that came off a lot like, "hey kid, get off my lawn". It sounds like what you are saying is that those multiple contracts gave Lee the idea that he did indeed own the characters. The ownership of the characters seems like a central theme to start up of Stan Lee media I would think. Sounds like a claim of ownership to me at least. Lee filed a lawsuit against Marvel over ownership, what more proof do you need that he felt like he owned the characters. Proof of the legalities seems pretty easy to track down. Is Barron's no longer to be trusted in the Lee camp?