1. Creating The First Family
During the Silver Age of Marvel
Comics, many talented artists like Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Bill Everett
collaborated with Stan Lee to conjure memorable characters and stories. This has become a foundation for the
superhero genre and readers for decades, not to mention the thriving cinematic
universe that we have known for.
Fantastic Four #1 (1961) was created
by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the team was the first Marvel characters that Stan
created. This is why the team is also
famously known for "The First Family".
Regarding the first superhero that
Stan co-created, some evidence shows that it might either be the character
"Destroyer" from 1941 Mystic Comics #6 or Jack Frost (U.S.A. Comics
#1 August 1941). However, there are rooms for arguement.
2. The importance of echoing with
readers through story-telling
Stan contributed essays in the book
"What Is A Superhero" by Robin S. Rosenberg. Stan emphasized that complex emotions and
relationships were vital when it came to creating superhero characters.
"I try to make the characters seem as believable and realistic as possible. I order to do that, I have to place them in the real world, or of the story is set in an imaginary world, I have to try to make that imaginary world as realistic-seeming as possible, so the character doesn't exist in a vacuum"
3. Stan changed people's attitude
toward comic-books
Bringing the real-world elements into
the realm of comics was the key to connect with readers. Stan honed in on the personalities of
marvel's heroes and fought against prejudice.
The concept of diversity, equality and conversation about social
politics were fully explored.
In "The Amazing Spider-Man #96" (1971),
the story arc involved Harry Osborn (Peter Parker's best friend) abusing
pills. This was created as the National
Institute of Mental Health wanted Stan to place an anti-drug message in one of
his comic books. Stan got the approval
to issue the story at last because he believed that this could raise an alarm
to kids not to take drugs.
X-Men was a portrayal of mutant
oppression and insinuated the significance of civil rights. X-Men often touched upon the subject of
racism and inequality. Not only this
presented the struggle inside people's minds at the time, but also gave
audience hopes to strengthen their beliefs.
Some might see comics as a gateway to
escape reality, but Stan's idea was to help people to learn more about
themselves and society.
"Heroes who were less than perfect.....Heroes who didn't always get along with each other, but heroes who could be counted on when the chips were down." - Stan Lee
Steven Spielberg once explained that
"Stan and I do the same thing. Only my pictures move."
4. Stan Lee Day
What Stan achieved in the industry
was pheromonal and impacted many generations.
The growth of the comic-book market reflects a manifestation of his
effort devolved. Los Angeles declares
28th October to be "Stan Lee Day".
Also, the Republican State Committee man Brock Cordeiro of Dartmouth
lobbied Governor Charlie Baker to set the day on 28th December.
5. Stan Lee Cameo in non-Marvel film
Before the birth of the MCU, Stan appeared in the movie "Mallrats" (1995) playing himself. His interactions with the main character Brody (Jason Lee) in the film was brilliant, Brody instantly felt invigorated since he was a comic-book lover and began with a billion of fanboy questions. The scene was sentimental and genuine to the audience.
Let's us go through some of Stan's cameos:
The Trial of The Incredible Hulk
(1989)
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
(1994)
X-Men (2000)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
We also covered the easter egg in
here. Feel free to check it out!
Thor (2011)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Deadpool 2 Teaser Trailer (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Fun fact: In Audi's advertisement
"Science fair Spider-man", Peter entered the passwords
"122822" to the SHIELD garage.
Guess what, Stan Lee was born in 28th December 1922. This is obviously a tribute to him.
Stan Lee was inducted to the Walk of
Frame on 4th January 2011 with 1 star as well as the Vanguard Award from the
Producers Guild of America. Stan had a clear ideology that he developed a way to resonate with the audience on what he
believed.
"Trust me, true believer" - Stan Lee in 1995 "Mallrats"
Thank you, Stan. Excelsior!
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