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Stan Lee

1922 - 2018

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Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stan Lee is the most popular comic artist, the 189th most popular biography from United States (down from 148th in 2019) and the most popular American Comic Artist.

Stan Lee is most famous for his work as the writer and editor for Marvel Comics. He is credited with co-creating Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and many other comic book characters.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Stan Lee ranks 1 out of 226. After him are Hergé, René Goscinny, Osamu Tezuka, Akira Toriyama, Charles M. Schulz, Albert Uderzo, Morris, Frank Miller, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, and Hugo Pratt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Stan Lee ranks 7. Before him are Kurt Vonnegut, José Saramago, Yitzhak Rabin, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Christopher Lee, and Judy Garland. After him are Hiroo Onoda, Norodom Sihanouk, Franjo Tuđman, Thomas Kuhn, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and Emil Zátopek. Among people deceased in 2018, Stan Lee ranks 12. Before him are Kofi Annan, Charles Aznavour, Montserrat Caballé, Ingvar Kamprad, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, and Bernardo Bertolucci. After him are Miloš Forman, Joe Jackson, John Young, John Sulston, Peter Grünberg, and Amos Oz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stan Lee ranks 189 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Bobby Fischer (1943), Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), Phineas Gage (1823), Judy Garland (1922), and Bob Ross (1942). After him are Jackson Pollock (1912), David Woodard (1964), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), John Nance Garner (1868), Tom Hanks (1956), and John Jay (1745).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Stan Lee ranks 1. After him are Charles M. Schulz (1922), Frank Miller (1957), Joseph Barbera (1911), Carl Barks (1901), Jack Kirby (1917), Matt Groening (1954), Bob Kane (1915), Joe Simon (1913), Steve Ditko (1927), John Romita Sr. (1930), and Don Rosa (1951).

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