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I'm the Chairman Emeritus, and according to my contract I am supposed to devote 10% of my time to working for Marvel... and the rest of my time, I can do anything that I wish.

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Stan Lee
Age: 95 †
Born: 1922
Born: December 28
Died: 2018
Died: November 12
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It's the fact that fans still care. I like all the comics conventions: The smaller ones are easier, the bigger ones are exciting.... Each one I say: Never again. But they're all great.... These things are important because they keep the fans' interest alive in comics. They keep the fans reading and their imaginations stimulated.
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I know the world expects me to have superpowers, and it'll be quite a disappointment. But I just play myself.
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We have enough to do just trying to make our company what we want it to be. As far as whether I would like to own Marvel, sure, I'd like to own Marvel.
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I never thought that Spider-Man would become the world wide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and I'd keep my job.
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I don't really see a need to retire as long as I am having fun.
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Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction.
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