Thread:Edkaufman/@comment-4739500-20140108112913/@comment-1009000-20140110014848

no, of course not. but there is reasonable cause to assume that these are "non-fictional" accounts, and in that case, that puts them in 1218, "our" universe. there is plenty of precedence for comic creators appearing in the 616-universe, like lee/kirby at the fantastic four wedding. But in these three cases, they are descriptions of conferences, idea pitches, etc. And the intro from Chamber of Darkness (whose niverse is unclear) is beng introduced by Lee, who certainly doesn't seem differentiated from his "real-life" ego. There is no reason to assume the are not "real world" stories, henceforth in 1218. You get where I'm coming from?