In terms of character roles, my understanding is that it's like the 2nd in command who is there to challenge the perspective of the main hero/leader....
In the case of Stan, in addition to pleasing Martin Goodman, there's the fact that he was 40 years old and didn't have anything to show for his life....
Ah, 90s. Glorious 90s. Considering that virtual reality is increasingly verging on becoming reality nowadays . . . maybe someone should dust this off...
The "Spyder-Man" of Secret Wars: Armor Wars, set in a Battleworld domain called Technopolis, where everyone had to wear Stark-issued armor to survive...
There have been blind congressmen before. Like Thomas Pryor Gore (grandfather of Gore Vidal) so he can still serve office. That's what I would say to...