Godfather Author Mario Puzo Almost Became A Marvel Comics Writer Instead

According to Stan Lee, a major Marvel Comics"What If?" moment occurred when Godfather author Mario Puzo nearly got a job writing comics. While it's possible Puzo would still have written his Mafia masterpiece while pumping out superhero stories for Marvel, he might have been too busy, resulting in a ripple effect that could've changed 20th-century pop culture's trajectory.