Punisher accidentally killed Peter Parker. They actuall did kill off the best character they ever created.
After spending the time here that I've spent, I have to wonder something:
Did people like Stan do what they do because they were cabal BEFORE, or did they get sucked into the cabal AFTER their (altruistic) projects caught on, and took off?
Captain America was an "inspirational" media. A fairy tale story to give a real morale boost to kids and adults alike. Were they a part of the system back then, or something that happened later on?