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My Friend Irma #3 (Marvel, 1950)
The comic strip began syndication on September 11, 1950 and was reportedly taken over by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo in 1951, although the strip seems to have ended in mid-1952. Interestingly, the Marvel comic book version of My Friend Irma outlasted every other part of the franchise.  Dan DeCarlo provided covers and most of the[...]
Stan Lee Lied... in The Daily LITG, 11th of September 2024
The announcement of a new book Stan Lee Lied was, still, again, the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded fifteen years ago, and steeped in a history of comic book[...]
Stan Lee Lied... in The Daily LITG, 11th of September 2024
The announcement of a new book Stan Lee Lied was, again, the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded fifteen years ago, and steeped in a history of comic book industry[...]
Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961)
The November 1961 cover-dated comic book by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee was released on August 8, 1961, and is the beginning of what became an integrated Marvel Universe of superheroes in the Silver Age.  The issue introduced the team of Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the Invisible Woman (Sue Storm), the Human Torch (Johnny Storm), and the[...]
Stan Lee Lied... in The Daily LITG, 11th of September 2024
The announcement of a new book Stan Lee Lied was the most-read article on Bleeding Cool yesterday. Welcome to Lying In The Gutters, the daily runaround for the biggest stories the day before – as well as over the past six years Founded fifteen years ago, and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip a[...]
Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963).
The story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee and with a cover by Jack Kirby and Ditko would help set the tone for the character and the Marvel line itself for decades to come. Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963). The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Curator Pedigree (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. Here it is web-heads, your once-in-a-lifetime[...]
Loki Season Two
And catch up with the Loki activation in London from yesterday right here. Stan Lee, co-creator of Loki for the Thor comic book  Journey into Mystery #85 in 1962 – though Stan Lee had written a very similar version of Loki for Venus #6 in 1949 Co-creator of Kang. Larry Lieber, co-creator of Loki for the Thor comic book Journey[...]
Green Wing Was Named After Spider-Man Villain, The Vulture
I thought this would have been Arthur's little toy or something. Peter: I didn't usually nick his toys and bring them to the office of a morning. Tamsin: You had your own toys didn't you? Victoria: It remains a mystery then. That green figure is The Vulture, the version seen in the Spider-Man cartoon, originally created by Stan Lee[...]
Secret Invasion
Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), Skrulls in Fantastic Four #2 (January 1962), SHIELD in Strange Tales #135 (1965) Bob Layton – co-creator of James Rhodes in Iron Man #118 (1979) Stan Lee – co-creator of Nick Fury, Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), , Skrulls in Fantastic Four #2 (January 1962), SHIELD in[...]
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Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), Skrulls in Fantastic Four #2 (January 1962), SHIELD in Strange Tales #135 (1965) Andy Lanning – co-creator of Agent Keller, Revolutionary War Alpha and Omega (2014) Bob Layton – co-creator of James Rhodes in Iron Man #118 (1979) Stan Lee – co-creator of Nick Fury, Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #1[...]
John Romita Sr's Artwork in Menace #6 From 1953
We just looked at Menace #9 publishing a classic zombie story by Stan Lee called The Walking Dead in 1953, published by Marvel Comics when they used to be known as Atlas Comics This was before the Comics Code, when anything horror-related was fine, and the anthology comic book series Menace was full of this stuff[...]
When Marvel & Stan Lee Published The Walking Dead Zombie Comic in 1954
Here it is an early use of the word "zombie" in the way we traditionally use it today, in a story written by Stan Lee and drawn by John Forte The comic has a Gene Colan cover with art from Bill Everett and Joe Maneely, and Heritage Auctions has a copy up for auction in[...]
Stan Lee & Bill Sienkiewicz's Traitor's Revenge To be Published Separately
Stan Lee's Alliances Universe is to get its prelude Traitor's Revenge, painted by Bill Sienkiewicz, is to be published separately as its own comic book, through Kickstarter Dynamite are using Kickstarter to spin off special editions and collector's items from the Stan Lee's Alliances: Orphans graphic novel by Luke Lieberman Ryan Silbert, Bill Sienkiewicz and[...]
Jack Kirby, 1992, by Susan Skaar
Last week Disney+ broadcast a new documentary about Stan Lee, which initially uses Lee's own narration, telling his life story over the decades A statement was issued by Jack Kirby's son, Neal Kirby, and posted by Neal's daughter and Jack Kirby's granddaughter, Jillian Kirby. Jack Kirby, 1992, by Susan Skaar – Kirby Museum CC BY-SA 3.0 The Jack[...]
Secret Invasion
Any further suggestions in the comments are most welcome… With Special Thanks To: Brian Michael Bendis, John Byrne, Alan Coswill, Jim Craig, Peter David, Ben Dunn, Rich Elson, David Finch, Gary Frank, Kevin Gunstone, Niko Henrichon,  Jack Kirby, Andy Lanning, Bob Layton, Stan Lee, Kenny Martinez, David Michelinie, Christopher Priest, Roy Thomas, Robbie Thompson, Leinil Francis[...]
