Stan Lee United States

Born
28 December 1922 in United States
Died
12 November 2018 in United States
Age
95 years
Credited for

editing

writing

Also known as

Stanley Martin Lieber

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Biography

Co-created with Jack Kirby: The Marvel Universe, The Avengers, Black Panther, Fantastic Four, Hulk, X-Men, amongst many.

Co-created with Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber: Ant-Man, Iron Man, and Thor.

Co-created with Steve Ditko: Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, amongst many.

Co-created with Bill Everett: Daredevil.

Co-created with Don Rico and Don Heck: Black Widow (reusing name of Timely 1940s supernatural hero).

Co-creator of the Destroyer, Jack Frost, Father Time, Millie the Model, Tessie the Typist, Nellie the Nurse, Ravage 2099, Stripperella, amongst others.

Lee reported winning the New York Herald-Tribune Biggest-News-of-the-Week Essay Contest for three consecutive weeks during 1937 which prompted an editor to contact him and recommend he look into becoming a writer. He actually won a seventh place finish on May 7, 1938 (a $2.50 prize) and received honorable mentions on May 21 and May 28, 1938.

Other awards and honors include:

Lifetime Achievement Award for For Excellence in the Art of Animation by the Burbank International Children's Film Festival, 2000;

Jules Verne Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007;

National Medal of Arts, 2008;

Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 7072 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, California, awarded 4 January 2011;

Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society Awards, 2012:

Vanguard Award from the Producers Guild of America, 2012;

Key Art Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013;

Won for Performance in a Comedy, Supporting in Lego Marvel's Avengers by National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, 2017;

STARmeter Award Lifetime Achievement from the IMDb Awards, 2017;

IFS Award, Best Animated Film, with the Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival, US for God Woke (LNL Partners, Inc., POW! Entertainment, 2016), writer and narrator, 2017.

Enlisted into the U.S. Army in November 1942. Eventually assigned and served in the Training Film Division of the Army's Signal Corps Stationed serving within the United States, circa 1943 to circa 1945, writing films, posters, and training manuals. One of only nine soldiers at the time designated as playwright. Inducted into the Signal Corps Regimental Association on March 3, 2017.

Did support work for Timely, later Atlas and Marvel Comics as assistant editor (titles cover dated 1940), editorial director (titles cover dated 1941 to 1942 and 1946 to 1972), editor in chief (1941 to circa 1942 and circa 1946 to 1972), publisher and vice president (1972 to October 1996), board chairman (? to ?), and chairman emeritus (awarded in ?).

Set up shop with artist Ken Bald to created material for other companies in the late 1940s.

During the 1940s and 1950s, Lee reported that he ghosted unknown western and detective radio show dramas and some TV shows.

Additional biography about Stan Lee found in:

Alter Ego (Twomorrows, 1998 series) v2#2, Summer 1998 (flip side of Comic Book Artist);

Alter Ego (Twomorrows, 1999 series) v2#3, Winter 1999; #13, March 2002 (an interview from 1964);

Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir (Simon & Schuster, 2015 series) by Peter David and Stan Lee (memoir in comic book format, illustrated by Colleen Doran), November 2015;

cARToon (Cartoon Museum, 1970 series) #3, 1975;

Comic Book Marketplace (Gemstone, 1991 series) #14, June 1992; #61 July 1998, #67 March 1999;

Comics Journal (Fantagraphics, 1977 series) #42, October 1978;

Contemporary Bio-Graphics (Revolutionary, 1991 series) #1, 1991;

Comics Forum [U.K.] (Comic Creators Guild, 1992 series) #4, Summer 1993;

Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee (Touchstone, 2002 series) by George Mair and Stan Lee, May 7, 2002 (memoir);

FOOM (Marvel, 1973 series) #1, February 1973;

Gold & Silver, Overstreet's Comic Book Quarterly (Gemstone, 1994 series) #4, April-June 1994;

Marvelmania (Marvelmania International, 1970 series) #6, 1971;

