Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (63 page)

371 The number of comic shops: Gary Groth, “John Davis,”
Comics Journal
188, July 1996.

371 “Marvel knew that their”: Heidi MacDonald, “Larry Marder,”
Comics Journal
201, January 1998.

371 “Why do you want to work”: Khoury,
Image: The Road to Independence
.

372 Herb Trimpe journal entries: Herb Trimpe, “Old Heroes Never Die, They Join the Real World,”
New York Times
, January 7, 2000.

373 “This is a turning point”: “The End of the Marvel Age,”
Oregonian
, December 21, 1995.

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379 “I don’t know if anybody”: Matthew Senreich, “The Wizard Q&A: Mark Waid & Ron Garney,”
Wizard
72, August 1997.

380 “I’d been working for Marvel”: Jim Amash,
Sal Buscema: Comics’ Fast & Furious Artist
, TwoMorrows, 2010.

380 “I think 48 years in any business”: Greg Stump, “News Watch,”
Comics Journal
190, September 1996.

381 By the end of 1994: Michael A. Hiltzik, “A Tangled Web of Deal-Making,”
Los Angeles Times
, August 29, 1998.

381 “Right now, you’re dying”: Raviv,
Comic Wars
.

381 one of the reasons that Marvel: Gary Levin, “A Marvelous Post,”
Daily Variety
, October 24, 1996.

381 Now Jerry Calabrese and Avi Arad: Nancy Hass, “Investing It: Marvel Superheroes Take Aim at Hollywood,”
New York Times
, July 28, 1996.

381 “We are finally on the verge”: Michael R. Goldman, “Marvel sets a new agenda,”
Daily Variety
, October 1, 1996.

382 the monthly circulation of
Amazing Spider-Man
: Furman, “Perelman’s Tangled Web.”

382 “I’d never take the
Bugle
public”:
Amazing Spider-Man
416, October 1996.

382 “I want to do an unofficial crossover”: “Brian Bendis Presents Tom Brevoort,” Wizarduniverse.com, January 8, 2007.

383 “That page contains my final word”: Message relayed to rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe by Michael R. Grabois, November 6, 1996.

384 offered to fax the twenty-page plot: Steve Gerber to rec.arts.comics.misc, October 2, 1996.

386 “MacAndrews & Forbes is not going to”:
Hollywood Reporter
, October 23, 1996.

387 “Do you ask Willie Mays”: Connie Bruck,
Predators Ball
, Simon & Schuster, 1988.

388 “The only way he’d give”: Rhoades,
A Complete History of American Comic Books
.

388 “felt like I’d made a fool”: Tom Russo, “The Wizard Q&A: Frank Miller,”
Wizard
59, July 1996.

388 “Uh, in case we’re doing . . .”: Hart Fisher, “Rob ’n’ Todd,”
The Comics Journal
195, April 1997.

388 “Over my dead body”: “McFarlane Blasts Liefeld, Lawsuit,”
Wizard
65, January 1997.

389 “How you feel when”: Raviv,
Comic Wars
.

390 “I will crush your company”: Ibid.

390 “One day [Scott] Sassa”: Shirrel Rhoades,
A Complete History of American Comic Books
, Peter Lang, 2008, p. 146.

391 “Okay, who are these new”: Raviv,
Comic Wars
.

392 “We live in one of the most”: Ibid.

395 “By the time I was done reading”: Chuck Rozanski, “How Could We Possibly Make a Bid for Marvel?” milehighcomics.com, October 2002.

395 “It would take years before the income”: Chuck Rozanski, “Our Bid for Marvel Was Never Placed,” milehighcomics.com, October 2002.

396 “
Blade
was the least likely”: Susanna Hamner, “Marvel Comics Leaps into Movie-Making,”
Business 2.0
, May 2006.

397 “No one would have gotten”: Richard Johnston, “Waiting for Tommy: Jason Liebig,” DynamicForces.com, September 3, 2003.

399 “After only a little less than two months”:
Comic Book Net Electronic Magazine
189, November 20, 1998.

400 Meanwhile, Perlmutter had begun: Raviv,
Comic Wars
.

400 “Stan never knew what”: Steve Ditko letter published in
Comic Book Marketplace
63, October 1998.

401 “Spider-Man’s existence needed”: Steve Ditko letter published in
Time
, December 7, 1998.

401 “Steve said, ‘Having an idea . . .’ ”: Jonathan Ross,
In Search of Steve Ditko
, 2007.

402 “He was making faces”: Michael Dean, “Post Mortem: Marv Wolfman Talks About His Day in Court,”
Comics Journal
239, November, 2001.

