Fun Facts About Stan Lee
- Stan Lee was born Stanley Martin Lieber. He used the pen name Stan Lee because he was embarrassed by comics and wanted to save his real name for the Great American Novel.[1]
- Lee's first job at the comics company that became Marvel included filling the artists' inkwells, fetching their lunch, and erasing pencil lines from finished pages.[1]
- Lee's first published comics work, a Captain America text story from 1941, introduced Captain America's trademark ricocheting shield toss.[1]
- In the Army during World War II, Lee said his military classification was "playwright" and that only nine men had that title. His division included Dr. Seuss and director Frank Capra.[1]
- Lee was planning to leave comics when his wife suggested he write the stories he preferred, since he had nothing to lose. Soon after, he and Jack Kirby created their first superheroes together: the Fantastic Four.[1]
- In 1971, at the government's request, Lee wrote an anti-drug Spider-Man story and published it without the Comics Code seal. It sold well, and the Code was later loosened.[1]
- Stan Lee was alive at the same time as Woodrow Wilson — their lives overlapped for 2 years (1922–1924).[1][2][3][4]
- Stan Lee lived to about 96, from 1922 until 2018.[1][2]
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.[1]
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Questions About Stan Lee
When was Stan Lee born?
Stan Lee was born on December 28, 1922, and died on November 12, 2018.
How old was Stan Lee at death?
Stan Lee was born on December 28, 1922, and died on November 12, 2018, at age 95.
What was Stan Lee known for?
Stan Lee was known for: Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel. 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.
Who was alive at the same time as Stan Lee?
Stan Lee's closest contemporary was Jimmy Carter. Their lives overlapped for 94 years.
Sources
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stan Lee (Q181900) — Wikidata
- Woodrow Wilson — Wikipedia
- Woodrow Wilson (Q34296) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Stan Lee December 2016.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. US Embassy Tokyo, Public domain