Stan Lee Brief Biography

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber, December 28, 1922) is an American comic-book writer, editor, publisher, media producer, television host, actor and former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. In collaboration with several artists, including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he created Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters, introducing a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he headed the first major successful challenge to the industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, and forced it to reform its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1995. Lee received a National Medal of Arts in 2008.

Stan Lee News

• Shocking suicides mark celebrity deaths of 2018 -- including Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, Avicii, Verne Troyer, and Mark Salling
• Celebrity birthdays for December 28: Sienna Miller, David Archuleta, John Legend, Maggie Smith, Denzel Washington, Noomi Rapace, Joe Manganiello, Seth Meyers,
• The Almanac for December 28, the 362nd day of 2017
• Legendary comic book creator Stan Lee dead at 95