Stan Lee
Stan Lee December 28 1922 November 12 2018 was an American comic book writer editor publisher and producer He rose through the ranks of a familyrun business called Timely Comics which later became Marvel Comics He was Marvels 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 Marvelparticularly cowriters and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditkohe cocreated iconic characters including SpiderMan the XMen Iron Man Thor the Hulk AntMan 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 superhero comics In the 1970s Lee 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 Lee remained a public figurehead for the company He frequently made cameo appearances in films and television shows based on Marvel properties on which he received an executive producer credit which allowed him to become the person with the highestgrossing film total ever He continued independent creative ventures until his death aged 95 in 2018 Lee was inducted into the comic book industrys Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995 He received the NEAs National Medal of Arts in 2008 Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Lee licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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