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In fact, I was too dumb to save any of the old comic books or the old artwork. I used to give them away.
Stan Lee
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Stan Lee
Age: 95 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 28
Died: 2018
Died: November 12
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New York City
Stanley Lieber
Stanley Martin Lieber
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