Stan "The Man" Lee
Stan LeeWriter / Editor
Born: 28 December 1922 Birthplace: New York, New York Best known as: The co-creator of Spider-Man Name at birth: Stanley Martin Lieber
Stan Lee is revered by comic book fans for creating Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and other fresh comic superheroes of the 1960s. Stan Lee became editor of Marvel Comics (then called Timely Comics) shortly after his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. The company was overshadowed by rival D.C. Comics, but in the 1960s Lee made Marvel into a comics powerhouse by introducing conflicted, wisecracking superheroes who were as different from Superman as was Steve McQueen from Gary Cooper. Marvel Comics is often credited with revitalizing the superhero genre in general; the label's many creations before and during Lee's tenure included the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Captain America, and the melancholy Silver Surfer. Spider-Man, perhaps the most enduring of all Marvel characters, was created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko in 1962. In later years Marvel Comics became Marvel Entertainment Group and Lee expanded into movies, TV and the Internet with mixed success and some financial troubles. Feature films based on Marvel characters include Spider-Man (2002) followed by two sequels.
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Born: 28 December 1922 Birthplace: New York, New York Best known as: The co-creator of Spider-Man Name at birth: Stanley Martin Lieber
Stan Lee is revered by comic book fans for creating Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and other fresh comic superheroes of the 1960s. Stan Lee became editor of Marvel Comics (then called Timely Comics) shortly after his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. The company was overshadowed by rival D.C. Comics, but in the 1960s Lee made Marvel into a comics powerhouse by introducing conflicted, wisecracking superheroes who were as different from Superman as was Steve McQueen from Gary Cooper. Marvel Comics is often credited with revitalizing the superhero genre in general; the label's many creations before and during Lee's tenure included the Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Captain America, and the melancholy Silver Surfer. Spider-Man, perhaps the most enduring of all Marvel characters, was created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko in 1962. In later years Marvel Comics became Marvel Entertainment Group and Lee expanded into movies, TV and the Internet with mixed success and some financial troubles. Feature films based on Marvel characters include Spider-Man (2002) followed by two sequels.
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