Amelia Crespo Delgado, a 12-year-old Puerto Rican girl, has advanced to the quarterfinals of the international competition Stan Lee’s Super Kid and is asking Puerto Ricans for their support again. Voting restarts from zero on Monday, October 26, so participants lose the votes accumulated in earlier rounds. The contest honors the legacy of Stan Lee, the legendary American writer and editor of Marvel Comics who died in 2018 and co-created heroes like Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men.
"I want to keep inspiring other children to believe in themselves and discover their own superpowers," she said.
It recognizes children with extraordinary stories who stand out for creativity, bravery and perseverance, offering the winner the chance to star in their own comic book. Amelia is deaf, uses bilateral cochlear implants, and has diagnoses of autism and ADHD. She has illustrated three children’s books, two of them her own, and recently visited Puerto Rico to share her love of reading with children at the Hospital del Niño and the Museo del Niño in Carolina.
"I want to keep inspiring other children to believe in themselves and discover their own superpowers," she said. Presented by Colossal in support of the Stan Lee Foundation, the competition awards the winner $25,000 and a limited-edition comic starring them, and another participant will also appear in the comic. Votes can be cast at thesuperkid.org/2026/amelia-612f.