Apparently Stan Lee is not getting any royalties for the use of his characters either.
"I Can't Wait To See DR. STRANGE And The BLACK PANTHER" Says Stan Lee
On the unprecedented success of Marvel's The Avengers and how no one was predicting such a huge financial windfall [except for Intruder]---
Stan Lee: Oh, I could have told everybody it was going to be this big of a hit! I don't know why they couldn't have predicted it. It couldn't miss! It's got some of the most popular characters in the world today. You put together a great script, a great director, great actors and a cameo by me -- how could it miss?
In response to the notion that he's receiving a portion of the billion dollar box office total---
Lee: I hate to admit this, but I do not share in the movie's profits. I just share in the interviews, in the glamour, in the people saying, "Wow, I love that movie, Stan" -- but I'm not a participant in the profits.
But Lee is listed as an Executive Producer. Surely he receives something---
Lee: Yes, but it's just an honorary title. Well, it would be nice [to receive something]. (laughs) But I'm used to the way the situation is. I don't go around thinking about it. I am really very pleased that people enjoy the movie, that it's doing well, and even though I didn't film the
movie myself, I seem to be getting a lot of credit for it! (laughs)
On who he'd like to see next on the big screen---
Lee: I can't wait to see Dr. Strange and The Black Panther.
Stan is then asked whether these films are in the works---
Lee: I have a feeling they very well might be. They're certainly being considered right now.
The one character Stan wishes he had created---
Lee: Well, it would have been nice to come up with Superman! (laughs)