STAN LEE!
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
DECEMBER 2015 / Vol. 30 / No. 12
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Behind the boom! wow! bam! world of Marvel
Comics’ superheroes is a mild-mannered
everyman who insists he’s not that special.
By J. Rentilly
COVER IMAGES: COURTESY SIMON & SCHUSTER, ABOVE: ERIC CHARBONNEAU / INVISION FOR TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX / AP IMAGES
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COVER STORY
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
Stan Lee speaks
at Comic-Con
earlier this year.
Buying
Smart
90
Changing
the world
100
Costa Rica
87
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
BY GINNIE ROEGLIN AND TIM TALEVICH
10 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
12 Fresh Views
Brain food for the entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
BY AMANDA AND DAVID HOROWITZ
17 Tech Connection
BY MARC SALTZMAN
20 Informed Debate
Is the talent shortage real?
46 Arts & Entertainment Pennie’s Pick + Staff book picks
81 For Your Health
Catching the flu + Legionnaires’
disease awareness
100 Member Connection:
Changing the world
INSIDE COSTCO
87 Costco Travel: Costa Rica
The richness of natural wildlife
and a wide variety of activities
are on full display in the province
of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
BY CHRISTINA GUERRERO
90 Buying Smart: Diamonds
Following the trail of the diamond,
from rough to refined.
BY SHERRIE NEWMAN
93 Costco Services: QuickBooks Online and Payroll
These tools can help simplify
the complex tasks that come
with owning a small business.
BY HANA MEDINA
95 Pharmacy Update
96 What’s New
99 Services Update
103 Special Events
103 Costco’s Gift Card and
Ticket Program
In our digital editions
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