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Stan lee

Short presentation
Who Was Stan Lee?
▪ Stan Lee was born on 28th of december 1922, he is an
American comic-book writer, editor ,publisher ,media
producer ,television host and actor
▪ he is best known for co-creating numerous fictional characters,
such as Fantastic Four , Spider-Man, Hulk and Black Panther.

▪ he was former President and Chairman of Marvel Comics


Early Life

▪ Lee’s parents were Romanian-born Jewish immigrants and Lee's


father was poor , His father had trouble finding stable employment

As a child, Lee enjoyed reading and watching


movies, especially ones involving heroes.

At 17, Lee’s first job after leaving school was at ‘Timely


Publications,’ (a publishing company), just as a new
craze for comic books was emerging.
Early Career

He began writing stories about the adventures of Captain


America and two years later, when the creators of that character
left the publishing house, he became the editor.

Stan Lee remained as editor for over 30 years and


during that time, Timely Publications changed its
name to Marvel

In 1969, Lee co-created Falcon, the first


Afro-American comic book superhero.
Creative Success
•In 1960s, lee created several characters
Including iron man
•Spider man

•Thor

• doctor strange

•Black panther

•Xmen

•The hulk.....
Awards
Lee was given many awards during his lifetime :
• The Inkpot Award in 1974
• A Saturn Award for Life Career in 2002
• A Scream Award at the Comic-Con Icon Awards in 2009
• Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society in 2012
Legacy
• Stan lee is consindered by many to be the godfather of the comic
book industry

•His career in comic books spans more than 60 years, but has always
been defined by his dedication to the commitment
• Stan Lee has created over 300
characters in his entire life
• He created non-profit organization
“The Stan Lee Foundation” in 2010 .
 
• The organization's mandate is to promote access to
 education and the arts.

He was popularly known as the


legend who created the legends.

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