We have sadly lost Stan Lee, the co-creator of many of the comic-book characters in the Marvel universe, who passed away on November 12th at the age of ninety-five. Lee was responsible for pioneering a new way of storytelling in comics which were initially designed only to appeal to children by addressing more mature themes and in the process keeping readers well in to adulthood. His superhero creations which include Iron-Man, the Hulk, Fantastic-Four, The Avengers, Thor, Doctor Strange, Black Panther and probably the most popular, Spider-Man, helped transform the industry with down-to-Earth characters that were complex with human problems and fears. After they were adapted for the big screen, beginning with "X-Men" in 2000, these heroes became even more popular and the films went on to be global, multi-billion dollar successes.
Born Stanley Lieber in Manhattan, he began his career in comics at the age of seventeen as an assistant for Timely Comics doing various odds jobs before getting a chance to write and create characters. After serving in the U.S. Army during WWII, Lee returned to work at Atlas Comics and soon became editor-in-chief. The company eventually became "Marvel Comics" by 1961 with the first issue of "Fantastic Four" which Lee created with artist, Jack Kirby. This series broke convention with flawed super-powered heroes and helped usher in a new era in comic-books.
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