Q&A: MARVEL COMICS’ ABRAHAM LINCOLN

As part of its Presidents’ Day Celebration, Marvel Comics has produced a 6-page digital comic - Gettysburg Distress - starring America’s 16th President, Spider-Man and Captain America. That’s right, Abe Lincoln is a part of the Marvel Comics Universe, just like the Skrulls, Nick Fury, Iron Man and Irving Forbush. Here are Honest Abe’s thoughts on today’s comics and the current marketplace.

TOM: Mr. Lincoln, why did you choose to appear in a Marvel Comics project?

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.”

TOM: Did you use an agent to negotiate your appearance?

MR. LINCOLN: “My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.”

TOM: Did you know that by appearing in a Marvel comic, they now hold the copyright to your likeness on those pages?

MR. LINCOLN: “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it.”

TOM: Did you have any input in picking your creative team or the direction of the story?

MR. LINCOLN: “I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.”

TOM: Do you foresee yourself at some point really rolling up your sleeves and duking it out with a few Marvel villains?

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