Stan+Lee

=Stan Lee (1922-Present)=

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Stan Lee is one of our worlds most accomplished and well known comic book writers known for his creations of the characters Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men and more, whose faces helped create an era of entertainment. I. Eary Career a. Comics Created 1. Marvel expansion 2. Later Career II. Personal life and interests b. Awards and Honors 1. Influence 2. Appearances in films III. Inspiration c. Fan base 1. Superheroes

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"Comic Book DB - Stan Lee - 'Stanley Martin Lieber'" //Comic Book DB - The Comic Book Database//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .
 * 1) Born under the name Stanley Martin Lieber
 * 2) Born in New York City,New York
 * 3) Born December 28, 1922
 * 4) Will Be 89 this December
 * 5) as a teen he was a very eager reader and enjoyed writing
 * 6) Dewitt Clinton High School- graduated at 16 ½ years old
 * 7) Part time jobs writing obituaries, and press releases
 * 8) after graduating he joined the WPA Federal Theater Project
 * 9) First published work in CaptainAmericacomics #3 in 1941
 * 10) Uncle was the brother in-law of comic-book publisher Martin Goodman, who got him the job as an assistant at the new Timely comics divisions of Goodman’s company
 * 11) Timely eventually became Marvel Comics in the 1960s
 * 12) Used the name Stan Lee as a pseudonym in the Captain America filler, later he adopted it as legal name
 * 13) Eventually he started making full comics instead of just fillers, fans called this time period the Golden age of comics when he created the characters Destroyer, Jack Frost, and Father Time
 * 14) After his creative partners both left in 1941 Goodman name him interim editor at just 19 years old, he then became editor and editor-and-chief, and art director, then 1972 took Goodman’s spot as publisher
 * 15) 1942 he entered the army and served in the signal corps stateside, wrote manuals, training films, slogans, occasionally cartoons
 * 16) He returned from military service in 1945 to his job at Timely Comics
 * 17) Mid 1950s the company became known as Atlas Comics, he wrote stories about romance, westerns, humor, sci-fi, medieval adventure, horror, and suspense.
 * 18) After contemplating quitting his job, he was assigned to create a comic superhero team in response to the DC Comics Justice League
 * 19) He created superheroes that had flawed humanity, written to center around teens, previously superheroes were idealistically perfect people
 * 20) Lee was asked in 1971 for the Department of Health, Education and welfare to create a story about the dangers of drugs, sold very well and was praised for socially conscious efforts, also created comics addressing discrimination, prejudice, and stories with sophisticated words to encourage the learning of new words

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 * 1) Forged personal connections to his creations and fans
 * 2) Created the “Marvel style” of writing- created a plot with the artist, then the artist illustrated the story, then he would add in the dialogue
 * 3) 1950s concerns for juvenile delinquency due to violence in comics, led to comics becoming bland with upbeat storylines
 * 4) Lee nearly quit but decided to start writing what he wanted to write even with the risk and ended up creating the most influential comics ver
 * 5) Creation of fantastic four in response to the justice league in 1961, they were different in that they were ultimately a normal seeming dysfunctional family unit, led to creation of Marvel Comics and other successful heroes full of flaws
 * 6) Spiderman in 1962 was a masterpiece, bullied high school student who becomes super powered hero escaping his normal life,
 * 7) out of this comes the most often repeated quote in comic book history, “with great power comes great responsibility,
 * 8) became one of the most recognized superheroes in pop culture
 * 9) Marvel and Lee’s image grew huge, became indistinguishable
 * 10) Many successes were made out of his comics on TV and the big screen, “The Incredible Hulk” TV series
 * 11) Lee then set up Marvel on the west coast in 1981 and reached a much larger audience
 * 12) Lee narrated the cartoon “Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
 * 13) Lee had many nicknames such as “Smilin’ Stan” and “Stan the Man”
 * 14) Catch Phrases were often posted in captions, cover copy, credit boxes, and columns such as “Excelsior!” “Face front, True Believers!” and “Nuff Said!”
 * 15) Catch phrase brought a group of brand-loyal fans known as “Marvel zombies”
 * 16) His high spirited antics he changed the comic book world and his own image and was the father figure to millions
 * 17) Eventually he left Marvel Comics but remained Chairman still receiving $1 million per year,
 * 18) he started Stan Lee Media to bring superhero story-telling to the internet, but filed for bankruptcy in 2001
 * 19) He then began serving as executive producer and consultant on movies based on his creations
 * 20) In most of the films he made cameo appearances

