Real-world super hero Stan Lee filed a $10 Million lawsuit against Marvel Comics yesterday, claiming he was cheated out of millions of dollars of profits of Spider-Man.
You = moron
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on November 14, 2002 9:13 AM
Whether he did or didn't create it is not in question. You obviously didn't read the article.
The fact is, they had an agreement, a LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT to pay him part of any profits. And when you have a deal like that, and don't hold up your end, people tend to get pissed off and sue.
But I don't expect you to understand, you cant even click on a link.
Now now
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Posted by sKillBot (travis@pulley.org) on November 14, 2002 3:34 PM
I'll fuel this flame a bit by adding that making such a claim that stan lee ripped off other artists without any supporting facts is worthy of flaming.
But as I recall, Stan's first truly personal work (the fantastic four) revolutionized the comic industry by introducing superhero characters that had very human flaws. As far as I know, such a thing had not been done before. I'd love to know if it had.
RE: Now now
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 6, 2003 1:11 PM
In 1941, Fox comics released a short lived series about a female super-hero called The Spider Queen. Her husband was a scientist who had invented a "Spider Web Fluid", he was killed by commies and she decided to fight them with her husband's invention. She created rist bands which shot webbing that she used to swing from place to place.
Now, this is not made up. I'm serious. You can check this our for yourself. It's too much of a coincidence to believe that Stan Lee didnt' know about this character and her powers. Stan Lee does rip things off. I'm sure of it.