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The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book.
Len Wein
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Len Wein
Age: 69 †
Born: 1948
Born: June 12
Died: 2017
Died: September 10
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New York City
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Leonard Norman Wein
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