It was a story that moved Stan Lee, the creator of many of the best-known superheroes in history. A boy named Jamel Hunter who loves Spider-Man.
According to the New York Times, a December Times article about the child, who reportedly didn’t say a word until he was in preschool, caught the eye of one of Lee’s neighbors, jazz musician Corky Hale.
Lee co-created Spider-Man, as well as Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and so many other Marvel characters.The Times story described how 8-year-old Jamel had a birthday party at an East Harlem community center. Lee decided to draw a sketch of Spider-Man for Hunter.
New York Times writer Michael Wilson delivered the drawing to Jamel, with Lee’s signature in the corner.
