Stan Lee

Bob Batchelor

doi:10.5771/9781538162040

Stan Lee

A Life

Published 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781538162040
ISBN print: 978-1-5381-6203-3
ISBN online: 978-1-5381-6204-0
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

The definitive biography of Marvel legend Stan Lee, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Stan Lee’s extraordinary life was as epic as the superheroes he co-created, from the Amazing Spider-Man to the Mighty Avengers. His ideas and voice are at the heart of global culture, loved by millions of superhero fans around the world.

In Stan Lee: A Life, award-winning cultural historian Bob Batchelor offers an in-depth and complete look at this iconic visionary. Born in the Roaring Twenties, growing up in the Great Depression, living and thriving through the American Century, and dying in the twenty-first century, Stan Lee’s life is a unique representation of recent American history. Batchelor examines Lee’s fascinating American life by drawing out all its complexity, drama, heartache, and humor, revealing how Lee introduced the world to heroes that were just as fallible and complex as their creator—and just like all of us.

An up-close look at a legendary figure, this centennial edition includes completely new material to give the full measure of a man whose genius continues to mesmerize audiences worldwide. Candid, authoritative, and absorbing, this is the biography of a man who dreamed of one day writing the Great American Novel, but ended up doing so much more—revolutionizing culture by creating new worlds and heroes that have entertained generations.

Schlagworte

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i–xiv Preface i–xiv
- Contents
- Foreword
1–7 1. How the Marvel Universe Conquered the Globe 1–7
8–18 2. Origin Story 8–18
19–31 3. Mr. Timely Comics 19–31
32–40 4. Winning World War II 32–40
41–55 5. Taking Comics into the Cold War 41–55
56–72 6. New Heroes for a New Age—The Fantastic Four 56–72
73–85 7. Spidey Saves the Day! 73–85
86–T 8. The Marvel Universe 86–T
105–121 9. The Superheroes 105–121
122–133 10. America’s Pop Culture Ambassador 122–133
134–146 11. Marvel’s Multitude of Maladies 134–146
147–157 12. Hollywood 147–157
158–170 13. Turmoil 158–170
171–184 14. King of the Cameo 171–184
185–194 15. Saying Good-Bye to a Hero 185–194
195–198 Acknowledgments 195–198
199–216 Notes 199–216
217–222 Index 217–222
223–230 About the Author 223–230

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