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Stan Lee
American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)
This article is about the comics creator. For other people with the same name, see Stan Lee (disambiguation).
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber[1]; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic bookwriter, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel's primary creative leader for two decades, expanding it from a small publishing house division to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries.
In collaboration with others at Marvel – particularly co-writers and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko – he co-created iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow. These and other characters' introductions in the 1960s pioneered a more naturalistic approach in superh
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Today’s Wonder of the Day was inspired by gary. gary Wonders, “Who was Stan Lee?” Thanks for WONDERing with us, gary!
If you could have any superpower in the world, what would you choose? Would you shoot webs like Spider-Man? Would you fly like Captain Marvel? Maybe you’d choose to wear a powered suit like Iron Man!
Have you ever WONDERed where the ideas for all these characters came from? Who thought to make Black Widow a talented spy? Where did Jean Grey’s telekinesis come from? Who decided Black Panther should have super strength?
Would you believe the same person helped write the stories of all these characters? It’s true! The creation of these and many more heroes is credited to Stan Lee. Born Stanley Lieber in 1922, Stan Lee gave a lot to the world of comics.
Lee started out as an office assistant at Timely Comics. That company would later become Marvel Comics. At the age of 19, he became an editor and went on to write his own superhero stories.
Working with artist Jack Kirby, Lee created some of Marvel’s best-known superher
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Stan Lee
(1922-2018)
Who Was Stan Lee?
Stan Lee went on to work for the company that would eventually become Marvel Comics. With artist Jack Kirby, Lee launched the superhero team the Fantastic Four in 1961 and was soon responsible for creating popular characters like Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Hulk and Thor. Lee later worked in a number of comic-related business and multimedia ventures.
Early Life and Career
Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, in New York City to Romanian immigrants Celia and Jack Lieber. With part of his childhood spent during the Great Depression, Lieber and his younger brother, Larry, watched his parents struggle to make ends meet for the family.
Lieber, who later shortened his name to "Lee" as a writer, went on to be hired as an office assistant at Timely Comics in 1939 and became an interim editor for the company in the early 1940s. Lee also served domestically in the Army during World War II, working as a writer and illustrator.
Co-creating the Fantastic Four
In the early 1960s, Lee was called upon by his bos
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