Hosts Mat Bradley-Tschirgi and William Thrasher discuss the career of comic book writer, editor, and publisher Stan Lee. After a stint writing training films in the United States Army during World War II, Stan Lee returned to working for Timely Comics as a writer; in 1961, Timely Comics officially changed their name to Marvel Comics.
That same year, at the tender age of 39, Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby created The Fantastic Four. The first of several well known comic books Lee would co-create (Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Silver Surfer, The X-Men), The Fantastic Four helped Marvel Comics grow in success and stature.
And yet, Stan Lee was not without controversy. He was a bit of a publicity whore, taking sole credit for comics artists helped create. Much like Batman co-creator Bob Kane, Stan Lee wanted to, and became, a celebrity.
Stan Lee continued writing comics until the end. Some of his more notable late works include the miniseries Just Imagine Stan Lee for DC Comics (Stan's spin on their roster of heroes (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, etc.)) and God Woke for Shatner Singularity (an adaptation of a poem about the creation of the universe and God's reaction to it).
Mat and Thrasher discuss Stan Lee's career and some of his more memorable cameos in TV and film. Thrasher shares a touching story of how he met Stan Lee in person outside of a convention and got to shake his hand.
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