New York Times, Obituaries, "Stan Lee Is Dead at 95; Superhero of Marvel Comics" by Jonathan Kandell and Andy Webster, November 12, 2018 (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/12/obituaries/stan-lee-dead.html);

Stan Lee: Conversations (Conversations with Comic Artists Series) (University Press of Mississippi, 2012 series) July 6, 2007;

Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017 series) by Bob Batchelor, September 15, 2017;

Washington Post, Obituaries, "Stan Lee, Creator of Superheroes, Dies at 95", by Alexander F. Remington and

Michael Cavna, November 12 at 2:15 PM (via www.washingtonpost.com/.../...9f1166f9d_story.html);

Who Is Stan Lee? (Who Was?) (Penguin Workshop; DGS edition, 2014 series) by Geoff Edgers, December 26, 2014;

Wikipedia "Stan Lee" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lee;

"With Great Power …: The Stan Lee Story" (1821 Pictures, Emerging Entertainment, in association with POW! Entertainment) 2010 (television documentary);

World Encyclopedia of Comics (Chelsea House Publishers, 1976 series) 1976, 1999 (hardcover);

World Encyclopedia of Comics (Avon Books, 1976 series) 1977 (trade paperback reprint of hardcover)

Syndication work:

Did ghost writing work for a number of unknown features.

Amazing Spider-Man daily and Sunday (Register And Tribune Syndicate, 1977 series) 1977-01-03 - 1985-02-24, writer; (Cowles Syndicate, 1985 series) 1985-02-25 - 1986-08-23, writer; (King Features Syndicate, 1986 series) 1986-08-24 - 2019-03-17 (Sunday only) and 2019-03-23 (daily only, then went into reprints), writer (credited, though the strip had been ghost written by Roy Thomas for some unknown time prior to its going into reprints);

Cub's Quiz Sunday (Field Enterprises [Chicago Sun-Times], 1957 series) 1957-03-30 - 1958 (Topper to Mrs. Lyon's Cubs comic strip), writer;

Den Fun Sunday (Field Enterprises [Chicago Sun-Times], 1957 series) 1957-03-30 - 1958 (Topper to Mrs. Lyon's Cubs comic strip), writer;

Howdy Doody Sunday (United Feature Syndicate, 1950 series), 1951-01-07 - 1951-01-21, writer;

Incredible Hulk daily and Sunday (Register And Tribune Syndicate, 1978 series) 1978-10-30 - 1980-03-29 (daily), 1978-11-05 - 1980-04-06 (Sunday), writer;

Mrs. Lyon's Cubs Sunday (Field Enterprises [Chicago Sun-Times], 1957 series) 1957-02-10 - 1958, writer;

My Friend Irma daily (Los Angeles Mirror Syndicate, 1950 series) 1952-06-02 - 1952-05-30, writer;

Says Who daily (Register And Tribune Syndicate, 1976 series) 09-27-1976 - 1976 (Photo comic), writer;

Virtue of Vera Valiant daily and Sunday (Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 1976 series) 1976-10-11 - 1977-09-04, writer;

Willie Lumpkin daily and Sunday (Publishers' Syndicate, 1959 series) 1959-12-07 - 1961-04-29, writer (Biography from GCD.)

