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Pam Grier Says Stan Lee Used Her as Inspiration for Misty Knight and Monica Rambeau

Complex·Bernadette Giacomazzo·19 days ago
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Pam Grier is revisiting some of the wildest moments of her career — and making a bold claim about her influence on Stan Lee in the process. During a new appearance on the podcast Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus , the actress said the late Marvel legend used her as inspiration for several comic book characters that emerged during the 1970s and 1980s boom of Black superheroes and action heroines. Grier reflected on the cultural impact of her rise during the blaxploitation era as she discussed her crossover into comic-book history. “Stan Lee, who wrote about Misty Knight and Amanda Waller… he based his characters on me,” Grier said during the episode. While Lee did not directly create every character she referenced, Marvel creators have long acknowledged that Grier’s screen presence influenced the look and attitude of several heroes, including Misty Knight and Monica Rambeau, who later became Captain Marvel and Photon in Marvel Comics.…

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