What's with that? That's the second time you've commented on couples in love.
l like that sort of thing. Tell me, do you have a girlfriend, Brodie?
Had one. We just broke up.
The Thing! ls his dork made of orange rock like the rest of his body?
[ Chuckles ] lt's a superhero's secret. Tell me, Brodie.
- Why did you and your girlfriend break up? - She was a pain in the ass.
She wanted me to be this typical boyfriend guy.
- Said l was too into my own world of comics and all. - Yeah, l can relate.
There was a time when it was all about comics for me.
l had a girl, probably the same as yours.
She always complained that l spent too much time with my own comics.
And, eventually, we broke up.
See? What did she know? Here you are now, a legend in the field.
- Probably had a slew of women since her. Am l right? - Oh, lots of women.
Jagger and me, we had a running contest to see who had the most.
Matter of fact, last time l looked, l was way ahead.
- Damn, that's hot! - But l never forgot that girl.
- Did you ever get back together? - One day, l found out she got married.
l had blown it. l had, uh... missed my window.
No way. Well, what'd you do?
l went on with my life.
l created some special new superheroes.
They were characters that reflected my own heartbreak and my own regrets.
- How so? - Doctor Doom wears body armor...
-to conceal his own mangled form, right? -Yeah.
Okay. That was me beneath the armor.
The Hulk-- a normal guy one minute, a rage of emotions the next.
Just like me when l thought about what l'd given up.
So you created each character as a way to deal with your one big regret.
Yeah. The girl that got away.
Look, do yourself a favor, Brodie.
Don't wait. Because all the money, all the women...
[ Chuckles ] even all the comic books in the world...
they can't substitute for that one person.
- l don't know. All the comics in the world? - Trust me, true believer.
- Well, good talking to you. - Keep up all the good work.
You keep reading 'em, l'll keep writing 'em.
- Hey, Stan. - Yeah?
- She really meant that much to you? - Brodie...
l'd give it all up-- all of it--
for just one more day with her.
Take care.
- Stan. - Hi.
- l think he bought it. - What kind of story'd you give him?
Oh, it was the Vulture's soliloquy, you know, from the Spiderman anniversary issue.
- ''Love Be A Vulture Tonight.'' - [ Laughs ]
- l can't thank you enough. - Oh, forget it.
But, you know, l think you ought to get him some help.
He seems to be really hung up on superhero sex organs.
But he'll outgrow it. Okay.