| So, you ask the question "who created spiderman | | | | an assistant. At the age of 18, Stan had his first |
| comics?" Well, unless you've been living under a rock | | | | published work, which was a text filler in Captain |
| for the past several years, it's pretty common | | | | America Comics #3, in which he used the |
| knowledge, even well outside the comic community, | | | | pseudonym, Stan Lee, which he would later legally |
| that that would be Stan "The Man" Lee along with | | | | change his name to. It was in this issue that Captain |
| artist Steve Ditko. These two created the iconic | | | | America's signature shield toss was introduced. As for |
| webslinger way back in 1962. | | | | the pseudonym, Lee had planned on using his real |
| Born in New York City on December 28, 1922, Celia | | | | name for more literary work down the line, but we all |
| Lieber, a Romanian-born Jewish immigrant as was her | | | | know the history. |
| husband Jack, gave birth to Stanley Martin Lieber, the | | | | Lee would join the military, gaining a military |
| childthat would later become the man, Stan Lee. | | | | classification of "playwright", which was only granted |
| Growing up in The Bronx with his little brother Larry, | | | | to nine other men apparently. Then he would return |
| Stan began writing at an early age, contributing press | | | | to work at what was now Atlas Comics and continue |
| releases, obituaries and the like for local news | | | | to write comics. Over the years, along with his |
| services while in high school. Stan then graduated | | | | famous artistic collaborators like Ditko and Jack "King" |
| early at 16 and a half and joined the Federal Theatre | | | | Kirby, Lee would create a number of staple |
| Project, which was a project to fund theatre and | | | | characters in the Marvel Universe and go on to fulfill a |
| other artistic projects of the sort in the US during | | | | lengthy and rewarding career for Marvel Comics until |
| the Great Depression. Their main goal was to locate | | | | his departure in the late 90s. A few failed ventures |
| employment for out-of-work artists, writers and | | | | later and Lee became popular for the hit Sci-Fi |
| directors, and to entertain poorer families through | | | | channel series "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?". He |
| their efforts. | | | | is also in all but one of the Marvel films featuring |
| Soon, Stan would begin working for Timely Comics | | | | characters he had a hand in creating. |
| (which became the now famous Marvel Comics) as | | | | |
