![]() The idea of the Marvel Universe being "the world outside your window" is intended to convey the idea that readers who live in or venture to New York could find themselves lost in the fantasy of the Marvel Universe, looking up at the skyscrapers in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Spider-Man swinging past. ![]() ![]() In Marvel's early days, editor-in-chief and head writer Stan Lee coined the phrase "the world outside your window" to describe the feeling the Marvel Universe intends to impart by having its superheroes populate real cities such as New York and Los Angeles as opposed to fictional locations like Gotham and Metropolis, the two main locales of the DC Universe. ![]() Since the start of the Marvel Universe proper all the way back in 1961's Fantastic Four #1 (opens in new tab) the publisher has made a reputation for itself as the home of the superhero universe that best reflects the real world in which its readers actually dwell. ![]()
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