 Tell me about your first professional job. Well, I saw an ad in New York Times. It was on 1942 Columbus Day. And I looked at the New York Times. They looked for a guide at the backgrounds on Captain America. And I said to my dad, I said, I'll go to Mark. It was Columbus Day. He said, you go today. We're back in 1941. I got the job. How old were you? 18, all of 18 years old. Had you been doing art before that? I always loved to draw. I always wanted to tell a story and pictures. Had you been to art school? I went to Pratt Institute. But the main thing is working for Timely Comics, which has later became Marvel, was really the way I went and learned. Wow. Learning by doing? Well, I started doing backgrounds at Captain America. Then they gave me scripts and I worked on war stories. Cowboy stories, horror stories. What can I tell you? I did everything Stanley gave me to do. What was the first issue you worked on? I'll see you later. I can't even remember what I did for breakfast, so you'll have to forgive me. I don't know what issue it was. I've been asked that many times. But who knew? I didn't keep count. What was the first character that you drew? Did you start out doing backgrounds? The first character, they gave me a script which I pencil and ink was called the Patriarch. The Patriarch? Yes. He died shortly after the war died. We won. Finally, we won. Thank God we won. Mystic Comics. All winners. Captain America even created a comic strip called Let's Play Detective where you turn the issue upside down to get the solution. What are you doing these days? I draw everything for the fans from the European continent to the Asian continent. I've done one for a guy in Hong Kong. Excuse me. And what can I tell you? The fans of my bloodline, they keep me going. They keep me out of the rocking chair. How many conventions do you attend a year? Well, last year I did 13. I don't know how many I have this year, but conventions are my lifeline. It's just being with the fans and the people who keep me busy. That's all I added. We have a motivation in life. That'll keep you going. Are you here in Florida? I live here in Florida, yes. We were invited to the first Avenger in Hollywood. We met the stars and we partied with them. And this is my wife. And without her, I couldn't do it. What's your next show? The next show I think is Florida Supercar. Oh, Atlantic City, sorry. And then Denver. And what's that? Denver. I got Denver, Cincinnati. Oh. Akron. Go ahead, keep going. Atlanta. Where are they going everywhere? Wherever they want me, I go. This is like I say, having drawn for Stan Lee in the 40s and 50s and some of the 60s. What can I tell you? It's motivation to go on. I love you guys and fans who keep me going. Thank you very much. Okay, my pleasure. Let me say one thing. Let's be nice to each other. We can't be everybody's friend. But let's try. Thank you for having me. Come on in, guys. I just been interviewed.