I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I mean there should be something in it for a hero who risks his life to save mankind every day.

I had been writing comic books for years and I was doing them to please a publisher, who felt that comics are only read by very young children or stupid adults. And therefore, we have to keep the stories very simplistic... And those were all things I hated.

Face front, true believers!

From 1940 to about 1960, I had been writing just regular comics, the way my publishers wanted me too. He didn't want me to use words of more than two syllables if I could help it. He didn't want me to waste time on worrying about good dialogue or characterization. Just give me a lot of action, lot of fight scenes.

Singing a song, playing sports - anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good.

People are pissed off about the seemingly impossible goal of social mobility. their proposed solution is to take the wheels off the cart.

No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is.