Writer/editor Stan Lee (1922-2018) made comic-book history together
with Jack Kirby in 1961 with Fantastic Four #1. The monumental
popularity of its new style inspired Lee to develop similarly
themed characters - including the Hulk and X-Men with Kirby,
Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Steve Ditko, and Daredevil with
Bill Everett. After shepherding his creations through dozens of
issues - in some cases a hundred or more - Lee allowed other
writers to take over, but he maintained steady editorial control.
Eventually, he helped expand Marvel into a multimedia empire. In
recent years, his frequent cameo appearances in Marvel's films
established Lee as one of the world's most famous faces.
The unique, shadowy style of Gene Colan (1926-2011) most memorably
appeared in long stints on Captain America and Daredevil, and all
70 issues of Tomb of Dracula - among the dozens of other Marvel
titles he has drawn. His DC work on Detective Comics and Night
Force is equally well remembered. During the Golden Age, he drew
multiple war stories for Marvel and DC alike. Colan has earned
several Eagle Awards and had professional art showings in New York
City. His work on Ed Brubaker's Captain America at the age of 82
drew well-deserved raves.
Don Heck (1929-1995) worked for Harvey, Quality, Hillman and other
publishers before arriving at Atlas Comics, later Marvel, where he
penciled and inked stories for virtually every genre- crime,
horror, jungle, romance, war, Western and more. With Stan Lee and
others, he launched Iron Man, his supporting cast and his early
rogues gallery - including the Black Widow, Hawkeye and the
Mandarin. He also succeeded Jack Kirby on Avengers. At DC, his
artwork appeared in Justice League of America, Flash, Wonder Woman
and other titles.
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