Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber /ˈliË bÉ™r/; December 28, 1922
â€" November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor,
publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run
business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two
decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing
house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics
industry.In collaboration with others at Marvelâ€"particularly
co-writer/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditkoâ€"he co-created numerous
popular fictional characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the
X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, the Fantastic Four,
Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch and Ant-Man.
The superheroes he created seemed more meaningful and realistic. In
doing so, he pioneered a more naturalistic approach to writing
superhero comics in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he challenged the
restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to
changes in its policies. In the 1980s he pursued the development of
Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his
retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, he remained a public figurehead
for the company, and frequently made cameo appearances in films and
television shows based on Marvel characters, on which he received an
executive producer credit. Meanwhile, he continued independent
creative ventures into his 90s, until his death in 2018.Lee was
inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. He received the NEA's
National Medal of Arts in 2008.
â€" November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor,
publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run
business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two
decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing
house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics
industry.In collaboration with others at Marvelâ€"particularly
co-writer/artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditkoâ€"he co-created numerous
popular fictional characters, including superheroes Spider-Man, the
X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Black Widow, the Fantastic Four,
Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch and Ant-Man.
The superheroes he created seemed more meaningful and realistic. In
doing so, he pioneered a more naturalistic approach to writing
superhero comics in the 1960s, and in the 1970s he challenged the
restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to
changes in its policies. In the 1980s he pursued the development of
Marvel properties in other media, with mixed results. Following his
retirement from Marvel in the 1990s, he remained a public figurehead
for the company, and frequently made cameo appearances in films and
television shows based on Marvel characters, on which he received an
executive producer credit. Meanwhile, he continued independent
creative ventures into his 90s, until his death in 2018.Lee was
inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. He received the NEA's
National Medal of Arts in 2008.
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