In some ways, Stan Lee becomes easier to understand when you realize almost all the editors at the mainstream companies were assholes.
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Replying to @DominoComics @HeerJeet and
At least Weisinger was a real editor who loved comics AND beat out Lee for being a truly shitty person.
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I mean if your point is that Weisinger’s full-frontal method of berating people was better than Lee’s false chumminess, point taken.
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But I would probably take issue with your suggestion that Lee a) wasn’t a real editor; b) didn’t care about comics, at least initially
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I don't think anyone besides Kane really cared abt Kanigher's intellect. He was clearly a sharp verbal guy, which was emphasized by his dickishness. Assholes often come off as smarter than they are.
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It seems like he was widely loathed by everyone but his employers. Impressive feat to tower over noted dicks like Infantino, Weisinger and Lee
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1/2 I respect Weisinger more. If editing is an art, he was better at it. He put more work/thought into his books. Weisingers ‘vision’ is more present in his books than Lees is in his. Id rather deal with a clear monster than a pretend friend who goes on to erase me after doing 0
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2/2 Lee’s vision is ‘Gimme a coca cola tiger! Beatlemania. How bout a hot dog ya big lug’ etc etc. Id even prefer Kanigher to Lee, because at least it’s honestly hateful, not show boating nonsense disgusing empty ambition.
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I'd generally agree that the writing (if by writing we mean dialogue & tight plotting) of Silver Age DC better than Silver Age Marvel. On other hand 1970s Kirby better than either, as is 1950s pre-Lee Kirby.
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