Stan Lee AOL chat transcript during San Diego Comic-Con, July 5, 1996

This Marvel internal correspondence documents Stan Lee's live online chat session on AOL during the 1996 San Diego Comic-Con. Lee, using the screen name "Smilinstan," answered fan questions about upcoming Marvel projects including James Cameron's Spider-Man film, X-Men movies, and new cartoon series. The transcript captures Lee's enthusiastic responses about character development, his creative process, and Marvel's expansion into multimedia. Topics range from Spider-Man's clone saga and Gwen Stacy's death to Lee's thoughts on comic book violence and his personal reading preferences. The session demonstrates early internet fan engagement and Lee's accessible communication style during a pivotal period for Marvel's multimedia growth.