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In those days,
comics weren't thought of very highly. I remember we'd go to parties
and somebody would walk over to me and say, "What do you do?" And I tried not to say, and I would say,
"Oh, I'm a writer," and I'd walk away,
but the person would follow me, "Well, what do you write?" And I'd say,
"Oh, stories for young people." Walk away further.
Follow me, "What kind of stories?" "Magazine stories." "Well, what magazine?" At some point, I had to say comic books, and the person who had been
interrogating me would, "Oh, I see," and turn around and leave me, you know
comics weren't thought of very highly. I remember we'd go to parties
and somebody would walk over to me and say, "What do you do?" And I tried not to say, and I would say,
"Oh, I'm a writer," and I'd walk away,
but the person would follow me, "Well, what do you write?" And I'd say,
"Oh, stories for young people." Walk away further.
Follow me, "What kind of stories?" "Magazine stories." "Well, what magazine?" At some point, I had to say comic books, and the person who had been
interrogating me would, "Oh, I see," and turn around and leave me, you know
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In those days,
comics weren't thought of very highly.
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I remember we'd go to parties
and somebody would walk over to me
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and say, "What do you do?"
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And I tried not to say, and I would say,
"Oh, I'm a writer,"
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and I'd walk away,
but the person would follow me,
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"Well, what do you write?"
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And I'd say,
"Oh, stories for young people."
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Walk away further.
Follow me, "What kind of stories?"
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"Magazine stories." "Well, what magazine?"
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At some point, I had to say comic books,
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and the person who had been
interrogating me would, "Oh, I see,"
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and turn around and leave me, you know.
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Movie Summary
100 years of dreaming. 100 years of creating. 100 years of Stan Lee.
