Marvel and Mouse

Stan catches you up on his current plans, how he created The Fantastic Four and some thoughts about Disney's purchase of Marvel Comics.

From the interview:

My cousin's husband, Martin Goodman, had a company called Timely Publications, and they were looking for an assistant. I figured, Why not? When I got there, I found out that the opening was in the comic book department. Apparently, I was the only guy who had applied for the job. I figured it might be fun. So I became a gofer -- there were only two guys, Joe Simon, the editor, and Jack Kirby, the artist. They were the creators of Captain America, and that's what they were working on at the time. I would fill the inkwells, go down and buy lunch, and erase pages and proofread. Then they were fired for some reason. Martin had no one to run the department. He said to me, "Can you do it?" I was 17. When you're 17, what do you know? I said, "Sure, I can do it."

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