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 #109

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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Two-Gun Kid #65

Timely 1963 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Doctor Strange

1st appearance of the Ancient One, former Sorcerer Supreme

1st appearance of Wong, Doctor Strange's assistant

1st cameo appearance of Nightmare, multiple panels, named but obscured by shadows

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1st appearance of Kala Queen of the Underworld

5th appearance of Iron Man

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2nd appearance of the Wasp

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1st appearance, cover and origin of Dr. Octopus

Debut of the 'Spider's Web' fan letters section

An editing error has Doctor Octopus mistakenly refer to Spider-Man as Super-Man

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Origin of the Fantastic Four retold

1st appearance of Krang, an Atlantean warlord

1st appearance of Lady Dorma in the Silver Age

Namor finds Atlantis

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2nd appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury

2nd team appearance of the Howling Commandos

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4th appearance of Doctor Doom

3rd appearance of the Wasp

First appearance of Ant-Man outside of the Tales to Astonish title

Millie the Model #115

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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Patsy Walker #108

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Kraglin, an A-Chiltaria

4th appearance of the Wasp

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Two-Gun Kid #66

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1st appearance of the Eel, later joins the Serpent Squad

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1st appearance of Virginia "Pepper" Potts, later becomes Rescue

1st appearance of Happy Hogan, later becomes Freak

1st appearance of Jack Frost, later becomes Blizzard

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1st team appearance of the X-Men: Cyclops, Jean Grey aka Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Professor X

1st appearance of Magneto

Homo Superior concept, coined by Magneto to describe humans born with special abilities introduced in this issue

Patsy Walker #109

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Sandman

1st appearance of Betty Brant, a secretary at the Daily Bugle

Spider-Man refers to himself as 'The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' for the first time

1st cameo appearance of Jessica Jones, a spectator of the Sandman versus Spider-Man fight - this appearance is retconned as revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man #601

[July 2024 - Sandman rumored for the Spider-Noir TV series]

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1st appearance and origin of Kl'rt, a Super Skrull who utilizes the main power of each Fantastic Four member

1st appearance of Emperor Dorrek, unnamed

2nd team appearance of the Skrulls

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1st appearance of Mad Merlin

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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man

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First meeting of Nick Fury and Mr. Fantastic

3rd appearance of Nick Fury

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Tales of Suspense #45

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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Millie the Model #116

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1st appearance and origin of Plantman, renamed Blackheath in Thunderbolts #67 (2002)

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1st appearance of Crimson Dynamo, Anton Vanko

2nd appearance of Pepper Potts

2nd appearance of Happy Hogan

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1st appearance of Porcupine, a villain in a battlesuit inspired by a Porcupine

Patsy Walker #110

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First battle of Spider-Man vs Doctor Doom

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1st appearance of Pharaoh Rama-Tut, later revealed to be the time-traveler Kang the Conqueror

Stan Lee first uses the phrase "Nuff Said" in the Special Announcements section

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Origin of Odin

1st appearance of Buri, grandfather of Odin

1st appearance of Bor, Father of Odin

1st cameo appearance of Surtur

1st cameo appearance of Ymir

1st appearance of Vili and Ve, Odin's brothers

Rawhide Kid #36

Atlas 1963 Vol. 1
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3rd appearance of Doctor Strange

2nd appearance of Baron Mordo

1st appearance of Victoria Bentley, a gifted Mystic

1st unofficial appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age, the villain Acrobat disguised as Captain America

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1st appearance of the Melter

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Hank Pym becomes Giant-Man, formerly Ant-Man

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1st appearance of the Vanisher, a teleporter

2nd team appearance of the X-Men

2nd appearance of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Professor X, Angel, Beast

Patsy Walker #111

Marvel 1963 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of the Lizard

1st appearance of William 'Billy' Connors, the son of Dr. Curt Connors

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1st appearance and origin of Molecule Man

2nd appearance of the Watcher

George R.R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, was 15 years old when he achieved his first taste of being published in the fan mail section of this issue

Martin’s words are eloquent beyond his years but his excessive compliments have the familiar, timeless tone of comic fanboy sarcasm

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1st appearance and origin of Human Cobra, gained powers after being bitten by a radioactive cobra

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Death of Junior Juniper

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2nd appearance of the Avengers

Hulk leaves the team

1st appearance of Space Phantom

Introduction of the Avengers Mansion

Millie the Model #117

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