Stan Lee: The Godfather of Marvel Comics

Stan Lee spend most of his career as the writer, director, editor, and producer of Marvel Comics. He created some of the world’s most popular comic book characters, like Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Hulk, and the rest of The Avengers. What started out as the creative ideas of a teenage boy evolved into one of the most profitable movie franchises in all of history. Today on Biographics, we’re going to talk about the legendary life of Stan Lee.

Credits:
Host - Simon Whistler
Author - Shannon Quinn
Producer - Jack Cole
Executive Producer - Shell Harris

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[Biographics]

Hey everyone, re: the music. Here's how it is: I didn't know better. I'm not a huge comics fan, I'm a biography fan. I like interesting people, with interesting lives, and I bring them to you on this channel. Anyone saying that I did this as some sort of purposeful act or a joke, you're being silly. Not only would that be disrespectful, it would just be pretty dumb from a creative perspective. - Simon

[namenloss]

I really hope they keep giving him cameos. Not some shit CGI, not a look alike. A portrait here, a picture there, something subtle and respectful.

[paranormallook]

One of the greatest moments of my life was meeting Stan when auditioning for "Who wants to be a superhero" There are those how say "Never meet your heros" however, they never met Stan Lee, he was the most gregarious, kind and genuine person I've ever had the privilege to meet and there's not a day that goes by where we don't miss him.

[mrandrews]

Stan Lee is not dead, not really. He will live forever in the hearts of millions of people, the hearts of those who truly believe in heroes. Rest in peace Stan, we will always remember you.

[kali]

I don't care - Stan the Man WAS a Superman to many. It was a good tribute, and I'm glad you did it. Thank you.

[samuelbarber]

How wholesome is that story of him meeting his wife. It’s the exact kind of story I’d imagine for a man like him

[hootsmon]

How much happiness can one man bring to people of different ages I'm 56 my daughter is 14 and we sit and watch super hero movies together eating rubbish but having the best time together..thank you Mr stan Lee. A excellent choice of of subject I might add tooo.

[NeillJenson]

Miss Stan Lee. Helped me get through my turbulent high school years.

[marieduran]

While I was watching this video, I realized that his wife Joan deserves a medal for getting him to stay in comics.  They were married for over 70 years and she stood by her man.  I think she deserves credit for sticking with him.

[SWyrick]

Stan Lee was more than just a man, he was a rare breed of man, he was the man you could walk up to and ask, "Hey, if you got a few minutes, tell me a story" and if he obliges, you're in for the story of a lifetime, he was the uncle, father, or grandfather everyone wanted to tell them a bedtime story and would leave you wanting more every night when he shut your light off, in my opinion, Stan Lee was in no ones league when it came to comic book storytelling, CAUSE NO ONE COULD COME CLOSE TO EVEN HOPING TO BEING IN HIS GODLY LEAGUE OF IMAGINATION, he was my favorite comic book writer and no one was better than him at writing and telling stories, Rest in Peace Mr. Stan Lee, God is your comic book subscriber now.

[robertadamcik]

Great video as always!!!!  Superman theme?

[johnnytimes]

Im happy you did Stan Lee's Bio. Thank you for the great work!

[morenofranco]

I grew up with Stan Lee and Marvel since 1958.

[mightefm]

Stan Lee is everybody's hero. He's my hero, too.

[earlenewallace]

I remember reading the first Silver Surfer edition when it came out. I loved Marvel Comics then and I love them now. They made superheroes not just heroes but flawed individuals trying to not only understand themselves, but the world around them. Also, they brought diversity and strength to people of color in comics where none had existed. So thank you Jack Kirby and others, but most notably, Stan Lee, whom with his passing has made the world a little more sadder. Rest in Peace Stan the Man.

[rdh]

Co created, the word is CO creator, Spiderman was Steve Ditko and Lee, Hulk was Kirby and lee .

[Brandonhayhew]

Stan Lee's characters will live forever and continue to Honour his works and Marvel's comic books.

[stevestrangelove]

He was super cool and he actually communicated a lot with his fans through the comics; he and the team would write small sections on the final pages of the comic talking about letters they got, how the business was going, etc.

Marvel did a lot of small things for customers that would become the standard in the industry. Honestly it always pain me the story of the marvel animation studio and how they tainted all the work of Stan and his team.

[weeds]

There's an Eric Roberts movie called The Ambulance where Stan Lee played himself as the hero's boss at Marvel, it wasn't even a cameo it was part of the plot. Weird stuff

[LiteraryRetreat]

I remember picking up a Spider-Man Encyclopedia in Islamabad more than a decade ago. I was already fond of Spidey but boy did that book make me fall in love with the hero! The best part were the opening two pages where Stan Lee talked about his inspiration behind the creation of one of the world's most popular superheroes. I really liked how he used real-life places to base the hero in, such as New York.

The co-creator of Marvel comics was born into a lower-middle class family, Stan's first dream was to write the Great American Novel, but after working as a journalist, he started envisioning something more spectacular. I remember reading in the Spider-Man Encyclopedia that his wife Joan Lee (who passed away in 2017) told him to write what he wants to write when he wasn't able to create a character on the same terms of contemporary heroes like Batman and Superman.

He based Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker partly on himself; a photographer working for a newspaper. Spider-Man also differed from other mainstream superheroes like Batman (a millionaire) and Superman (an alien) in the sense that Peter Parker was your average Joe. And reading about his crusades was a more down-to-earn experience than going through the adventures of his counterparts at DC Comics.

The 21st century saw Lee's creations for Marvel not only reach the big screen but also break world records both critically and commercially. The Marvel movie franchise is one of the most successful right now. Though Lee wasn't the only writer that contributed to Marvel's success, it's safe to say that without him, the company wouldn't be where it is today.

Besides Spider-Man, Lee is known for creating/co-creating The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and many others.

He will always remain one of the main influences behind me picking up the pen to write stories. I used to draw comics when I was 10 years old inspired by Spider-Man and X-Men. Man those were grand times!

Stan Lee has passed away at the age of 95 on November 12, 2018. But his legacy will live on forever.

RIP Legend.