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 * 1) Often narrated animated series based on his characters
 * 2) Often named characters in alliterate patterns like Peter Parker to help remember their names
 * 3) Refers to faithful fans as “true believers”
 * 4) Introduced more complex characterizations for super heroes
 * 5) Gave a sense of narrative flow and an interrelated common world for characters
 * 6) Helped weaken censorship in mainstream comics field(drug use)
 * 7) Comics Code Authority(CCA)originally didn’t allow publishing of drug use with their seal on it but began to allow anti-drug messages
 * 8) “Stan’s Soapbox” column appeared in every marvel comic book, always ended with the phrase “Excelsior”
 * 9) Awarded 2008 American National Medal of the Arts for his services to comic books and production
 * 10) He is the chairman and founder of Pow! Entertainment
 * 11) He is married to Joan Lee since December 5 1947
 * 12) Children Joan Cecelia Lee born in 1950 and Jan Lee who died 3 days after birth in 1953
 * 13) Brother of Larry Lieber
 * 14) Most famous comic book creations include Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, and The Amazing Spider-man
 * 15) 2002 he published and autobiography called “Excelsior! The Amazing Life of Stan Lee”
 * 16) 2005 he started his own new comic book company called Kapow Comics
 * 17) He didn’t want his real name on his original comics because he thought they were silly and he would eventually write a great American novel
 * 18) After retiring from Marvel, DC comics invited him to do a limited edition series about the backgrounds and stories of DC characters in the way that Stan Lee would have written them
 * 19) As part of his contract Lee requires that he appears in any movie based on a character that he is credited with
 * 20) 1971 he became the publisher and editorial director of Marvel

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 * 1) Man who propelled marvel comics to the leading position in the comic book industry
 * 2) Co-creator of x-men, the fantastic four, ironman, daredevil, the avengers, silver surfer, doctor strange and many more
 * 3) Exerted more influence over comic book industry than anyone else
 * 4) Created over 90% of Marvels recognized characters that have been licensed and marketed since 1965
 * 5) More than 2 billion of his comic books have been published in 75 countries and 25 languages
 * 6) Each year X-men sells over 13 million copies
 * 7) Lee’s name appears on over 35 million comics annually
 * 8) Spiderman appears in nearly 500 newspapers worldwide
 * 9) Spiderman is the longest running superhero strip
 * 10) He collaborated with Marvel artists to create his famous heroes, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
 * 11) His career at marvel has spanned six decades
 * 12) He is presently chairman emeritus at marvel enterprises
 * 13) He is a member of the editorial board of marvel comics
 * 14) He is executive producer of Marvels motion picture productions
 * 15) He continues to create and license intellectual property for the entertainment industry for POW! Entertainment
 * 16) He has a large age range of fans
 * 17) Presidents like Ronald Reagan used to read Spider man daily
 * 18) George Bush praised him for encouraging young people to broaden their imaginations
 * 19) Steven Spielberg a media titan feels that Stan and him do the same thing just that his pictures move
 * 20) And the publisher of DC comics feels that he is an incredible part of the business

Works Cited

"Comic Book DB - Stan Lee - 'Stanley Martin Lieber'" //Comic Book DB - The Comic Book Database//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. . "Stan Lee (I) - Biography." //The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. . "Stan Lee Biography - Yahoo! Movies." //Yahoo! Movies: Read Movie Reviews, Find Showtimes and View Trailers//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. . "Stan Lee- Founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment." //Marvel® Super Heroes™ Science Exhibition//. Web. 9 Oct. 2011.

Essay

Cameron Cooley

Mr. Shupp

10-10-11

English 10

Stan Lee

Our world is full of many influential people who influence the world in different ways; Stan Lee has made his impact through the arts and entertainment. His influences span throughout the world but centers inAmericawhere his story began. He continues to add to his collection of works well into his eighties, he will be 89 years old this year. Stan Lee is one of our worlds most accomplished and well known comic book writers known for his creations of the characters Spiderman, The Incredible Hulk, The X-Men and more, whose faces helped create an era of entertainment.

