Chapter 108: MarvelDC (2)
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Jerry Siegel died.
The heart attack came swiftly, exactly a year after the [Green Lantern] disaster, just as the company was gasping for air.
For the world, it was the loss of a legend.
For Stan Lee, it was the loss of his other half.
Jerry hadn't just co-built the company - he had been Stan's sounding board, his counterbalance, his brother in arms. Through every creative risk, every market collapse, every triumph and misstep, Jerry had been there.
Always. They didn't always agree, but they believed in the same thing: that stories could shape people. That heroes mattered.
And now... that balance was gone.
Stan - older now, and mourning more than just a friend, made the only decision he thought made sense.
He stepped back from his position.
He needed time. Time to grieve.
But MDC couldn't simply pause. And so, with the heavy weight of legacy on his shoulders, Stan handed over control of the company to the next generation.