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Stan Lee

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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.

Filmography 59

Hulk 2003Movie Google Play Movies as Security Guard
Stripperella 2003TV show Creator, Producer
Black Panther 2010TV show as General Wallace (voice)
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV 2001Movie as Prologue / Epilogue Narrator (voice)
The Ambulance 1990Movie as Marvel Comics Editor
Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man 2026Movie as Self - Co-Creator (archive footage)
Stan Lee 2023Movie as Self (archive footage)
Batman & Bill 2017Movie as Self (archive Footage)
Heroes Manufactured 2017Movie Plex as Self (archive footage)
Parts of the Family 2003Movie as Professor Peter Parker
The Condor 2007Movie as Grandfather (voice)
Mosaic 2007Movie as Stanley the Security Guard (voice)
Stan Lee: The Final Chapter 2026Movie as Self (archive footage)