About the Author

Stan Lee (1922- 2018) and Jack Kirby made comic book history in 1961 with The Fantastic Four #1. Lee oversaw the creations for over a decade before handing over the editorial reins at Marvel to others. Jack Kirby (1917-1994) cocreated Captain America with Joe Simon in 1940. Over the next decade, Kirby and Stan Lee would introduce new characters that formed the foundation of the Marvel Universe. Roy Thomas (1940- ) scripted Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Thor, and X-Men. In 1972, he succeeded Stan Lee as Marvel's editor-in-chief. John Buscema (1927-2002) followed his long run on The Avengers with the first Silver Surfer series. Sal Buscema penciled Captain America, Defenders, and Incredible Hulk. His 1970s work ranged from Ms. Marvel to Sub-Mariner. Leigh Bardugo is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (a Netflix original series) which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy, the Six of Crows duology, and the King of Scars duology. Jose Alaniz, professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, has published several works on comics history. Ben Saunders is a professor at the University of Oregon. He has curated museum exhibitions of comics art, including Marvel- Universe of Super Heroes.