402 “Christ, I’m doing this”: Robert Wilonsky, “Custody Battle,”
Dallas Observer
, Thursday, April 19, 2001.

403 “Whether you’re selling deodorant”: Michael Dean, “Meet Marvel’s New Boss,”
Comics Journal
218, December 1999.

403 “What do the fans want?”: Matthew Brady, “Army of Darkness,”
Wizard
72, August 1997.

404 “There seems to be a perception”: James Busbee, “Danger Room,”
Wizard
90, February 1999.

404 “characters who were envisioned”: Jonah Weiland, “Ultimate Bill Jemas & Joe Quesada, Part I & II,”
Comic Book Resources
, November 4 and 5, 2008.

405 “I think at the time”: Ibid.

406 he and Quesada issued a series: James Busbee, “Fantastic Four: Big Town,” Fandom.com, November 8, 2000.

406 “Joe Quesada was not able”: John Byrne post to JohnByrne.com, November 15, 2000.

407 “I was looking for ways to”: Raphael and Spurgeon,
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
.

407 stocks were changing hands: Michael Dean, “If This Be My Destiny: The Stan Lee Story Reaches Chapter 11,”
Comics Journal
232, April 2001.

407 “If I buy Marvel”: Michael Dean, “How Michael Jackson Almost Bought Marvel and Other Strange Tales from the Stan Lee/Peter Paul Partnership”:
Comics Journal
270, August 2005.

408 “Stan once had a big lunch,” and subsequent Scott Koblish quotes: Dean: “If This Be My Destiny.”

408 “He would sit in business meetings”: Laura Rich, “The Trials of a Comic Book Hero,”
Industry Standard
, March 19, 2001.

408 No one knew why the stocks were falling: Carl DiOrio, “Stan Lee Selloffs Persist,”
Daily Variety
, November 29, 2000.

409 “He is like a grandfather”: Rich, “The Trials of a Comic Book Hero.”

410 “In 1995, a typical”: Rutgers interview.

410 “We have quite a few”: Jennifer M. Contino, “Your Media-Man at Marvel,”
Sequential Tart
, February 2001.

410 “Elektra is so bad”: Andrew Goletz, “Gray Haven Interviews Bill Jemas of Marvel Comics,”
Ain’t It Cool News
, August 17, 2001.

412 “Part Elvira and part”: Jonah Weiland, “Gail Simone announced as new ‘Deadpool’ Writer,”
Comic Book Resources
, August 17, 2001.

414 “I’d much rather be an actor”: Conversation with Alain Resnais recorded by Stan Lee, May 14, 1969.

415 “Stan thought Avi did”: Lee,
Excelsior!

415 The auction house: Don Kaplan, “Spidey Tag Sale,”
Daily News
, June 23, 2002.

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416 “People naturally assume”: Andrew Billen, “I Haven’t Made a Penny From Spider-Man,”
Times
(London), June 17, 2002.

416 “I wish I had come to Hollywood”: Raphael and Spurgeon,
Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book
.

417 A whopping 85 percent: James Adams, “Code Red in the New Comicdom,”
Globe and Mail
, May 2, 2002.

417 “I think the 8-year-old”: Sridhar Pappu, “The Next Action Hero,”
New York Observer
, April 29, 2002.

418 “There has been a perpetual”: Jim McLaughlin,
Marvel Year in Review: 2000–2001
.

418 “Peter is a talented writer”: “Bill Jemas vs. Peter David!! The Marvel vs. Captain Marvel!!,”
Ain’t It Cool News
, April 2, 2002.

418 “They have Batman and Superman”: Sridhar Pappu, “The Next Action Hero,”
New York Observer
, April 29, 2002.

419 “I wasn’t prepared”: Steve Gerber “New Comics Ideas—2002,” SteveGerber.com, July 20, 2006.

421 some claimed that it was: “Marvel’s Version of Kill Bill,” ICV2.com, October 13, 2003.

422 “I decided that movies”: Hector Lima, “Catching Up with Professor M,”
Comic Book Resources
, August 7, 2003.

422 “the biggest arsehole”: Rich Johnston, “Lying in the Gutters,”
Comic Book Resources
, July 27, 2003.

422 Just as he was wondering: “Getting Reloaded with Quesada & Marts,”
Newsarama
, March 2004.

423 “The ‘Planet X’ story”: Jonathan Ellis, “Grant Morrison: Master & Commander,” PopImage.com, 2004.

425 “Were you looking to have the story”: Matt Brady, “Bendis on House of M,”
House of M Director’s Cut
1, 2005.

