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“All I thought about when I wrote my stories was,…” quote by Stan Lee — Download Open image

“All I thought about when I wrote my stories was, "I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep my job and continue to pay the rent." Never in a million years could I have imagined that it would turn into what it has evolved into nowadays. Never.”

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