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I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.
Len Wein
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Len Wein
Age: 69 †
Born: 1948
Born: June 12
Died: 2017
Died: September 10
Comics Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Leonard Norman Wein
Lenses
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Follow
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Wiggle
Trying
Violate
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