Willie the Wiseguy

Willie the Wiseguy is a one-shot from Marvel’s 1957 lineup, a single-issue gag comic written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Fred Kida. It follows the misadventures of a fast-talking, luckless schemer whose get-rich-quick plans inevitably backfire, capturing the breezy, slapstick tone of 1950s humor comics. Though brief, it stands as a minor but charming artifact of Lee’s early work before the superhero boom.