Larry King: A good comic book story has conflict, hero, villain, saving someone usually …

Stan Lee: You know what it is… A good comic book story has what any good adventure story has, except it’s illustrated, that’s all. But it’s…it has to have all the elements; good characterization, believable dialogue and exciting situations that make you want to (go to the next page)… 

Larry King: Believable dialogue? Zap, bam, wap.

Stan Lee: No, those are sound effects, you silly person. That’s not the dialogue. The dialogue has…

Larry King: I’ve come to save you.

Stan Lee: It has to be like you and me talking as – well, it can’t be that brilliant – but it has to be something like that.