Stan Lee, who helped a new era of superhero storytelling—and saw his creations become a giant influence in the movie business—has died. He was 95.
Lee began his career at what was then Timely Comics in 1939. Over the years he was a writer, editor and occasional illustrator. But, bored with the work, he was preparing to leave the company when history took a sudden turn.
For many years, the business had been dominated by DC (then National) Comics, creators of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern. In the late 1950s, DC started its heroes—kicking off what comics historians call the “Silver Age” of the business—but those figures were still, largely living in made-up places such as Metropolis and Gotham City.
In the early 1960s, Lee was asked to come up with a team of superheroes to compete against DC’s Justice League. With the help of artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he began a revolution, though Lee didn’t see it that way at the time. “If my publisher hadn’t said ‘let’s do superhero stories,’ I’d probably still be doing ‘A Kid Called Outlaw,’ ‘The Two-Gun Kid’ or ‘Millie the Model’ or whatever I was doing at the time,” he said in 2013.
Spider-Man, in particular, became the important character: a photographer named Peter Parker who, after being bitten by a spider, develops spider-like powers. “I never thought that Spider-Man would become the worldwide icon that he is. I just hoped the books would sell and I’d keep my job,” Lee said in 2006.
“I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers,” he said. “And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they might go off the deep end.” I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing.”
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