Stan Lee was born by the name Stanley Martin Lieber, on December 28, 1922. Born inNew York City,New Yorkhe lived in the area for much of his life. After Graduating fromDewittClintonHigh Schoolat the age of 16 ½ years old he entered the workforce. He worked part-time jobs writing obituaries and press-releases. Then he got his start in the comic business when his uncle got him a job at Timely Comics. He published his name as Stan Lee on his first piece; a filler; in 1941 because he thought that he would eventually write a great American novel, and he didn’t want his name on a silly little comic. He eventually had his name legally changed to Stan Lee

Eventually Lee started making full comics instead of just fillers, and he created what is known as the golden age of comics in which he created the characters Destroyer, Jack Frost, and Father Time. At the age of just 19 Lee was named interim editor after his creative partners left the company, eventually he became the editor-and-chief. This is where his era of entertainment begins, with the creation many characters that still are found everywhere in entertainment.

In the 1950s juvenile delinquency became a major concern that was derived from violence in comics. Comics became very bland, leading to Lee becoming bored and nearly quit the business. Lee took a risk in writing what he wanted to write. His decisions to write his own things lead to the creation of some of the greatest comics of all time. These new comics started with the Fantastic Four in response to the rival company DC Comics’ Justice League. Lees heroes were designed differently than the previous heroes. Lee designed his to have human flaws, such as the Fantastic Four resembled a normal dysfunctional family. Other traditional heroes were depicted an ideally perfect people. The factor gave a connection to readers which ultimately would give an advantage over DC Comics.

Out of his new arsenal of heroes created, Timely Comics changed to become known as Marvel Comics. In which Lee created the “Marvel style”(Stan Lee Biography) of writing; this was where Lee and an artist would create a plot outline, then the artist would illustrate the story, then Lee would add in dialogue to the pictures. Eventually Lee created his most successful comic of Spider-Man. It came to be one of the most recognized superheroes in pop culture, being the longest running superhero comic strip which still continues to be published. Out of Spider-Man came one of the most repeated quotes in comic book history “with great power comes great responsibility.” (Stan Lee Biography)

Many of his comic creations include X-Men, Ironman, Daredevil, The Avengers, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and many more. Many of his characters are still well known today. Lee is attributed with creating over 90% of Marvels recognized characters that have been licensed and marketed since 1965. (Stan Lee- Founder) Starting in the ‘70s Lee and Marvel entered the Television and big screen industry. Many of Lee’s comic book heroes have been made into films and TV shows, many of which have been redone over the years.

Stan Lee has influenced society through his creations in comic books, to television screens, and major motion pictures. One of his first attempts to set good examples for people was when the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare asked him to create a story about the dangers of drugs. He did this through a depiction in a Spider-Man comic, the story sod very well and Lee was praised for his socially conscious efforts. Also he has created many comics addressing discrimination and prejudice, along with comics containing sophisticated words to encourage children to learn new words.

Through his comics Lee was able to forge personal connections to his creations and his fans. (Stan Lee Biography) His fan base ranges from young children to old people, to famous people and more. President Ronald Reagan used to read Spider-Man daily and George Bush praises Lee for encouraging young children to broaden their imaginations. (Stan Lee) Many other famous people feel that he is incredible. Lee refers to his true diehard fans as “true believers.” (Stan Lee) His popularity is shown through hoe much of his creations are still sold, X-Men sells 13 million copies each year, and Lee’s name appears on 35 million comics each year. As well many people love to see all of his new Marvel movies.

Stan Lee has had more influence over the comic book business than any other person. His career has spanned for over six decades, and he still today contributes to the creation of new characters, ideas and entertainment.

Works Cited

"Comic Book DB - Stan Lee - 'Stanley Martin Lieber'" //Comic Book DB - The Comic Book Database//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .

"Stan Lee (I) - Biography." //The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .

"Stan Lee Biography - Yahoo! Movies." //Yahoo! Movies: Read Movie Reviews, Find Showtimes and View Trailers//. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. .

"Stan Lee- Founder, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of POW! Entertainment." //Marvel® Super Heroes™ Science Exhibition//. Web. 9 Oct. 2011.