WNBC-TV Segment about Marvel Comics Group, 1973.
News story examining how Marvel Comics incorporated anti-drug messaging into their publications following a 1971 government request. The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare approached Marvel, then under Stan Lee's editorial leadership, asking the company to address drug themes in their popular comics. Marvel responded with a three-part story arc in The Amazing Spider-Man issues 96 through 98. The segment runs 3 minutes, 25 seconds.
Resource Identifier
ahcav_08302_001
Citation
Stan Lee papers, Collection No. 8302, Box 192, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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