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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Falcon first appears in the Captain America suit after Rogers lends it to him in an effort to escape law enforcement

1st appearance of Diamond Head

Thor #179

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Captain America #129

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Issue #100 milestone

Chili #15

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Kid Colt Outlaw #148

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Marvel Super-Heroes #27

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Millie the Model #184

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Tower of Shadows #6

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Debut of Black Widow's skin-tight costume

Captain America #130

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Thor #180

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Ka-Zar #1

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Curse word visible on the cover, above the backside of Zabu and to the right of the tree trunk

First standalone back-up story featuring Hercules, first solo story in Avengers #47

First reprint of Ka-Zar's first appearance from X-Men #10 (1965)

Iron Man Annual #1

Marvel 1970 Vol. 1
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Reprinted stories featuring Iron Man and Sub-Mariner crossovers

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Double-feature concept with separate stories starring Ka-Zar and Doctor Doom

Chili #16

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Millie the Model #185

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Rawhide Kid #79

Atlas 1970 Vol. 1
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Captain America #131

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Thor #181

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Final continuous Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaboration on the Fantastic Four title

Unpublished Kirby art used for Fantastic Four #108 but this issue marks the end of an ongoing creative team-up that began with the publication of The Fantastic Four #1

Captain America #132

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Two-Gun Kid #94

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First battle of the Silver Surfer vs the Inhumans

Final issue

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2nd appearance of Agatha Harkness

Chili #17

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Kid Colt Outlaw #150

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Marvel Super-Heroes #28

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Marvel Tales #28

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Millie the Model #186

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Premiere issue originally telling reprinted sci-fi/horror stories

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Reprint of Tales to Astonish #13, the first appearance of Groot

Two-Gun Kid #95

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Death of Captain George Stacy

Thor #182

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Thor #182

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Tower of Shadows #8

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Uncanny X-Men #68

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Uncanny X-Men #67

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Reprint of X-Men #12 and #13, the first and second appearance of the Juggernaut

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Reprint of Fantastic Four #12 (1962), first battle of the Hulk vs the Fantastic Four

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Battle of Thor vs Doctor Doom

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Fantastic Four Annual #8

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Ka-Zar #2

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