In a post below which mentioned the Funky Flashman, I said that the character was based on Marv Wolfman. This is something I had read in a comic magazine some 15+ years ago and had never questioned, but Mario di Giacomo has corrected me in the comments of the piece that he was based on Stan Lee. I don’t feel too embarrassed about getting this wrong, as Marv has always resembled the Funky Flashman as well and I had no clue how a young stud like Marv might have dressed in the 1970s. Still, the bombastic style of Funky Flushman is very similar to Stan Lee’s public persona.
Seeking to confirm this, I have found an article in the Quarter Bin site which mentions it several times. The article is a reasonably fair assessment of the character of Dirk Armstrong, the Rush Limbaugh-based conservative character in Superman comics.
I say it’s “fair” because, while the author does voice his personal displeasure for the radio personality (and I would disagree with a few statements here and there), he doesn’t bring that into play in his assessment of the pros and cons of the comic version.