Stan Lee had a powerful influence on me when I was young, and obviously on this blog.
My earliest memories of any literature, aside from Green Eggs and Ham, were Conan the Barbarian comic books from Marvel. #11, Rogues in the House, was my first. Those issues were written by Roy Thomas and illustrated by Barry Windsor Smith, but they had what I later came to understand as the Marvel style; the dramatic art, action, and pathos in the storylines.
And currently, in this blog, I am publishing gaming reports in comic book form. These are done intentionally in the 70’s Marvel style.
There will be a lot written about his character and his influence; I just want to say: Thanks, Stan.
Excelsior!