| Stan Lee, in my mind, has to be one of
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| | the pie? I think not. Just corporate
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| the all time most recognizable
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| | bigwigs trying
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| individuals in the
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| | to increase their lot in life. Now this
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| "Comic Book Industry". Most lovers of
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| | is just my opinion so don't rant back at
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| comic books have known his name all their
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| | me as being
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| | unfair.As luck would have it, a federal
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| collecting lives. For those of you who
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| | judge agreed and ruled in favor of Lee.
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| don't know his name, I am sure you have
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| | How much
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| heard of
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| | monetary compensation does this mean?
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| his creations. The X-Men, the Fantastic
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| | Well to put it in perspective, the two
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| Four, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, and
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| | Spider-
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| the
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| | Man movies thus far, have reaped on the
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| very well known Spider-Man are all from
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| | order of 800 million dollars apiece, in
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| the mind of Stan Lee. For the last forty
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| | world
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| years
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| | wide ticket sales. This settlement could
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| or more and as an employee of Marvel
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| | mean tens of millions of dollars for Lee,
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| Comics, he has entertained us through the
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| | but the
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| art of
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| | battle is not over. Marvel, will quite
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| comic book imagination.Well, by now you
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| | probably appeal the verdict and the case
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| would think that an individual of this
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| | may be tied
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| caliber would be taken seriously
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| | up in the courts for years.Now don't go
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| and treated with respect from his
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| | feeling too badly for Stan Lee. He is
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| employers. Apparently not! In 2002 Stan
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| | still pulling down a salary from
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| Lee decided
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| | Marvel on the order of a million
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| he had to file a lawsuit against the
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| | dollars. Still not to shabby in my mind.
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| comic giant, Marvel. It appears the
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| | And Lee has
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| agreement between
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| | mixed feels because he has been loyal to
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| Lee and Marvel was that 10% of the
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| | Marvel for 60 years. To have his lifelong
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| income generated from TV and movies using
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| Lee
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| | employer trying to, shall we say, stiff
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| characters, was to be his. Seems Marvel
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| | him, for being so loyal, I'm sure, does
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| didn't see it that way. Typical of
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| | hurt. Had it
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| conglomerates,
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| | not been for Lee, Marvel may not have
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| isn't it? The boys in the suits seem to
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| | been in the financial position they are
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| want to make all the rules. Stan at one
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| | today.At 82, Stan Lee does have a
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| time had
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| | comfortable and successful life. And if
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| even been a suit. Among other positions
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| | even his settlement is
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| held at Marvel, Lee had even been
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| | held up in the courts for years, Stan
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| president of
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| | won the first round. He didn't bow down
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| the company for a while.Years ago when
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| | to the
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| Stan Lee had created most of his
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| | corporate hammer. Just another "Joe
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| characters, he had done it through a
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| | working class hero" yelling out, hey
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| write-for-hire agreement, so he doesn't
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| | guys, let's play
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| own the characters. Stan was then, just a
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| | by the rules.Dave Gieber, a former
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| "meat
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| | rocket engineer, has decided to take up
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| and potatoes" kind of guy, trying to put
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| | residency on the Internet.
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| meat and potatoes on the table. But over
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| | He is the owner and editor of several
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| the
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| | websites, one of which was built around
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| years, he was very instrumental in
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| | one of his
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| putting Marvel Comics on the map.When the
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| | childhood passions; . You can visit
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| 10% deal was formally put together,
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| | here to
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| apparently most individuals involved
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| | keep up to date on the world of comic
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| didn't realize the windfall that comic
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| | books and comic book collecting. Feel
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| book character movies would become. Now
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| | free to sign
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| is that
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| | up for my comic book ezine.
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| any reason to hold back Stan's piece of
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