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STAN LEE

Active: 1942–2025

1288

AS WRITER

2

AS ARTIST

367

KEY ISSUES

204

SERIES

Stan Lee 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.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

NOTABLE WORKS: KEY ISSUES

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Amazing Fantasy #15 cover

Amazing Fantasy

#15

First appearance of Spider-Man. Earliest catalogued appearances of Aunt May, Flash Thompson, Liz Allan, and 2 more.

Tales of Suspense #39 cover

Tales of Suspense

#39

First appearance of Iron Man.

Journey into Mystery #83 cover

Journey into Mystery

#83

First appearance of the Mighty Thor. Earliest catalogued appearance of Korg.

Fantastic Four #1 cover

Fantastic Four

#1

First appearances of Thing, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, and 1 more. Earliest catalogued appearances of Mole Man and Giganto (Mole Man).

The X-Men #1 cover

The X-Men

#1

First appearances of Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, and 3 more. Earliest catalogued appearance of Warren Worthington III.

The Incredible Hulk #1 cover

The Incredible Hulk

#1

First appearance of Hulk. Earliest catalogued appearances of Rick Jones, Thunderbolt Ross, Betty Ross, and 1 more.

FREQUENT COLLABORATORS · TOP 8

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CHARACTERS · TOP 10

Appearing most often in their credited issues

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2 ISSUES

Kathy #6 cover
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Kathy

#6

Kid Colt Outlaw #113 cover
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Kid Colt Outlaw

#113