Comics Are Stories; They're Like Novels Or

I Don't Expect Every Movie To Be Done Exactly The Way I Would Have Done It.

The Cliché I Tried To Avoid Was I Hated "teenage Sidekicks." I Always Figured If I Were A Superhero, There's No Way On God's Earth That I'm Gonna Pal Around With Some Teenager. So My Publisher Insisted I Have A Teenager In The Series, Because They Always Felt Teenagers Won't Read The Books Unless There's A Teenager In The Story; Which Is Nonsense.

If Nobody Is Looking For A Story, And I Have No Reason To Write A Story, I Would Really Much Rather To Do Anything Else Because It's No Fun Writing Stories, Particularly Not For Me. I Just Do It In Order To Sell Them And Make A Couple Of Bucks.

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.

I Have Never Had A Lap Dance In Tampa Or Any Other Part Of Florida. If I Ever Did Have A Lap Dance, I Don't Think I Would Be Discussing Television Ideas With The Girl That Was Giving It To Me.