Stan Lee
Stan Lee, original name Stanley Martin Lieber, (born December 28, 1922, New York, New York, U.S. - died November 12, 2018, Los Angeles, California), was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and movie industries. Among the hundreds of characters and teams that he helped to create were the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men.
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Strange Tales #105
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
2nd appearance of the Wizard, Bentley Wittman
Tales to Astonish #40
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Hijacker
Patsy Walker #105
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Fantastic Four #11
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of Impossible Man
Journey Into Mystery #89
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby
Origin of Thor
Strange Tales #108
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Strange Tales #106
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Acrobat
Tales of Suspense #39
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor
1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy
1st appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor
1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy
Fantastic Four #12
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
First battle of the Hulk and the Fantastic Four
Incredible Hulk #6
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st team appearance of the Teen Brigade
1st appearance of Metal Master
The Hulk receives a presidential pardon for the first time and again later in The Incredible Hulk #279
Final issue, Hulk stories continue in Tales To Astonish #60 and pick back up five years later with Incredible Hulk #102
1st team appearance of the Teen Brigade
1st appearance of Metal Master
The Hulk receives a presidential pardon for the first time and again later in The Incredible Hulk #279
Final issue, Hulk stories continue in Tales To Astonish #60 and pick back up five years later with Incredible Hulk #102
Journey Into Mystery #90
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st team appearance of the Xartans, an alien race of shapeshifters
1st team appearance of the Xartans, an alien race of shapeshifters
Tales to Astonish #41
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
2nd appearance of Spider-Man
1st appearance of J. Jonah Jameson
First meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four
1st appearance of Chameleon, Dmitri Smerdyakov, half-brother of Kraven the Hunter
2nd appearance of Spider-Man
1st appearance of J. Jonah Jameson
First meeting of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four
1st appearance of Chameleon, Dmitri Smerdyakov, half-brother of Kraven the Hunter
Love Romances #105
Atlas
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Millie the Model #113
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Rawhide Kid #34
Atlas
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Tales of Suspense #42
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
4th appearance of Iron Man
Strange Tales #107
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby
Tales of Suspense #40
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
2nd appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor, colored gold
2nd appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor, colored gold
Fantastic Four #13
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of the Watcher
1st appearance of the Red Ghost, a Russian scientist active during the Cold War
1st appearance of the Watcher
1st appearance of the Red Ghost, a Russian scientist active during the Cold War
Journey Into Mystery #91
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
3rd appearance of Loki
1st appearance of Valtrauta, a Valkyrie
1st appearance of Hildegarde, a Valkyrie
First mention of Odin's Valkyries
3rd appearance of Loki
1st appearance of Valtrauta, a Valkyrie
1st appearance of Hildegarde, a Valkyrie
First mention of Odin's Valkyries
Patsy Walker #106
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
First use of a corner box on a comic cover, added to make it easier for collectors to find issues of interest when comics were often overlapping one another on a shelf
First use of a corner box on a comic cover, added to make it easier for collectors to find issues of interest when comics were often overlapping one another on a shelf
Rawhide Kid #33
Atlas
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Tales to Astonish #42
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Two-Gun Kid #64
Timely
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Kid Colt Outlaw #111
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Tales of Suspense #41
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
3rd appearance of Iron Man
Amazing Spider-Man #2
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
3rd appearance of Spider-Man
1st appearance of Vulture
1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer
1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer
Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling
3rd appearance of Spider-Man
1st appearance of Vulture
1st appearance of the Terrible Tinkerer
1st cameo appearance of Mysterio, disguised as the assistant of the Terrible Tinkerer
Spider-Man first references his ability to sense danger as his Spider-Sense tingling
Fantastic Four #14
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
2nd appearance of the Puppet Master
Journey Into Mystery #92
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st cameo appearance of Fricka aka Frigga, one panel from behind
1st appearance of Neri, handmaiden to Fricka
1st cameo appearance of Fricka aka Frigga, one panel from behind
1st appearance of Neri, handmaiden to Fricka
Kid Colt Outlaw #110
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Iron Mask
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
Tales to Astonish #43
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Fantastic Four #17
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Cover art featuring Doctor Doom
Millie the Model #114
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Error cover with no price, no month
Value unknown
Strange Tales Annual #2
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
First team-up of the Human Torch and Spider-Man
Tales to Astonish #44
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance and origin of the Wasp
Patsy Walker #107
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Non-Key
Fantastic Four #15
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of the Mad Thinker
1st appearance of the Awesome Android
Letters page includes a fan letter from future writer and Editor-In-Chief, Roy Thomas
1st appearance of the Mad Thinker
1st appearance of the Awesome Android
Letters page includes a fan letter from future writer and Editor-In-Chief, Roy Thomas
Journey Into Mystery #93
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Radioactive Man
Patsy and Hedy #88
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Al Hartley
Jack Kirby appears as an artist in town looking for a model for the next cover of Love Romances
Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Al Hartley
Jack Kirby appears as an artist in town looking for a model for the next cover of Love Romances
Strange Tales #109
Marvel
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1963
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Vol. 1
1st appearance of Circe, a variation of the character who later appears in modern books as Sersi
1st appearance of Circe, a variation of the character who later appears in modern books as Sersi
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