Stan Lee
- Writing
- December 28, 1922 · New York City, New York, USA
- November 12, 2018
Biography
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 family-run business called Timely Comics, which later became Marvel Comics. He was Marvel's 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 Marvel—particularly co-writers and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko—he co-created iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, 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 highest-grossing film total ever. He continued independent creative ventures until his death, aged 95, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stan Lee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Black Panther 3 · Characters
- Untitled X-Men Film · Characters
- Avengers: Secret Wars · Characters
- Avengers: Doomsday · Characters
- VisionQuest · Thanks
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day · Comic Book, Characters
- Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man · Self
- Stan Lee: The Final Chapter · Self
- The Punisher: One Last Kill · Thanks
- Wonder Man · Characters
- Eyes of Wakanda · Characters
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps · Characters, Comic Book
- Ironheart · Thanks
- Thunderbolts* · Characters
- Daredevil: Born Again · Characters
- Captain America: Brave New World · Thanks
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man · Characters
- Kraven the Hunter · Characters
- Agatha All Along · Characters
- Deadpool & Wolverine · Thanks
- Frank Miller: American Genius · Self
- X-Men '97 · Characters
- Madame Web · Characters
- Echo · Thanks
- Superpowered: The DC Story · Self
- Stan Lee · Self
- What It Means to Wear the Mask · Self
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · Characters
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · Characters
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special · Characters
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · Characters
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law · Characters
- Groot's First Steps · Characters
- Groot Takes a Bath · Characters
- Groot's Pursuit · Characters
- The Little Guy · Characters
- I Am Groot · Characters
- Cosplay Universe · Self
- Magnum Opus · Characters
- Thor: Love and Thunder · Characters
- Ms. Marvel · Thanks
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness · Characters
- Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · Self
- Morbius · Thanks
- Carnal Monsters · Self
- Slugfest · Self
- Spider-Man: No Way Home · Comic Book, Characters
- Hawkeye · Characters
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · Thanks
- What If...? · Thanks
- Panda vs. Aliens · Executive producer
- Black Widow · Thanks
- Loki · Characters
- Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. · Comic Book
- Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten · Creator
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier · Characters
- Clerk · Self
- WandaVision · Characters, Thanks
- Sessions with Stan · Self
- Marvel's 616 · Self
- The New Mutants · Executive producer
- Joker: Put on a Happy Face · Self
- Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee · Self
- Jay and Silent Bob Reboot · Self
- Madness in the Method · Stan
- Peter's To-Do List · Characters
- Knight Immortal · Self
- Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands · Co-Executive Producer
- LEGO Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom · Characters
- Geek, and You Shall Find · Self
- Spider-Man: Far From Home · Comic Book, Executive producer
- Dark Phoenix · In Memory Of, Thanks
- La Vie selon Stan · Self
- Avengers: Endgame · Driver, Characters
- Captain Marvel · Stan Lee, Executive producer
- Once Upon a Deadpool · Executive producer
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · Stan (Voice), In Memory Of
- Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors · Co-Executive Producer
- Venom · Dapper Dog Walker, Executive producer
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies · Stan Lee (Voice)