Marvel Comics Legend Flo Steinberg Dies

Regular Fixture Of The House Of Ideas Passes Away

♦Flo Steinberg, who worked as Stan Lee’s secretary and who was also a regular fixture at Marvel for decades, has just died. Here’s EW reporting on this sad news…

Marvel confirmed the news on Sunday, releasing a statement that said, “We are incredibly saddened to hear of Flo Steinberg’s passing and send our deepest condolences to her friends and family. Flo has always been the heart of Marvel and a legend in her own right. She will be forever missed and always loved by all of us here at Marvel.”

In the early days of Marvel, Steinberg — often lovingly referred to as “Fabulous Flo” — was the company’s only other staffer alongside editor-in-chief Lee, and she was instrumental in managing day-to-day affairs and responding to fan mail. She left the company in 1968, went on to publish the early independent comic book Big Apple Comix in 1975, and returned to Marvel as a proofreader in the 1990s (a duty she occasionally performed even in her later days).

Steinberg’s death was mourned by many friends and colleagues on social media. Amazing Spider-Man and Silver Surfer comic book scribe Dan Slott wrote, “Flo was sweet and kind, but wouldn’t hold back her thoughts on any subject, and always had a few choice words about the state of Marvel, good or ill. I’m going to miss her so much. Comics has lost one of its most genuine and caring people today.”

See more tributes below here.

This is a hard hit. Flo Steinberg has passed away.https://t.co/6mAXKugVMI pic.twitter.com/JFTQUsTNqG

— Dan Slott (@DanSlott) July 23, 2017

Just saw news that Flo Steinberg died and I broke down in tears. I saw her just a few weeks ago. I love you, Flo. We miss you.

— Ryan Penagos BLACK LIVES MATTER (@AgentM) July 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/blakegarris/status/889202116757045248

Absolutely gutted to hear about the passing of the First Lady of Marvel, Flo Steinberg. A fine person. pic.twitter.com/9QVKkeoLhD

— Tom Brevoort (@TomBrevoort) July 23, 2017

I have no words for this, I'm heartbroken. Thank you for everything, Flo. I'll miss you so much. https://t.co/B7dhoGQ6bO

— Jeanine Schaefer (@J9Schaefer) July 23, 2017

If you work at Marvel HQ you definitely have many sweet stories about Flo. She'd kiss and hugs us and makes us feel appreciated. RIP Flo 💔 https://t.co/OrpkTmJhgK

— Lori L (@loriabys) July 23, 2017

https://twitter.com/StephenWacker/status/889199832895717376

How big was Flo Steinberg in my mind during my earliest days reading Marvel Comics? Bigger than Irving Forbush! R.I.P. Flo. *sniffle* pic.twitter.com/Pvi2RlIucA

— Scott Edelman (@scottedelman) July 23, 2017

When I was an assistant, Flo bought one of my self-published novels & promised not to hold the poor copy editing against me on her own time.

— Ellie Pyle (@ElliePyle) July 23, 2017

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