15. Stan Lee’s Comics Merged Science Fiction and Fantasy Like No Other
Science fiction is a genre that pushes the limits of current scientific research; Lee used it in creating characters like Spider-Man, whom Peter Parker turned into after being bitten by a radioactive spider. His X-Men gained their powers as the result of genetic mutations, a shared experience. There were also many fantastic elements (from the fantasy genre), some of which came straight out of mythology, things like Thor’s hammer and the Rainbow Bridge.