However, Stan Lee is related to Larry Lieber, his younger brother with whom he would co-write early adventures of Thor, Iron Man, and Ant-Man, among others, and who has drawn the syndicated Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip from Stan's scripts since 1986. That means he's definitely not, as some young comics fans might believe, related to superstar artist and current DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, and neither one is related to award-winning artist Jae Lee. Don't be an Irving Forbush, effendi! Read on to learn the truth! Nuff said!Īs noted in his write-up by Biography, Stan Lee's birth name was Stanley Martin Lieber, the son of Romanian immigrants Jack and Celia Lieber. However, if you view Stan Lee as just a jolly, catchphrase-spewing, cameo-making grandpa who founded Marvel Comics and created Spider-Man and the Hulk and Captain America and Deadpool and Superman, all of whom he still writes today as the President-for-Life of Marvel Comics, there are a few things we need to clear up.

He helped bring to life hundreds of characters that have starred in decades of comics and now feature in films that scored almost $11 billion at the box office from 2008 through 2015 alone. His bombastic persona, which came through not only in his scripting but also his interactions with fans and promotions of Marvel as a brand, revolutionized comics and turned Marvel into the top publisher in American comics since 1969.

It would be hard to overstate how important Stan Lee is to comics history. If you approached a random stranger on the street and asked them to name as many comic book creators that they could, they'd probably say something like 'Stan Lee and the guy who does Snoopy.' He is the name associated with comic books. Face front, True Believers! Even if you've never read a comic book, there's a solid chance you know the name Stan 'the Man' Lee.

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