425 “There is an old joke”: Jonathan V. Last, “Captain America, RIP,”
Wall Street Journal
, March 13, 2007.

426 For a while, the idea of bringing: Jonah Weiland, “The ‘One More Day’ Interviews with Joe Quesada,’ Pt. 2 of 5,”
Comic Book Resources
, December 31, 2007.

426 “Everything is so connected”: Richard George, “Interview: Joss Whedon” IGN Comics, March 2, 2007.

426 “Our settlement with Stan”: “Marvel Enterprises: Conference Call Notes,”
Motley Fool
, April 28, 2005.

426 $3.6 billion: Hamner, “Marvel Comics Leaps into Movie-Making.”

426 “Nobody knows better”: Ibid.

427 He cashed out his stock: Devin Leonard, “Calling All Superheroes,”
Fortune
, May 23, 2007.

428 “They wanted to get Dave”: Michael Dean, “Marvel Makes Dave Cockrum an Offer He Can’t Refuse,”
Comics Journal
260, May–June 2004.

429 “I couldn’t care less”: Robert K. Elder, “Donation Spotlights Comic Book Dispute,”
Barre-Montpelier Times Argus
, September 8, 2008.

429 “I have not seen a dime”: Collins, “The Amazing! Incredible! Uncanny Oral History of Marvel Comics.”

429 acquired the home-run balls: “This Day in Sports: McFarlane Spawns Monster Bid for Bonds’ Ball,” ESPN.com, June 25, 2010.

429 Isaac Perlmutter was set to: Ben Fritz, “Disney tells details of Marvel Entertainment acquisition in a regulatory filing,”
Los Angeles Times
, September 23, 2009.

431 “I don’t know”: Alex Pappademas, “The Inquisition of Mr. Marvel,”
Grantland
, May 9, 2012.

432 “I wish it weren’t the case”: “A Few Questions with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso,”
Beat
, January 13, 2011.

Index

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Abel, Jack, 124, 168, 251, 254, 379–80

Academy of Comic Book Arts, 112

Accuser, 407

Ackerman, Martin, 91–93, 104, 105, 312–13

Action Comics
, 12

Adams, Art, 316–18, 351

Adams, Neal, 88, 98–100, 112, 116, 117, 125, 209, 233, 234, 237, 247, 257, 317, 336, 427–28, 430

Adventure into Fear
, 126, 134, 139

Agent America, 389

Ahearn, Joseph, 400

Alcala, Rodney, 126n

Alfred University, 58

Ali, Muhammad, 407

Alias
, 411

Alice in Wonderland
(film), 143

Allen, Irwin, 261

Allen, Woody, 233

Allman Brothers, 312n

Allred, Mike, 411

All-Winners Comics
, 20

Alonso, Axel, 406, 410, 432

Alpha Flight
, 224, 244, 265, 268, 282, 288, 317, 352–53

Alter Ego
fanzine, 59, 428

Amazing Adventures
, 106, 142

Amazing Fantasy
, 41, 42

Amazing Heroes
magazine, 240n

Amazing Man
, 14

Amazing Spider-Man, The
.
See
Spider-Man

American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 69, 89, 144, 232, 261

American Comics Group, 87

American Flagg
, 292

American Gigolo
(film), 223

American News Company (ANC), 32

Anders, Al, 14

Anderson, Pamela, 415

Andrews Group, 313, 323, 324, 387

Andru, Ross, 165, 166, 209, 222

Angel (Warren Worthington III), 14, 22, 47, 48, 116, 155, 158, 243, 267, 286

Annie Hall
(film), 233

Ant-Man (Henry Pym), 40–41, 45, 47, 99, 311

Aquaman, 68, 88

Arad, Avi, 344, 355–56, 373, 380, 381, 386, 389–92, 395, 396, 398, 415, 417, 420, 421, 426–27

