Why did he turn himself into a living cartoon?
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Why did he turn himself into a living cartoon?
Why did he turn himself into a living cartoon?
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Showmanship
He was intimidated by Jim Shooter
Imagine being intimated by that acne scarred dweeb.
>6'7"
what a freak
it was the 70s
everyone was a cartoon
Because it made the media take one look at him and think "we could sell this guy as a personality". And THAT brought attention to Marvel Comics. It was pure marketing and probably the single most effective promotion for a comics company ever.
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." - Samuel Johnson
Because he got famous and turned hip
https://www.amazon.com/Am-Stan-Graphic-Biography-Legendary/dp/1984862022
Great work on his entire life
reminds me of Nagoshi
Then he transformed to getting fired.
A bald guy who looked older than he really was isn't marketable to a brand like Marvel. In fact he slowly transitioned to beard and glasses not too long after that 1966 shot in the OP was taken.
(pic related, him two years later)
I’m curious about his hair
People joke about his rug but it never looked like a wig to me, more like crude, early hair transplants, but was that a thing back then?
According to some Marvel employees during the late 60s he'd literally try a new rug every week. I think he got those nasty-ass crooked implants mid 70s
Now that's Funky Flashman!
Because college speaking tours were easier and more profitable than "writing" comics, so he transformed himself to connect better with the kids.
Stan was a showman. He knew how to sell a story! He knew people wouldn't want a plain jane business man. They wanted someone with personality, a brand! Of course, he only came up with that after Jack Kirby's wife told him in bed.