What If Michael Jackson Made ‘Spider-Man’? Stan Lee Explains How It Almost Happened!

What If Michael Jackson Made ‘Spider-Man’? Stan Lee Explains How It Almost Happened!: "Last month, Michael Jackson's death prompted a recollection of how close he and Stan Lee came to buying Marvel Comics. The piece received quite a bit of attention, so when I had the chance to talk with Lee during this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, I had to ask the legendary co-creator of the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Hulk and countless other comic book superheroes about his professional and personal relationship with the King of Pop.

While Lee had kind words for the recently deceased pop culture icon, his mention of Jackson's interest in another of Lee's famous co-creations perked up my ears. In the grand tradition of Marvel Comics' famous series, Lee's response offered up a 'What If?' tale involving Jackson and Spider-Man tailor-made for an alternate Marvel universe."