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The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
Hostage! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
Breakthrough! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
The Silver Holster
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The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
Show-Down! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
One Kid Too Many! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Cover reprint
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
Two of a Kind! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
The Newcomers! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
Flames of Violence! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
One of the Outlaw Kid's Fastest Gunfights! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
The Outlaw Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #2 (1979)
The Fast Draw! (The Outlaw Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #212-213 (November-December 1979)
Defeated by Doctor Doom! (Fantastic Four)
Comic: Comic story
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980)
Enter… Spider-Man! (Daredevil [Marvel])
Comic: Cover
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980)
Untitled [Enter… Spider-Man!] (Daredevil [Marvel])
Comic: Comic story
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980)
None are So Blind..! (Daredevil [Marvel])
Comic: Comic story
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980)
There Shall Come a Gladiator! (Daredevil [Marvel])
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Gun-Slinger!
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Winner!
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Showdown
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Final Shot!
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Untitled (Kid Slade, Gunfighter)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Untitled (Kid Slade)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Ambush! (Billy Buckskin)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Origin of Two-Gun Kid! (Two-Gun Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
Bushwhacked (Wyatt Earp)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Mystery of the Missing Herd!
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
There's Always a Faster Gun (Kid From Dodge City)
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Toledo Kid!
Comic: Comic story
Shotgun Western (Yaffa/Page, 1974 series) #3 (1980)
The Outlaw and the Lady! (Kid Colt)
Comic: Comic story
Rawhide Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 (1980)
The Promise
Comic: Comic story
Rawhide Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 (1980)
Untitled [The Tyrant of Tombstone Territory] (Rawhide Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Rawhide Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 (1980)
A Man and His Gun!
Comic: Comic story
Rawhide Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #4 (1980)
Man with a Star!
Comic: Comic story
The Amazing Spider-Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #200-201 (January-February 1980)
The Spider and the Burglar ...a sequel
Comic: Comic story
The Amazing Spider-Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #200-201 (January-February 1980)
The Inhuman!
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #3 (1980)
The Amazing Mr. Hurricane (Two-Gun Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
Gunslammer (Two-Gun Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
The Showdown
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
Trapped on the Train of Doom (Two-Gun Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
When Kelly Came to Town
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
The Revenge of Jesse James (Two-Gun Kid)
Comic: Comic story
Two-Gun Kid (Yaffa/Page, 1979 series) #4 (1980)
Gun-Fight in Grey Gulch
Comic: Comic story
Strange Tales (Yaffa/Page, 1978 series) #6 (March 1980)
Untitled
Comic: Cover
Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen (Yaffa, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Stop the Luftwaffe… Win the War! (Combat Kelly)
Comic: Cover
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #1 (April 1980)
Wanted! Dead or Alive! (Kid Colt)
Comic: Cover
The Human Torch (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1980)
Johnny Storm, the Human Torch (Human Torch)
Comic: Comic story
The Invincible Iron Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #9 (April 1980)
Duel in a Dark Dimension! (The Invincible Iron Man)
Comic: Comic story
The Invincible Iron Man (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #9 (April 1980)
The Fury of the Firebrand! (The Invincible Iron Man)
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Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen (Yaffa, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Stop the Luftwaffe… Win the War! (Combat Kelly)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Rustler's Moon
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Mob Rule! (Wyatt Earp)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
I'll Git Ya, Marshal! (Wyatt Earp)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Genius with a Gun!
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Death Rides the Rails! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Cover
Wild West Action (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1980)
Death Rides the Rails! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Cover
The Legend of Conan (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1982)
The Garden of Fear! (Conan the Barbarian)
Comic: Cover
The Legend of Conan (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1982)
The Garden of Fear! (Conan the Barbarian)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
A Man Named Colt! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
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Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Run for Your Life!
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Gantry's Curse! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Hired Gun! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
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Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Untitled (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
The Man in Black
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
Surrender or Die! (Kid Colt Outlaw)
Comic: Comic story
Kid Colt Outlaw (Yaffa/Page, 1975? series) #3 (May 1980)
The Land Grabber!
Comic: Comic story
The Legend of Conan (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1982)
The Lurker Within! (Conan the Barbarian)
Comic: Comic story
The Legend of Conan (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1982)
The Keepers of the Crypt! (Conan)
Comic: Cover reprint
The Legend of Conan (Yaffa/Page, 1980?) (1982)
The Keepers of the Crypt (Conan the Barbarian)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
The Big Train Robbery (Wyatt Earp)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
The Mystery of Morro Mesa! (Wyatt Earp)
Comic: Comic story
Wyatt Earp (Yaffa/Page, 1980? series) #1 (1980)
Genius with a Gun!
Comic: Comic story

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Created

  • 4 Mar 2018

Last updated

  • 3 Sep 2019