Excelsior: 30 Facts on Late Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee

Excelsior: 30 Facts on Late Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee

Trista - December 18, 2018

Excelsior: 30 Facts on Late Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee
Photo of Stan Lee at the 1975 San Diego comic con, with the text “To amazin’ Alan – Excelsior! Stan Lee ’75”. Alan Light/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain.

20. His Role Is Ambiguous When It Comes to Creating Many of His Characters

Stan Lee worked with co-writers Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, among several others, who notably helped in creating complex, real-life plots. Lee’s significant contribution was the dynamic characterization and complex personalities of the characters, but his co-writers were more responsible for the plot lines that caused the characters to manifest these qualities. As such, some consider that his co-writers are equally accountable for the development of many of his superheroes.

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