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I walked in to the publisher
Martin Goodman and I said "I have an idea for a book
called Spider-Man "about a teenager
who has a lot of problems." This time, Martin wouldn't go along
with me, he said, "Stan, "I'm surprised at you. "And a hero can't be a teenager.
A teenager can only be a sidekick. "And you say you want him
to have problems? "Don't you know what a superhero is?" He was the boss
and I couldn't put Spider-Man out
Martin Goodman and I said "I have an idea for a book
called Spider-Man "about a teenager
who has a lot of problems." This time, Martin wouldn't go along
with me, he said, "Stan, "I'm surprised at you. "And a hero can't be a teenager.
A teenager can only be a sidekick. "And you say you want him
to have problems? "Don't you know what a superhero is?" He was the boss
and I couldn't put Spider-Man out
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I walked in to the publisher
Martin Goodman
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and I said "I have an idea for a book
called Spider-Man
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"about a teenager
who has a lot of problems."
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This time, Martin wouldn't go along
with me, he said, "Stan,
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"I'm surprised at you.
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"And a hero can't be a teenager.
A teenager can only be a sidekick.
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"And you say you want him
to have problems?
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"Don't you know what a superhero is?"
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He was the boss
and I couldn't put Spider-Man out.
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Movie Summary
100 years of dreaming. 100 years of creating. 100 years of Stan Lee.