Archie Comics, 18n, 35, 70, 77, 80, 87, 222, 237–38

Archies (band), 122

Army, U.S., 250

Art Students League, 250

Astonishing Tales
, 106, 114, 168

Astonishing X-Men
, 423–24, 426

Atlanta Comics Festival, 271

Atlantis, 143

Atlas Comics, 28–29, 45, 49–50, 57, 82, 124, 148, 149, 159, 166, 168, 251, 345

Auberjonois, René, 119

Aucoin, Bill, 189, 192

Austin, Terry, 210

Authority, The
, 413

Avedon, Richard, 84b

Avengers, the, 56, 99, 188, 217, 242, 283, 363, 411

action figures, 263

African-American members of, 97, 133, 180–81

artists for, 49–51, 83, 117, 127, 198, 238, 253

in crossovers, 126, 266, 277

Englehart’s stories for, 142, 150, 157, 160, 167, 180, 186, 248, 284

female member of, 131

film projects, 426–27, 431

at Lee and Liefeld’s California studio, 373, 375, 389

new members join, 49, 97–99, 161, 281

New York City setting of, 70–71

relaunched versions of, 373, 394

Shooter’s stories for, 213–14, 228–29, 238, 269, 282n

social issues tackled by, 115

spin-offs of, 267, 285, 306, 314

super-team assembled for, 47

Thomas’s stories for, 83, 101

Ultimate version of, 413, 414

See also specific characters

Avengers, The
(British television show), 224n

Ayers, Dick, 4, 30, 50, 55, 77, 278, 348, 430

Azrak-Hamway toy company, 138

Backstreet Boys, 407

Bacon, Francis, 186

“Bad Girls for Fanboys” titles, 410

Bailey, F. Lee, 171

Ball, Lucille, 171

Bank, Lou, 333, 341, 343–44

Banshee, 154

Bard College, 54, 100

Barnes, Bucky, 20, 27, 49, 79, 275, 425

See also
Nomad

Barney Google
, 17

Barron’s
, 339

Baseball Weekly
, 345n

Baskin-Robbins, 417

Batman, 15, 18, 70, 88, 101, 213, 257, 418

action figures, 263

artists for, 233, 238, 283, 285, 289, 290, 292, 315

films, 332, 344

introduction of, 12

in Justice League of America, 1

Marvel in negotiations for rights to, 272

“New Look” version of, 69

television show, 66, 69, 87, 101, 175

writers for, 68, 290

Batson, Billy.
See
Captain Marvel (Fawcett)

Battlestar Galactica
franchise, 220

BBDO advertising agency, 57

B. Dalton bookstores, 233, 267

Beach Boys, 119, 122

Beame, Abe, 188n

Beard, The
(McClure), 60

Beast, the (Hank McCoy), 47, 124, 142, 161, 210, 243, 267, 286

Beatles, the, 3, 107, 199, 211, 271, 346

Beatty, John, 265

Beauty and the Beast
, 267

Bedlam
magazine, 122

Belushi, Jim, 231

Bendis, Brian Michael, 405, 411, 424, 425

Bergier, Jacques, 86

Berlin Wall, 38

Best of the Worst
(Lee), 373

Betty Boop
, 17

Bevins, Bill, 313, 323, 344–45, 353–55, 364, 385, 398

Beyonder, the, 269–70, 280–83

Big Bang Theory, The
(television show), 430

Black Bolt, 72, 189

Black Cat, 154

Black Crow, 275

Black Goliath, 155, 194

Black, Noah.
See
Centurius

Black Panther (T’Challa), 85–86, 97, 132–33, 180, 184, 231, 267, 354, 356, 393, 397, 419

Black Panther Party, 85

Black Talon, 284

Black Widow, the, 3, 106, 115, 129n, 158, 189n

television show, 244

Blade, 132, 310n, 402

films based on character, 392, 396, 401, 417, 426

Blazing Skull, the, 116

Bloodstone, 155

Blue Blaze, 16

Blue Oyster Cult (band), 212

Bluhdorn, Charlie, 91

Blushing Blurbs: A Ribald Reader for the Bon Vivant
, 1

Bonds, Barry, 429

Bonnie and Clyde
(film), 125

Boone, Pat, 69

Bowie, David and Angela, 189n

Boyle, Peter, 119

Boys Brotherhood Republic, 17

Brancatelli, Joe, 219–20

Brand Hex, 397

Bravura Comics, 351

Brevoort, Tom, 342, 346, 366, 370, 382–84, 393–94, 412, 421

Bright Lights, Big City
(film), 309n

Broadway Video, 400

Brodsky, Allyn, 176

Brodsky, Sol, 45, 46, 53, 56, 79, 80, 182, 215

death of, 279

Ditko and, 52, 66, 401

generation gap between Marvel’s audience and, 93

and Kirby’s departure from Marvel, 108

leaves Marvel for black-and-white start-up, 111

as Lee’s hatchet man, 211

return to Marvel of, 127

Severin designated art director by, 205

shared office of Steinberg and, 49, 59

and Shooter’s arrival at Marvel, 176

Special Projects division headed by, 217

on “Voices of Marvel” recording, 55

What If?
character based on, 208

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, 48, 236, 286

Brother Voodoo, 132