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Marvel's representative in Japan describes overseeing 208 live-action half-hour TV episodes produced with Japanese partners, including 52 episodes of a Japanese live-action Spider-Man and team shows like Battle Fever J (based on the Avengers concept, with international heroes) and Sun Vulcan. Discusses acquiring a Japanese anti-nuclear animated war film and coordinating new Spider-Man animation episodes for NBC. His proudest achievement: conceiving the Pope comic book after briefly meeting Pope John Paul II in Tokyo, then connecting Marvel with the Pope's official biographer Father Malinski to write the script.