Stan Lee (1922-2018)
Stanley Martin Lieber was born on December 28, 1922, in Manhattan, New York City, in the apartment of his Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents, Celia (née Solomon: 1898-1947) and Jack Lieber (1893-1965), at the corner of West 98th Street and West End Avenue in Manhattan. His father, trained as a dress cutter, worked only sporadically after the Great Depression, and the family moved further uptown to Fort Washington Avenue, in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Lee had one younger brother named Larry Lieber. He said in 2006 that as a child he was influenced...
Comics by Stan Lee
Fantastic Four
(1961)
Fantastic Four (1961)
With the birth of Marvel’s First Family, co-creators Kirby and Lee ushered in the Silver Age. Rejecting the notion that super heroics were juvenile, Lee redefined comics by founding a team that struggled with recognizable issues. In their first year, the FF dealt with the Cold War and bankruptcy!
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Captain America
(1941)
Captain America (1941)
Lee’s first writing was providing filler text in this Golden Age Captain America story, written by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A career in comics begins!
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Hulk
(1962)
Hulk(1962)
Tortured Bruce Banner would resonate deeply with readers, particularly adults. Lee and Kirby present another Silver Age wonder – the irradiated monster Hulk.
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Fantastic Four
(1961)
Fantastic Four (1961)
Often cited as one of Lee and Kirby’s greatest collaborations, this story arc marked a brave turn for the Fantastic Four. The team begins to unravel after the arrival of The Watcher and Silver Surfer portends the End of Days.
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Dawn of Mutants
(1963)
Dawn of Mutants (1963)
Following the success of Spider-Man and Hulk, Lee and Kirby developed a new team of heroes with inborn powers. The series was originally to be titled “The Mutants”, but was changed to the even more cryptic “X-Men” and featured a mostly teenage team. Read the very first Avengers vs. X-Men story!
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Spider-Man
(2006)
Spider-Man (2006)
The writer meets his greatest creations in this really fun read! Partially penciled by Oliver Coipel, this series also explores comics fandom at large.
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Spider-Man
(1963)
Spider-Man (1963)
Lee’s last issue on Amazing Spider-Man! Although he no longer wrote monthly titles, ‘The Man’ continued his influence as a Publisher and Editor.
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Spider-Man
(1962)
Spider-Man (1962)
Peter Parker makes his Marvel debut! Lee’s inspiration for Spider-Man came of his desire to depict an adolescent hero who wasn’t relegated to sidekick. Finding spiders ‘spooky’, Stan and artist Steve Ditko created Marvel’s most globally recognized hero.
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Silver Surfer
(2013)
Silver Surfer (2013)
Lee turned writer again in 1988 when he joined French artist Moebius to spin this dreamy fable about Marvel’s cosmic wanderer. Galactus has gained the worship of Earth’s people. Moebius’ otherworldly style appears boundless.
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Legend of Thor
(2009)
Legend of Thor (2009)
The Realm Eternal is brought to vivid new life in this remastered series featuring Lee and Kirby’s Thor! Collecting the "Tales of Asgard" backup stories from Journey into Mystery (1952).
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Wartime
(1941)
Wartime (1941)
Check out one of Stan's first scripts in comics with "The Origin of Jack Frost"!
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Movies by Stan Lee
Ant-Man
(2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a master thief just released from prison.
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Ant-Man and
The Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp.
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Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool (2016
Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a former Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His world comes crashing down when evil scientist Ajax (Ed Skrein) tortures, disfigures and transforms him into Deadpool.
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Guardian of Galaxy
(2017)
Guardian of Galaxy (2017)
Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are hired by a powerful alien race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries from invaders. When it is discovered that Rocket has stolen the items they were sent to guard, the Sovereign dispatch their armada to search for vengeance.
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Hulk (2010)
Hulk (2010)
Big, green and angry, strongman Hulk (Rick D. Wasserman) is a passenger on a space shuttle that crash-lands on the planet Sakaar. The planet is ruled by the evil Red King (Mark Hildreth), who enjoys pitting warriors against each other in a large arena.
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Iron-Man (2010)
Iron-Man (2010)
With the world now aware that he is Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) faces pressure from all sides to share his technology with the military.
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Black Panther
(2018)
Black Panther
(2018)
After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T'Challa's mettle as king -- and as Black Panther
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Spider-Man
(2017)
Spider-Man (2017)
Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man.
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Doctor Strange
(2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Dr. Stephen Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) life changes after a car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he looks for healing, and hope, in a mysterious enclave..
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Thor (2013)
Thor (2013)
n ancient times, the gods of Asgard fought and won a war against an evil race known as the Dark Elves. The survivors were neutralized, and their ultimate weapon -- the Aether -- was buried in a secret location.
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X-Men (2016)
X-Men (2016)
Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order.
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