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Excelsior: 30 Facts on Late Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee

Stan Lee - J. Jonah Jameson

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

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.

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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