Lee & Kirby: Interview: Stan Lee

Classic Fanzines, Lee & Kirby

One of the hazards of just grabbing copies of stuff as they come along: I have no idea where the interview below originally saw print. It was in a fanzine, and done circa 1968, but the specifics are lost on me. So if you happen to recognize this piece and know its derivation, please let me know, and I’ll update accordingly. This interview with Stan Lee is interesting in that it was conducted in 1968 and shows Lee speaking candidly about a number of other creators in the field. It also gives a sense as to what his point of view was as Marvel neared the end of the Silver Age, and while most of the Founding Fathers of Marvel (with the notable exception of Steve Ditko) were still working for the firm.

ADDITION: According to Sean Kleefeld in the comments, it’s from Ron Liberman’s fanzine, The Marvel Tribune. Possibly issue #9.

ADDITION 2: According to Robert in the comments, a 2017 Toronto Star article indicates that Comic Canada’s Terry Edwards conducted this interview, and that it ran in The Marvel Tribune #9.

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  4. It is, as Sean says, from The Marvel Tribune #9. The interviewer was Comic Canada’s Terry Edwards, not Ron Liberman himself. (Information from a Toronto Star article from October 27, 2017.)

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  5. Answer: When I met & interviewed Stan & Joan Lee at Toronto Triple Fan Fair in 1968, I asked Stan a lot of questions, & took a lot of photos. I wrote about it in detail in the Marvel Tribune #8, & published a Q & A session in issue #9. To the best of my recollection, 56 years ago, the questions in ish #9 came from Terry Edwards, Vince Marchesano, Ron Liberman & possibly some other fans. 

    Question: Tom & Everyone: You seem not to realize that one of the drawings here were the Marvel Tribune debut of a 16-year old artist that I understand is now a pro comic book artist/inker/colourist legend. Take another look! – Ron Liberman

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    1. Hi, Ron, thanks for adding a comment – and, of course, for printing the great interview in your fanzine!

      Two questions, if I may.

      1. Did Terry Edwards interview Stan at the same con? I’m thinking he probably did, as you’re all up in Canada.
      2. Have you got a scan of #8. I/we’d love to read any more interviews with Stan from this peroid.

      Thanks again.

      Robert (in Scotland).

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