Stan Lee Q&A - Philly Comic Con

Stan the Man!

The highlight of my Philadelphia Comic Con was the Q&A with Stan Lee.  Stan is co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and many other Marvel characters, introducing complex characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Stan's partner on stage came out first with two pointers:

1. Please be respectful.
2. Stan is deaf as can be and he would be repeating the questions after they were asked. 

The Q&A started and did not let up.  He must have answered 60 questions and looked genuinely happy doing it.

Three questions were worth remembering.  Stan let us know that Lobo was really the only DC character he thought was any good.  He wears the glasses because his wife thinks the fans expect them.  Finally, a guy asked him who his real life heroes were and he said his heroes were a bunch of guys we wouldn't know who were service men he knew.  He also though FDR was a great president and hero.  He didn't think there have been many presidents that good since.

Stan is 90.  Stan isn't going to be around much longer.  If you get a chance you must see him while you can.  If he is in Philly next year I will get his autograph...maybe more than one.  One day we won't have Stan Lee on earth and that will be a sad day.