Jack Kirby's Son, Neal Kirby Responds to Stan Lee Disney+ Documentary
In the sixties, he co-created the majority of the Marvel Universe with Stan Lee, namely the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers, the Hulk, Ant-Man, Thor, Iron Man, the Black Panther, and many, many more Falling out with Marvel over a lack of credit, pay and returned artwork, he switced to DC Comics, where he[...]
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Back in April, we learned that a documentary on the life of Stan Lee would hit Disney+ on June 16th, following its world premiere at NYC's Tribeca Film Festival. From a comics legends standpoint, Lee was the co-creator of such globally-beloved characters as Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Black Panther, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, Thor, Silver Surfer,[...]
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Just before the end of last year, in honor of what would've been the Marvel Comics legend & comics industry icon's 100th birthday, The Walt Disney Company announced that a documentary on the life of Stan Lee would hit Disney+ sometime in 2023 From a comics legends standpoint, Lee was the co-creator of such globally-beloved[...]
Class is in Session with Marvel's Meet Miss Bliss, Up for Auction
Meet Miss Bliss was the creation of Stan Lee and writer/artist Al Hartley.  Hartley had gotten his start in comic books in the late 1940s on Ned Pines' Standard/Better/Nedor line and the American Comics Group.  During the 1950s, he worked on an enormous number of Marvel/Atlas titles across virtually every genre the publisher offered.  Around[...]
My Girl Pearl #5 (Atlas, 1957)
After a successful 46-issue stretch that saw the comic book series outlast every other part of the radio/tv/movie franchise, Marvel's licensed comic book title My Friend Irma ended its run on the newsstands in October 1954.  Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo immediately continued My Friend Irma's theme of the misadventures of a beautiful but ditzy[...]
John Romita's Amazing Spider-Man: The Daily Strips Artist's Edition
Spider-Man's origin is recapped and it's a Who's Who of all your favourite Spidey characters. Publication date: October 03, 2023 ISBN 9798887240558 19.5″ x 15″, 176 pages, hardcover $150 USD Amazing Spider-Man newspaper strip by Stan Lee & John Romita Stan Lee first proposed a Spider-Man newspaper strip in 1970 and he prepared two weeks' worth with John Romita Senior, but did[...]
Spider-Man: Panel by Panelhttps://amzn.to/3Ikq1Xc
Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear are to follow up their Fantastic Four #1 Panel By Panel volume with a new one, Spider-Man Panel By Panel for Amazing Fantasy #15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1, the first appearance of Spider-Man followed by his first full length issue story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee Senior VP and[...]
X-Men Debut Reprinted & Signed By Stan Lee At Heritage Auctions
This one, taking bids at Heritage Auctions today, is special not only because it is a first print but it is signed by Stan Lee himself Right now, it is at a low price of $52 Check it out below. Credit Heritage Auctions X-Men That You Can Read "Marvel Milestone Edition: X-Men #1 Signed by Stan Lee (Marvel,[...]
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In honor of what would've been the Marvel Comics legend & comics industry icon's 100th birthday, The Walt Disney Company announced on Wednesday that a documentary on the life of Stan Lee will be hitting Disney+ sometime in 2023 And what life it was that Lee led, going to serve as the co-creator of globally-beloved[...]
Remembering Stan Lee, Who Would Have Been 100 Today
Today would have been Stan Lee's 100th birthday I grew up reading his words in Marvel UK titles when I was a kid, and would then meet him several times doing, well, what I would end up doing for a living First when I was a student at Newcastle University, interviewing him for the University[...]
Interior preview page from Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1
This week, DC celebrates the incredible legacy of Stan Lee with the release of Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 This special issue will feature new stories from his version of the DC Universe, and it's sure to be a must-read for any Stan Lee fan Joining me to discuss this preview[...]
Marvel Tribute For Stan Lee's 100th Birthday In Today's Comics
On the 29th of December this year, it would have been Stan Lee's 100th birthday The former publisher and editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the sixties, when it developed its most famous characters, from Spider-Man to X-Men to the Avengers to the Fantastic Four to Doctor Strange to Iron Man died four years and one[...]
The Godfather of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Arrives at Good Smile
The Godfather of Marvel Comics and the Master of Cameos has arrived as the man himself, Stan Lee makes his debut This legend helped create some of our favorite heroes with the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and even the webslinger Spider-Man Good Smile packed in the detail for this little guy coming in at roughly[...]
The Comic Book Creator Credits Of Black Panther: Welcome To Wakanda
Thankfully one Bleeding Cool spy managed to see which Marvel comic book creators get thanked for Bleeding Cool. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Bleeding Cool Source The Black Panther created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Jason Aaron, Bob Almond, Ken Bald, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker, Rich Buckler, John Buscema, Stefano Caselli, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Olivier Coipel, Gene Colan,[...]
Free Comic Book Day
The participating titles were curated by 20+ comic shop retailers who make up the FCBD Selection Committee. We had the Gold Free Comic Book Day 2023 titles previously (reproduced at the bottom), and now we have the Silver titles as well, including the launch of the Frank Frazettaverse from Opus Comics, and the Stan Lee graphic[...]