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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Dilaudid2meetU on 2024-05-27 04:55:17+00:00.
Original Title: TIL that when comic artist Dave Cockrum, co-creator of X-Men characters like Storm and Nightcrawler, became seriously ill from diabetes and pneumonia Marvel Comics donated $25k to his treatment but the help was contingent on terms in an NDA.
What is really bizarre is that if my 23-year-old son, working at Starbucks in Ontario, has diabetes and pneumonia, he would not have to worry about medical bills, but a seminal comic artist (I don’t care all that much for his style, but I do recognize his contribution) needs to beg for help.