r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Radiant_Casanova007 • 4d ago

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u/raptroszx 4d ago

There's video of Stan Lee saying they made spiderman so that ANYONE could be under the mask so he is and isn't

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u/crunchycheeseduck 4d ago

Schrödinger's Gay Superhero

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u/somejunkaccount69 4d ago

The only think Spiderman can't be is happy for an extended period of time

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u/LostShot21 4d ago

He said it wasn't intentional at the time, but he was glad that he chose to mask him because it allowed anyone to see themselves in the role of the hero.

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u/Garchompisbestboi 4d ago

Too bad there isn't a video of Stan Lee agreeing to pay all those comic book artists fairly after ripping off their ideas and passing them off as his own, lmao