Can you picture Stan Lee perfecting Captain America No.1, at Timely Comics? Think about him at his enormous desk with a glaring light in his face. A colossal sheet of paper for sketching and writing on his giant desk. We all know him as a comic master. Stan Lee was known as a hard and tough worker. He was always determined to get things done and create the best superheros people know today. Stan Lee had many memories of writing comics and his creations of superheros continue to make other people smile.
Stan Lee was born on December 28 1922 in Manhattan NY. His parents were Jack Lieber and Celia Lieber. Who took immense responsibility of Stanley Martin Lieber. Stan Lee lived in a one house apartment with his parents. Nine years later his mother and father welcomed a baby named Larry Lieber. As a child Stan Lee enjoyed reading and watching movies. He mostly liked movies with Errol Flynn Ian in them. Stan Lee loved writing so much he dreamed of one day of writing “The Great American Novel.”
One major event in Stan Lee’s life was being hired as an office assistant at Timely Comics in 1939. This kicked off his comic career. Then Stan Lee became an interim editor for the company in the 1940s. Later in his life Stan Lee would own Marvel. Another major event in Stan Lee’s life was when he was in the U.S Army from 1942-1945. He worked as a Signal Corps, writer and illustrator. He fought in the last few years of WWll. He married Joan B. Lee in 1947.
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Stan Lee was influenced by writing so much he created Marvel. Stan Lee had Joan C. Lee in 1950 she is 68 years old. Sadly they were supposed to have another daughter named Jan Lee but she died when she was born 1953-1953. Stan Lee had a lawsuit against POW! for 1 billion dollars. Stan Lee claims it was a “nefarious scheme.” Stan Lee took a fire risk from Timely Comics because he was encouraged by his wife to write a comic book the way he liked, rather than only heeding to his publisher. Stan Lee took on the challenge and wrote Fantastic Four. After that, his publisher asked him to create more superheros. Stan Lee made a good decision by choosing to write his own comic.
That led Stan Lee to creating other famous superheroes like X-Men and the Hulk. Stan Lee inspired other comics to believe that their job was important and that they were not just writers of stories about crazy things and costumes. Stan Lee also paved the way for equal representation in comics. His example lead to the creation of multicultural characters such as Storm and Blade. He also portrayed women as strong and smart with immense power. Some examples are Black Widow and Mary Jane Watson. As a writer, editor, publisher and eventually the chairman of Marvel Comics, he created and co-created some of the world’s famous superheroes and comics that we know today. He also recreated comics.
In 2008 for all Stan Lee’s hard years of work he won National Medal of Arts. Before Stan Lee died he was in the process of creating his last super hero called Dirt Man. Joan C. Lee said “We have been working on a character called Dirt Man. He’s the last little angel we got tucked away.” Sadly Stan Lee died before fully accomplishing Dirt Man. Stan Lee passed away on November 12 2018. He died from congestive heart failure. He died in California at LA, Ca Medical Center. Also his wife, Joan B. Lee, died a year before his death in 2017. Stan Lee had a major life. He made so many outstanding accomplishments. I can’t even count! But some of them was making Marvel superheroes come to life, and making people smile with his comics. “Excelsior!”
References
- Britannica – Stan Lee
- Biography.com – Stan Lee
- CBC Books – The Real Story Behind Stan Lee’s Superheroes Turned Out to Have Supporting Casts of Peace Promoters and War Protesters: New Book About the Man and Marvel Universe
- The Conversation – Stan Lee’s Superheroes Came from a Place of Familiar Humanity
