So he worked closely with the artists. He also continued as the company’s editor, though it was sometimes hard to be an eighteen-year-old boss. Some days, Stan would answer the office door and be asked, “Hey, kid, where can I find Mr. Lee?” For about a year, Stan ran Timely...
The Fantastic Four debuted inThe Fantastic Four #1in 1961. They were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, though the two disagreed about who came up with the idea. The only concrete fact is that the Fantastic Four had been created to compete with DC’s Justice League of America. Reed Rich...
Marvel Spotlight #2: Werewolf by Night Werewolf by Night, who we’ll just call The Werewolf for conveniences’ sake, debuted inMarvel Spotlight #2in 1972. Roy Thomas conceived the character, Stan Lee named the series, and Gregg Conway worked with Mike Ploog to publish it. They were inspired...
Before becoming the head honcho of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Nick Furyproved his mettle as the leader of a military outfit dubbed theHowling Commandosduring World War II. Debuting inSGT. FURY #1in 1963 from the fertile minds ofStan LeeandJack Kirby, the group of Allied soldiers from around the gl...
It’s hard for me not to feel that DC is using Gaiman’s name as a draw on this the same way that companies slap Stan Lee’s name on things where he contributes an idea and then the books are written by others. I suspect they will be successful with this at first as people who ...
Chris Romero, who was married to the director for three decades and worked with him via their shared Sanibel Films, sought to reanimate the project, teaming with Silbert, who is perhaps best known for working with Stan Lee to co-create the immersive audiobook,Stan Lee’s...
For fans of Spider-Man, the name Gwen Stacy is infamously associated with tragedy. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Gwen’s fate in The Night Gwen Stacy Died is both an important turning point for Marvel storytelling as well as a pivotal event in Peter Parker’s development as a ...
As Conway recounted in an interview with Back Issue: This is probably no surprise to anybody, but when I wrote Jameson, I heard Stan Lee’s voice. And I think Stan, even in the creation of Jameson, whether intentionally or not, was parodying his own "Stan Lee, Publisher" persona. So...
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had been hoping to break Brody's record. Also nominated in the category were Ralph Fiennes, who starred in "Conclave," Colman Domingo, and Sebastian Stan, who could have become the first person to ever win best actor for playing the sitting U.S. president had he gone home with the ...