thought of comics as being just for little kids. - Stan Lee 00:59
People thought of comics as being just for little kids.
(WOMEN VOCALIZING) - Stan Lee 00:08
(WOMEN VOCALIZING)
I always felt I was really wasting time. - Stan Lee 00:33
I always felt I was really wasting time.
And then I said to him, - Stan Lee 00:12
And then I said to him,
"Get it out of your system." - Stan Lee 00:12
"Get it out of your system."
A group of superheroes, and it was selling very well. - Stan Lee 00:13
A group of superheroes, and it was selling very well.
For the first decade or two, at the comic book company - Stan Lee 00:12
For the first decade or two, at the comic book company