Stan Lee

 Stan Lee, born Stanley Martin Lieber (/'li?b@rStan Lee, born Stanley Martin Lieber (/'li?b@r/, December 28, 1922 – November 12, (November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer and editor. He rose through the ranks of Timely Publications, a family-owned business that eventually became Marvel Comics. He was the main creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that was a major player in the comics and film industries.In the collaboration of other people at Marvel--mostly co-writers and artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko--he co-created iconic characters, including superheroes Spider-Man and the X-Men. Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange as well as the Scarlet Witch and Black Widow. The 1960s saw the debut of these characters and others. Lee challenged the Comics Code Authority's limitations in the 1970s.