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Stan Lee, Even the Comic Book Great Ones Have Problems

Stan Lee, in my mind, has to be one of theto increase their lot in life. Now this is
all time most recognizable individuals in thejust my opinion so don't rant back at me as
being
"Comic Book Industry". Most lovers of comicunfair.As luck would have it, a federal
books  have  known  his  name  all  theirjudge agreed and ruled in favor of Lee. How
much
collecting lives. For those of you who don't
know  his  name, I am sure you have heard ofmonetary compensation does this mean? Well
to  put  it  in  perspective, the two Spider-
his creations. The X-Men, the Fantastic
Four, the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, and theMan movies thus far, have reaped on the
order of 800 million dollars apiece, in world
very well known Spider-Man are all from the
mind  of Stan Lee. For the last forty yearswide ticket sales. This settlement could
mean tens of millions of dollars for Lee, but
or more and as an employee of Marvel Comics,the
he  has  entertained  us  through the art of
battle is not over. Marvel, will quite
comic book imagination.Well, by now youprobably appeal the verdict and the case may
would think that an individual of thisbe  tied
caliber  would  be  taken  seriously
up in the courts for years.Now don't go
and treated with respect from his employers.feeling too badly for Stan Lee. He is still
Apparently  not!  In  2002 Stan Lee decidedpulling  down  a  salary  from
he had to file a lawsuit against the comicMarvel on the order of a million dollars.
giant, Marvel. It appears the agreementStill  not to shabby in my mind. And Lee has
between
mixed feels because he has been loyal to
Lee and Marvel was that 10% of the incomeMarvel  for  60  years. To have his lifelong
generated  from  TV  and  movies  using  Lee
employer trying to, shall we say, stiff him,
characters, was to be his. Seems Marvelfor being so loyal, I'm sure, does hurt. Had
didn't see it that way. Typical ofit
conglomerates,
not been for Lee, Marvel may not have been
isn't it? The boys in the suits seem to wantin the financial position they are today.At
to  make all the rules. Stan at one time had82, Stan Lee does have a comfortable and
successful life. And if even his settlement
even been a suit. Among other positions heldis
at  Marvel,  Lee  had even been president of
held up in the courts for years, Stan won
the company for a while.Years ago when Stanthe  first  round. He didn't bow down to the
Lee had created most of his characters, he
had  done  it  through  acorporate hammer. Just another "Joe working
class hero" yelling out, hey guys, let's play
write-for-hire agreement, so he doesn't own
the  characters. Stan was then, just a "meat
by the rules.Dave Gieber, a former rocket
and potatoes" kind of guy, trying to putengineer, has decided to take up residency on
meat and potatoes on the table. But over thethe  Internet.
years, he was very instrumental in puttingHe is the owner and editor of several
Marvel Comics on the map.When the 10% dealwebsites, one of which was built around one
was formally put together, apparently mostof  his
individuals  involved
childhood passions; . You can visit here to
didn't realize the windfall that comic book
character  movies  would become. Now is that
keep up to date on the world of comic books
any reason to hold back Stan's piece of theand comic book collecting. Feel free to sign
pie? I think not. Just corporate bigwigs
tryingup for my comic book ezine.



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