12 Facts About Willie Lumpkin

1.

William Lemuel "Willie" Lumpkin is a fictional supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Willie Lumpkin was portrayed by Stan Lee in the 2005 film Fantastic Four.

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3.

Willie Lumpkin wanted something that would appeal to the hinterland, something bucolic.

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4.

Willie Lumpkin drew humor from the people and situations Willie would encounter along his mail delivery route in the small town of Glenville.

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5.

The comic book Willie Lumpkin is depicted as significantly older than in the comic strip, though the character's good nature was retained, as were references to his past as a mailman in Glenville, which the comic book placed in Nebraska.

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6.

In Marvel Comics, Willie Lumpkin serves as the postal worker mailman whose Manhattan route includes the joint home and office of the superhero group the Fantastic Four.

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7.

Later Willie Lumpkin is mind-controlled into accessing Doctor Doom's time machine by a minion of Immortus.

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8.

Willie Lumpkin has since retired, and his niece Wilhemina "Billie" Willie Lumpkin has taken his position as the Fantastic Four's mail carrier.

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9.

Willie Lumpkin was interviewed about the Fantastic Four on the news show Lateline, saying how though the group took on cosmic menaces, they always found time to greet him.

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10.

Willie Lumpkin enjoyed a trip to the moon when the Future Foundation and associates decided to hold a party.

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11.

Willie Lumpkin is hired as a moderator for the FF's online presences.

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12.

Willie Lumpkin has expressed a romantic interest in Grimm's mother.

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