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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1st full appearance of Norman Osborn, not in Green Goblin costume, identified by name

1st appearance of Mendel Stromm, later becomes Gaunt and then Robot Master

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Introduction of the Negative Zone, a term used in issue #48 but not to describe the alien universe

2nd appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot

Classic story "This Man…This Monster!"

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2nd appearance of the Masked Marauder

Origin of Nick Fury's eye-patch

1st appearance of Eric Koenig

Thor #131

Marvel 1966 Vol. 1
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Identity of Clea revealed, her name

1st team appearance of A.I.M. [Advanced Idea Mechanics]

2nd appearance and first cover of Eternity

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Introduction of the Cosmic Cube

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1st appearance of Boomerang

[May 2025 - rumored to be a villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day / March 2026 - confirmed]

Millie the Model #139

Marvel 1966 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

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1st appearance and origin of Gladiator, a jilted costume designer turned criminal

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Final Steve Ditko issue before quitting Marvel

2nd cameo appearance of Mary Jane Watson before appearing in full

Marvel Tales #3

Marvel 1966 Vol. 2
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First reprint of the first appearance of Jane Foster

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Diabolico #1

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Mexico edition of Daredevil #1 (1964)

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Daredevil #19

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First title crossover with Tales to Astonish #82

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First title crossover issue with Tales of Suspense #80

Millie the Model #140

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Green Goblin and Spider-Man discover one another's identities

First artwork on The Amazing Spider-Man by John Romita

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1st appearance and origin of Klaw

2nd appearance and origin of the Black Panther

1st appearance of T'Chaka, Black Panther's father

First mention of Wakandan Vibranium metal

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1st cameo appearance of Kaluu, eyes only

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Daredevil #20

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1st cameo appearance of Ego the Living Planet

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Origin of Green Goblin

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3rd appearance of the Black Panther

1st appearance of Prester John, the Wanderer

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Origin of Kid Colt Outlaw

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1st appearance of Bill Foster, later becomes Black Goliath

1st team appearance of Sons of the Serpent

Marvel Tales #4

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Tales to Astonish #83

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Smash! #32

IPC Magazines 1966 Vol. 1
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Avengers, The #33

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Daredevil #21

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1st appearance of Adaptoid, an android embedded with a shard of the Cosmic Cube who later became Super-Adaptoid

Thor #133

Marvel 1966 Vol. 1
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1st full appearance of Ego the Living Planet

1st appearance of Count Tagar

2nd appearance of Hela

Cameo appearance of multiple unnamed Valkyries

First mention of the High Evolutionary

Millie the Model #142

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First one-shot format published by Marvel

Reprint of Daredevil #1, the first appearance of Daredevil, Matt Murdock

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1st appearance of Rhino

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Iconic cover featuring the Thing and Silver Surfer

First issue where Silver Surfer is illustrated with boxer briefs, a continued practice until the 1987 Silver Surfer series relaunch

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Daredevil #22

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1st appearance of Umar, Dormammu’s sister

First time Doctor Strange’s name appears in the title banner

First artwork at Marvel by John Buscema

Thor #134

Marvel 1966 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of the High Evolutionary, a geneticist obsessed with evolutionary experimentation

1st appearance of Man-Beast, a wolf modified by the High Evolutionary

1st appearance of Fafnir, a dragon from the realm of Nastrond

Introduction of Wundagore Mountain

[May 2023 - James Gunn tweeted in response to a question regarding the fate of the High Evolutionary that he is imprisoned on Knowhere]

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