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Business News›Industry›Media/Entertainment›Entertainment›The 'marvelous' world of Stan Lee

The 'marvelous' world of Stan Lee

Plot twists

Plot twists

Stanley Lieber was so embarrassed that he was a comic book writer that he started signing off as “Stan Lee”; he later legally adopted this “dumb name” Lee met Joan Boocock, a British hat model, in 1974; they got married and were together for 69 years till her death in 2017.

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The excelsior

The excelsior

Stan Lee never had the rights for the characters he created, which meant he was unable to cash in big time. His personal fortune is estimated at $50 million Lee, through his company POW!Entertainment, co-created an Indian superhero, Chakra the Invincible, along with an Indian graphic entertainment company.

He was famous for signing off his comics with the tagline “Excelsior”.

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The controversies

The controversies

In early 2018, reports emerged that Lee was sexually harassing the young nurses employed to look after the 95-year-old. Lee, through his lawyer, denied the allegations Lee has been accused by longtime collaborator Jack Kirby and his supporters of stealing credit rightfully due to Kirby.

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A multi-billion-dollar empire

A multi-billion-dollar empire

Stan Lee, who died last week, revolutionised the comic book industry. Through Marvel Comics, he created superheroes with human flaws that readers could relate to, and a multi-billion-dollar empire.

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The legend's quotes

The legend's quotes

To have an idea is the easiest thing in the world. Everybody has ideas. But you have to take that idea and make it into something people will respond to — that’s hard.

Every time I go to a comic book convention, at least one fan will ask me, 'What is the greatest superpower of all?' I always say that luck is the greatest superpower, because if you have good luck then everything goes your way"

If I got a superpower I wouldn’t say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would say hey, I can do something better than other people. How can I turn it into a buck?”

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The breakthrough

The breakthrough

It was when he was 40 and contemplating quitting his career that he got his breakthrough: in response to rival DC’s Batman and Superman, he created the Fantastic Four.

These characters, and the nerdy Peter Parker who he created soon after, became iconic; readers loved the way he humanised superheroes.

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