Stan Lee

Stan Lee (1922–2018), born Stanley Martin Lieber in New York City, was an American comic-book writer and editor. He began his career at Timely Comics in 1939 and later helped shape Marvel Comics as a writer and creative leader. With artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he was involved in creating or developing major characters and series such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the Avengers, the X-Men, and Doctor Strange. His method of outlining stories for artists before adding dialogue to the completed pages became known as the “Marvel Way.” He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.