The vast majority of Lee's works were Marvel, naturally. Jack spanned the 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and was probably drawing the odd piece in the 90s before his hands gave way.and at least one of his eyes was 'spent.' He created an avalanche of ideas and genres before and AFTER Stan Lee. He has left behind an enormous body of printed work in his five decades in the industry,Ĭo-crtead by Jack 'The King' Kirby and Steve Ditko. Who with? PRIMARILY, JACK 'THE KING' KIRBY, who created hundreds of characters for Marvel.Īfter more than five decades creating comic books that now span a multi-billion dollar movie franchise, modern mythologist Stan Lee has died.
'Co-Created.' Even says so in Marvel movies. (Something even Marvel movies can get right.) All the more so since the Kirby 'Legacy' Heirs and Disney settled out of court (that's another 'story.') Whether intentional or not, this headline perpetuates the myth that Stan Lee created all Marvel's characters.
