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Original Marvel publisher Martin Goodman: Clueless suit, or progressive promoter of popular arts?

Ruben Bolling
Sep 18, 2025
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Martin Goodman was the publisher of Marvel Comics from before it even was called Marvel Comics, in the1940s, until 1972. Stan Lee, Goodman's Editor-In-Chief, main writer, and co-creator of the Marvel Universe (and cousin of his wife), portrayed him in interviews as a tryannical, cold businessman, clueless to, and often in …

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