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.