“Stan profoundly influenced my life, as a fan, as a coworker and as a friend. He meant so much to me I can’t sum it up in a few lines. My words fail. Where’s Shakespeare when you need him? Better yet, I wish at this tragic turn in our tale, Stan was writing my dialogue. God bless.”
– Jim Shooter

Jim Shooter was Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics from 1978 to 1987. In addition to noted stints writing DC’s Legion of Superheroes and Marvel’s The Avengers, he founded VALIANT, DEFIANT and Broadway Comics.