Comic-Con@Home took us on a journey into some Marvel history with the “Stan Lee, Marvel, and Rolling Stone: 50th Anniversary” panel.
- 50 years ago, “Rolling Stone Magazine” published a point-of-view article about Robin Green, Stan Lee’s assistant and the successor to the legendary Flo Steinberg.
- The panel, which looked back at that article, featured:
- Robin Green (The Sopranos)
- Roy Thomas (first Marvel EIC after Stan Lee)
- Linda Fite (Claws of the Cat)
- Jean Thomas (Night Nurse)
- Mimi Gold (Black Widow)
- Green and Thomas recalled their time with Steinberg, who brought Green into Marvel.
- Green then went on to discuss how this Rolling Stone article came to be and that the idea was actually pitched to her, rather than the other way around.
- She also talked about the offer being five cents per word for the article, which she joked was the reason for the article being 10,000 words.
- Thomas also mentioned that, to the best of his knowledge, this was the first national article about Marvel that had ever been published.
- The panel got a look at the Herb Trimpe-drawn Hulk cover for that particular issue of Rolling Stone and wondered where the original art is now.
- The whole group took a stroll down memory lane, looking at some photos from their times at Marvel and reminiscing about their time working with the legendary Stan Lee.
- They also took time to praise Green for her work on this article, calling her “fair and balanced” in her portrayal of Stan Lee.
- They also looked at a cover of Rolling Stone 40 years later, which also featured the Hulk, only this time it was the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character.
- You can check out the full “Stan Lee, Marvel, and Rolling Stone: 50th Anniversary” panel below:
Be sure to check back for more coverage from Comic-Con@Home 2021 over the next few days.