Did You Know...Fascinating Printing Facts

Did you know... Long-time writer/artist for Marvel Comics, Mark Gruenwald's last wish was to be cremated and have his ashes mixed with the ink in the printing of a comic book?

His request was honored by the Marvel staff in August 1996, when Gruenwald (who worked on titles like "The Avengers," "Captain America" and "Thor") passed away from a heart attack at age 42. Some of the artist's ashes were stirred into the ink of an issue of "Squadron Supreme," one of the titles that he helped produce before his death.